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U.S. Supreme Court’s EPA Ruling Could Result in Avoidable Human Health and Ecological Damages

The Supreme Court has curtailed the ability of the Environmental Protection Agency to reduce carbon emissions from power plants in a decision that could limit other federal agencies' regulatory powers.

1 Jul 2022

Climate-Driven Changes in Seawater may Impact the Dispersal Patterns of Mangroves Species

International research led by Dr. Tom Van der Stocken of the VUB Biology Department examined 21st century changes in ocean-surface temperature, salinity, and density, across mangrove forests worldwide.

1 Jul 2022

WVU Experts Discuss About U.S. Supreme Court’s Ruling that Limits EPA’s Authority to Regulate Power Plant Emissions

From economic impact to policy and climate change implications, a variety of West Virginia University experts can discuss the United States Supreme Court's ruling that curbs the Environmental Protection Agency's ability to limit carbon emissions at existing power plants.

1 Jul 2022

Researchers Discover a Sharp Spike in Wildfires from the Worst Mass Extinction Event in Earth’s History

Researchers at University College Cork (UCC) and the Swedish Museum of Natural History examined the end-Permian mass extinction (252 million years ago) that eliminated almost every species on Earth, with entire ecosystems collapsing.

1 Jul 2022

New Recycling Method Could Eliminate the Climate Impact of Plastic Materials

Only a fraction of the material that could be turned into new plastic is currently recycled. Researchers at Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden have now demonstrated how the carbon atoms in mixed waste can replace all fossil raw materials in the production of new plastic.

1 Jul 2022

Climate Change Induced Wildfires are Rising at a Faster Pace than Predicted

New research highlights how the risk of wildfire is rising globally due to climate change - but also, how human actions and policies can play a critical role in regulating regional impacts.

1 Jul 2022

Queensland Steps Forward on Polluting Heavyweight Plastics Bags & Coffee Cups

The decision by the Queensland Government to ban all disposable plastic shopping bags steps up the attack on polluting single use plastic items, with the plan to introduce a Reusable Shopping Bag Standard to ensure all shopping bags available from retailers will be genuinely reusable in the future. Disposable coffee cups are now also centre of the agenda.

1 Jul 2022

Extreme Fire Weather Days in Australia Have Doubled, New Study Finds

Extreme fire weather days have increased in Australia by 56 per cent over the last four decades, according to new research from an international team of scientists, including CSIRO, Australia’s national science agency.

1 Jul 2022

Ingenza Awarded Government Funding to Develop Novel Carbon Capture Technology

Biotechnology company Ingenza is delighted to announce that its recent partnership with Johnson Matthey has been selected to receive vital funding of £441,632.88 from the Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy as part of the £1 billion fund from the Net Zero Innovation Portfolio to slash emissions and energy costs.

From Ingenza Ltd 1 Jul 2022

Scientists Develop Chemical Process to Convert CO2 to Methanol

Carbon dioxide must not be discharged into the atmosphere to safeguard the climate. Wherever CO2 generation cannot be controlled, it should be collected and transformed into other materials.

30 Jun 2022

Scientists Observe the Dynamics of Sea Urchin Populations and Kelp Forests

It was the appearance of sea urchins from their hiding spots, not an increase in the urchin population, which caused a spectacular outbreak of kelp-eating sea urchins along California’s Central Coast in 2014 that resulted in a large decline in the region’s kelp forests.

30 Jun 2022

First Underground Laboratory Set Up for Research on Deep Geothermal Energy

Locally available, emission-free and baseload-capable: geothermal energy is an essential component of the energy transition. With GeoLaB, a new and unique underground research infrastructure, the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) and the Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research (UFZ) are looking to expedite research and prepare the technology for broad application.

30 Jun 2022

Climate Change Threatens High Mountain Asia Hydropower Systems, Study Reveals

High Mountain Asia, the planet's most extensive icy systems outside the polar regions, have the world's largest undeveloped hydropower potential and are seeing numerous dams and reservoirs under construction or planning.

30 Jun 2022

Climate Change Linked to an Unusual Disease Outbreak Among Antarctic Fish

Climate change might be behind an unusual disease outbreak among Antarctic fish.

30 Jun 2022

Research Aims to Disentangle the Drivers of Extreme Weather Events Caused by Climate Change

Attribution science has led to major advances in linking the impacts of extreme weather and human-induced climate change, but large gaps in the published research still conceal the full extent of climate change damage, warns a new study released today in the first issue of Environmental Research: Climate, a new academic journal published by IOP Publishing.

29 Jun 2022