March 14, 2023

The Conversation: How to use free satellite data to monitor natural disasters and environmental changes

The Conversation: How to use free satellite data to monitor natural disasters and environmental changes . “I work with geospatial big data as a professor. Here’s a quick tour of where you can find satellite images, plus some free, fairly simple tools that anyone can use to create time-lapse animations from satellite images. For example, state and urban planners – or people considering a new home – can watch over time how rivers have moved, construction crept into wildland areas or a coastline eroded.”

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February 9, 2023

ABS-CBN News: DENR, PhilSA to create database of natural resources

ABS-CBN News: DENR, PhilSA to create database of natural resources. ” The environment department and the Philippine Space Agency (PhilSA) are teaming up to create a database of natural resources. The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) and PhilSA on Monday signed a memorandum of agreement to use satellite imagery in the creation of the national environment and natural resources geospatial database.”

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January 19, 2023

North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality: DEQ makes grant opportunities easier to navigate

North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality: DEQ makes grant opportunities easier to navigate. “The new Grants page is a one-stop shop for everyone, including local governments, businesses, community and nonprofit organizations and others, looking for grant and loan funding information for a variety of environmental projects. The page includes recurring and one-time funding sources across DEQ divisions, with links to additional information including eligibility, how to apply, and program contacts.”

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January 10, 2023

National Energy Technology Laboratory: NETL-Developed Online Database Brings Energy-related Wastewater Stream Data To Public’s Fingertips

National Energy Technology Laboratory: NETL-Developed Online Database Brings Energy-related Wastewater Stream Data To Public’s Fingertips. “Community leaders and water researchers can now access publicly available online datasets curated and processed by NETL to better understand the composition of energy-related wastewater streams.”

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November 23, 2022

Engadget: New York’s crypto mining restrictions are the first in the nation

Engadget: New York’s crypto mining restrictions are the first in the nation. “The environment-focused law establishes a two-year freeze on new and renewed air permits for fossil fuel power plants used for mining that uses demanding ‘proof-of-work’ authentication. The Department of Environmental Conservation will also have to study if and how crypto mining hurts the government’s climate change mitigation efforts.”

Security & Legal Issues 0
November 11, 2022

COP27 | United Nations to launch public database of global methane leaks detected by space satellites (Reuters)

Reuters: COP27 | United Nations to launch public database of global methane leaks detected by space satellites. “The United Nation’s (U.N.) environment watchdog said, on November 11, it will launch a public database of global methane leaks detected by space satellites, as part of a new programme to encourage companies and governments to curb emissions of the powerful greenhouse gas.”

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November 3, 2022

Union of Concerned Scientists: SciCAN Platform Launches, Offering Resources to Promote Environmental Justice

Union of Concerned Scientists: SciCAN Platform Launches, Offering Resources to Promote Environmental Justice. “Members of the environmental justice movement have launched a new website, called the Science and Community Action Network (SciCAN), to bring together grassroots movements, scientists, and subject matter experts from across the country to address the many health and safety threats that frontline communities are facing.”

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October 12, 2022

De Montfort University: Researcher working with environmental TV network to make archive available digitally

De Montfort University: Researcher working with environmental TV network to make archive available digitally. “A researcher from De Montfort University, Leicester (DMU) is set to digitise decades of environmental journalism and films to bring them to a wider audience. Dr Hiu Man Chan, Lecturer in Creative and Cultural Industries at DMU, is working with charity Television for the Environment (tve) to help make its archive available as a teaching and learning resource for a new generation of sustainable activists.”

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September 25, 2022

University of Portsmouth: New Evidence Finds Current Policies Not Working To End Plastic Pollution

University of Portsmouth: New Evidence Finds Current Policies Not Working To End Plastic Pollution. “The results of the research form the heart of the recently launched GPPC – a unique online inventory of plastic policies that is easily searchable. Free to all, it is a ‘one stop shop’ of independent, evidence-based plastics advice. The new website is a knowledge sharing platform that gives the latest guidance to anyone with an interest in plastics policy. The website is designed to give governments and businesses the evidence needed to make informed, evidence-based decisions around plastic policies.”

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September 16, 2022

KSAT: Website aims to make pollution permit information more accessible in Houston

KSAT: Website aims to make pollution permit information more accessible in Houston. “The new website, called AirMail and launched Tuesday, automatically assembles data from across [Texas Commission on Environmental Quality]’s labyrinthine website so that ordinary people and community groups can easily see where polluting projects are planned, file official comments and request public hearings.”

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August 4, 2022

University of Washington: Popular map for exploring environmental health disparities, vulnerabilities in Washington gets an update

University of Washington: Popular map for exploring environmental health disparities, vulnerabilities in Washington gets an update. “Map users can create data visualizations to see environmental health risks and compare census tracts based on dozens of factors, such as existing levels of pollution that include ozone concentration, PM2.5, diesel emissions, lead risks in homes, proximity to heavilytrafficked roads, industrial or waste treatment facilities and Superfund sites. Included also are socioeconomic factors such as English proficiency, education levels, housing affordability and employment statistics, birthweights and prevalence of cardiovascular disease.”

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