• 2024-06-23 21:33

    FORBES MONEY MARKETS Is Europe’s 2050 Sustainable Aviation Fuel Quota Unsustainable?

    Europe's airlines have been queuing up to buy sustainable aviation fuels (SAFs). However, the European industry will most likely fail in meeting the EU's 2050 quota target, because the target itself is not very realistic, according to the boss of the company operating one of Europe's largest airports.
  • What’s up with electric aviation?

    What’s up with electric aviation? Jun 19, 2024 Volts 1000s of subscribers A newsletter, podcast, & community focused on the technology, politics, and policy of decarbonization. In your inbox once or twice a week. In this episode, CEO Kyle Clark of BETA Technologies walks us through the details of how to design, build, and operate
  • 2024-06-14 14:46

    Speaking of Psychology: How noise pollution harms our health, with Arline Bronzaft, PhD

    From roaring leaf blowers to screeching trains, the world is full of unwelcome noise—and researchers have found that noisy environments can take a real toll on people’s mental and physical health. Arline Bronzaft, PhD, talks about how noise affects health and well-being, how it can harm kids’ learning, why it’s not just a problem in
  • 2024-06-12 23:58

    The Brink: Airplane Noise May Be Bad for Your Health

    Researchers find that exposure to aircraft noise is tied to a higher body mass index, which can increase risk of heart attack and stroke June 4, 2024 2 Jillian McKoy As you jet off on vacation this summer, spare a thought for those living under your flight path. The noise of your plane whisking you
  • 2024-06-12 15:41

    WA carbon auction demand drops, prices remain lower

    By Conrad Swanson and Isabella Breda Climate Lab is a Seattle Times initiative that explores the effects of climate change in the Pacific Northwest and beyond. The project is funded in part by The Bullitt Foundation, Jim and Birte Falconer, Mike and Becky Hughes, University of Washington and Walker Family Foundation, and its fiscal sponsor
  • Airport workers asking Sacramento to mandate airlines report jet fuel emissions

    Sid Garcia  Wednesday, June 5, 2024 12:57PM A new study has detailed the health effects of jet fuel emissions on airport workers and people living near an airport or flight path. A new study has detailed the health effects of jet fuel emissions on airport workers and people living near an airport or flight path.
  • Des Moines Creek West Brochure

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  • 2024-06-01 16:12

    Council on Environmental Quality Substantially Rewrites NEPA Regulations

    Highlights The Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) recently published its Phase II regulations under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). Amendments to the NEPA regulations are significant in scope and affect virtually all aspects of the NEPA review process, with many potentially contributing to Biden Administration goals of efficiencies and streamlined reviews, while others possibly
  • 2024-05-31 03:06

    Vermont becomes 1st state to enact law requiring oil companies pay for damage from climate change

    By  LISA RATHKE The Associated Press Vermont has become the first state to enact a law requiring fossil fuel companies to pay a share of the damage caused by climate change after the state suffered catastrophic summer flooding and damage from other extreme weather. Republican Gov. Phil Scott allowed the bill to become law without
  • 2024-05-24 23:30

    How airlines are working to create sustainable fuel to reduce aviation’s carbon footprint

    Memorial Day weekend is the unofficial start of the summer travel season and that means a lot of driving and flying. When discussing greenhouse gas emissions, the focus is usually on cars and trucks since they generate the most. But the aviation sector is under pressure to reduce its carbon footprint. Science correspondent Miles O’Brien