DHS Releases Plan to Improve Health and Well-Being of Wisconsinites
DHS Releases Plan to Improve Health and Well-Being of WisconsinitesThe Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) today released its 2023-2027 State Health Improvement Plan. This five-year roadmap for improving health and well-being for all Wisconsinites summarizes...What Lego—yes, Lego—can teach us about avoiding energy project boondoggles
A new book looks at why big projects fail and finds that solar, wind and transmission lines are some of the best kinds of big projects, while nuclear power is among the worst.Minnesota’s carbon-free electricity bill: 8 questions, answered
A bill speeding through the Legislature would require utilities to quicken their transition to cleaner energy. But it includes exemptions and ways they could meet the standard without ditching fossil fuels altogether.Auckland: New Zealand’s largest city sees wettest month in its history after ‘unparalleled deluge’
Auckland has recorded the wettest month in its history, New Zealand’s climate science body said after the city was pounded by record-breaking rainfall.Wet winter won’t fix Colorado River woes
Although the moisture is welcome, some experts worry it could further delay the hard work that managers of the watershed must do to keep it healthy and make its service more inclusive as the climate grows hotter and more parched.Climate change is overpowering America’s electric grid
The current electric grid was built to withstand a climate that no longer exists.An El Niño is forecast for 2023. How much coral will bleach this time?
Scientists remember the years between 2014 and 2017 as a particularly bad time for coral reefs. Elevated temperatures fueled by an El Niño climate pattern harmed about three-quarters of the world’s reefs in both hemispheres, forcing corals to release their...The threat of ocean acidification
This film explores the alarming effects of ocean acidification, drawing on the expertise of scientists and the first-hand experiences of a Native Alaskan community. The film also looks at what can be done to lessen the problem.Too poor to migrate? Climate change weakens economic growth, migration in Global South
Can climate change increase and hamper international migration at the same time? Yes, according to a new study from Germany.Environmental advocates push feds to investigate Texas’ enforcement of water quality – The Texas Tribune
Environmental advocates push feds to investigate Texas’ enforcement of water quality The Texas TribuneHighly toxic PFAS detected in Tokyo residents’ bloodstream
A Tokyo civic group said it had detected high concentrations of potentially harmful substances known as PFAS in the blood samples of some inhabitants of the western area of the Japanese capital, suggesting contamination of the local water supply, local media...Wait, are those scented candles we’re obsessed with actually toxic?
Experts have flagged that those expensive, pretty-smelling candles might not be as lit as they’re made out to be.Lower your risk for dementia by spending time in nature
Older adults who lived in an area with more green space had a lower rate of hospitalization for some diseases and dementias, a large study showed.Over 13,000 Nigerians take Shell to court over devastating oil spills
Over 13,000 residents from two Nigerian communities are seeking damages from Shell in the High Court in London, calling for the energy giant to clean up residual oil and compensate devastating environmental damage.Gas industry hires Democrats to win support of liberal voters
The group funded by gas-fired utilities, dubbed Natural Allies for a Clean Energy Future, has been hiring Democratic politicians to convince liberal voters that they should not embrace gas bans as a way to fight climate change.Air pollution causes chess players to make more mistakes, study finds
Experts used computer models to analyse the quality of games played and found that with a modest increase in fine particulate matter, the probability that chess players would make an error increased by 2.1 percentage points, and the magnitude of those errors increased...John Rutecki and John Walliser: Methane pollution, Pennsylvania’s clean air unfinished business
The EPA has opened a public comment period on its proposed rule and we encourage residents of the commonwealth to show their support at the agency portal by Feb. 13.CNX will continue to ‘acquire ourselves,’ CEO Nick DeIuliis says
With cash flowing as predicted at CNX Resources Corp., the asset that the company is most interested in acquiring is itself.U.S. Steel reduces class action pertaining to refinery pollution to nothing more than ‘private nuisance’
PITTSBURGH – U.S. Steel has deemed class action litigation from a Western Pennsylvania homeowner, which alleged its refinery plant in Braddock has generated pollutant byproducts which have affected the quality of life of area residents, as “at most, a claim for...Administration’s new Bay leadership team making the rounds in the legislature
The start of a new administration in Annapolis brings a fresh set of leaders tasked with steering Bay protection efforts in Maryland — working, in many cases, with some old hands.Local water systems prepare to deal with stricter regulations for ‘forever chemicals’
New regulations that place stricter limits on the presence of “forever chemicals” in Pennsylvania’s public drinking water are not expected to heavily impact the local water supply, officials said.Westmoreland County residents are making a desperate attempt to foil a new landfill
Diana Steck didn’t expect to be leading the fight to preserve her air and water quality in Westmoreland County almost 40 years ago. It was only after she and her family began to develop health problems living in South Huntingdon Township that she decided to do...4 innovative ways airports are working to reduce aviation emissions
Airports are cities in their own right—focal points for employment, growth, and supply chains, making them ideally placed to reduce a range of the aviation industry’s emissions.How France became the unlikely home of the insect-farming industry
France is known for its love of meat. Could the growing insect industry help to reduce agricultural carbon emissions?In Pennsylvania, a new administration fuels hopes for tougher rules on energy, environment
On Christmas Day 2022, part of a natural gas processing plant in Washington County, Pennsylvania caught fire, igniting a vapor cloud and prompting a response by the local fire department, a shutdown by the owner and notification of the incident to the state’s...Airviz Inc. wants to help Pittsburghers breathe easier
While the Steel City has gained acclaim for its sports teams and universities, let’s face it, the city’s air quality can leave a lot to be desired.Palm oil is actually not that bad for the environment (anymore)
Palm oil once destroyed orangutan-filled rainforests in Southeast Asia. Now, the industry is cleaning up its act.The energy transition relies on critical minerals. Do we have enough?
The world needs critical minerals for electric cars, wind turbines and solar panels. Do we have enough?‘The Ark’ and ‘JUNG_E’ use the climate change crisis as a point of entry for science fiction
Science fiction regularly explores exaggerated visions of real-world problems, including apprehensions about the climate crisis.Minnesota’s carbon emissions on track to meet climate goals set in 2007
For the first time since setting goals in 2007 for reducing greenhouse gas emissions, Minnesota is on track to meet them, state regulators said this week.When an air inversion rolls in, does Mon Valley pollution slow?
More than a year into Allegheny County’s bid to curb industrial pollution during air inversions, the Health Department is just starting to review its effectiveness.Cleaning up PFAS is costly and messy — ask this Wisconsin town
They can’t drink the water in Peshtigo, Wisconsin because of PFAS, known as “forever chemicals,” because you can’t get rid of them.‘Hypocritical’: Environmental groups blocking union efforts, US workers say
Workers at some of the top environmental organizations in the US are calling out their managers as “incredibly hypocritical” as they argue the progressive non-profits are fighting workers’ efforts to unionize.INFECTIOUS DISEASE HAZARDS IN CONSTRUCTION – VIRTUAL FREE CLASS
Free half-day course designed to educate workers how to identify and manage infectious disease hazards that may lurk at a construction site and to protect the public when performing construction in a healthcare setting. Infectious disease hazards pose an invisible...Air pollution linked to depression and anxiety, U.K. study finds
Long-term exposure to even low levels of air pollution is linked to increased incidence of depression and anxiety, a U.K. study suggests, adding to a wave of evidence that fossil fuels may be negatively impacting mental health.‘I feel my eyes burn’: Thailand says stay indoors as air pollution spikes
Air pollution in Bangkok and neighbouring Thai provinces spiked past safe levels on Thursday, prompting authorities to urge people to stay indoors and avoid strenuous outdoor activity.“Biden Administration Recommends Major Alaska Oil Project”
“The Biden administration released a long-awaited study Wednesday that recommends allowing a major oil development on Alaska’s North Slope that supporters say could boost U.S. energy security but that climate activists decry as a “carbon bomb.” Climate...BLM recommends trims to Willow plan, bringing huge oil project closer to development
The ConocoPhillips Willow project, Alaska’s biggest new oil field in two decades, has excited state officials but angered environmentalists.New paper offers best practices for LGBTQ+ field scientists and mentors
Read the full story from the University of Illinois. People from marginalized gender and sexual identities can have safer experiences participating in ecological field research when leaders incorporate better field safety protocols and advocate for systemic changes,...Climate change presents a mismatch for songbirds’ breeding season
Read the full story from the University of California Davis. Climate change presents a mismatch for some breeding songbirds, finds a new study using a decade of nestbox data.As heatwaves and floods hit cities worldwide, these places are pioneering solutions
by Thami Croeser, RMIT University Climate change is going just as badly for cities as we have been warned it would. Extreme weather is increasingly common and severe globally. Australian cities have endured a number of recent disastrous events. It’ll get worse, too....International trade and world economies exposed to multi-billion-dollar climate risk to ports – Oxford study
Read the full story from Oxford University. Nearly nine in ten major ports globally are exposed to damaging climate hazards, resulting in escalating economic impacts on global trade, according to new research from the University of Oxford’s Environmental Change...Sustainability isn’t strategy, it’s a way of doing business
Read the full story in Sustainability Magazine. I often surprise people when I say I do not want a sustainability strategy. I believe for sustainability to succeed; a sustainability strategy must be fully intertwined into a company’s business strategy. These days,...Preterm birth linked to chemicals found in the vagina, study finds
Read the full story from Columbia University Irving Medical Center. A new study has found that chemicals that accumulate in the vagina, potentially originating from personal care products, may contribute to preterm birth.A startup with ties to Alliant is building a wind blade recycling plant
Read the full story in the Des Moines Register. A startup with ties to Alliant Energy said it’s building a plant near Cedar Rapids that will recycle decommissioned wind turbine blades, preventing the spent equipment from going into landfills and addressing critics’...
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