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These tools help visually impaired scientists read data and journals

Environmental News Bits

Read the full story in Nature. Innovative software and modes of presentation are helping to broaden access to the literature.

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Watershed Moment: Seattle Office Building Project Exceeds Toughest Environmental Design Standards

3BL Media

In a city that cares deeply about sustainability, Watershed sets the standard for green building design and development while creating value for future tenants and the surrounding neighborhood,” said Joanna Callahan, a partner with developer Hess Callahan Grey, according to the Seattle Daily Journal of Commerce. SOURCE: WSP.

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Pandemic air quality due to weather, not just lockdowns

Envirotec Magazine

Using satellite data, ground-based monitoring and an innovative computer modeling system, researchers found mostly slight changes in PM 2.5 – with one exception. Their results were published on 23 June 23 the journal Science Advances. These data, referred to as aerosol optical depth, related to surface PM 2.5

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Wrapping up the 10th Year at SDSN

Sustainable Development Network

SDSN had a milestone year where we celebrated our 10-year anniversary and launched our new Secretariat office in Kuala Lumpur. A number of our networks, programs, and teams supported the progress towards achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the Paris Climate Agreement. Take a look back at 2022 with us.

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Taking an inventory of the global plastics problem

Envirotec Magazine

Visual abstract for research led by Vikas Khanna showing plastic production, exports and imports across the globe (image credit: The Khanna Research Group). The work was recently published in the journal ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering. “We In 1950, 2 million metric tonnes of new plastic was produced globally.

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SDSN Reflects on an Impactful 2021!

Sustainable Development Network

SDSN had a busy 2021 where a number of our networks, programs, and teams supported the progress towards achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the Paris Climate Agreement. All this work was featured in our virtual Zero Emissions Solutions Conference alongside the first week of COP26.

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Revisiting why hyperlinks are blue

Mozilla CSR

Why we need to revisit the origin of blue hyperlink. While musing over my recently published article, Why are hyperlinks blue , I was left feeling a bit blue myself. Yes, it could have been the fact that I was evacuated and Hurricane Ida was destroying my home, I’ll admit. Microsoft 3.1 had used green for hyperlinks. Sifting for the golden nugget.