Delta Backs Maeve’s Hybrid Jet

The airline—which, like much of the aviation industry, aims to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050—on Wednesday revealed it partnered with Dutch developer Maeve Aerospace to help make the company’s Maeve Jet 500 commercially viable for regional missions. Maeve claims the design will reduce fuel consumption and emissions by 40 percent using conventional fuel. Those savings could be even higher, up to 95 percent, with sustainable aviation fuel (SAF).The water cycle has become increasingly erratic and extreme, swinging between deluge and drought, according to a new report from the World Meteorological Organization (WMO). It highlights the cascading impacts of too much or too little water on economies and society.

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Clean Fuels Thanks Senators for Considering Renewable Fuels for Ocean-Going Vessels Act

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Clean Fuels Alliance America thanked Sens. Pete Ricketts (R-NE) and Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) for examining the Renewable Fuels for Ocean-Going Vessels Act (S. 881) in a Senate Environment and Public Works Committee hearing. The bipartisan bill – introduced in March by Ricketts and Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) – would open new markets for U.S. farmers and biodiesel renewable diesel producers by allowing them to preserve RFS credits for fuel used in marine markets

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Acting NASA administrator Sean Duffy says the agency will 'move aside' from climate sciences to focus on exploring moon and Mars

The United States space agency has pioneered planetary science technologies as the world's leader in climate research for more than 40 years, but that may be about to change.

NASA's acting Administrator Sean Duffy says the agency will step back from climate science to focus on space exploration — highlighting a growing shift in the agency's overall mission.

The remarks echo President Trump's NASA budget proposal, which seeks steep cuts to NASA's Earth science initiatives, potentially putting several key missions at risk and raising concerns among researchers about gaps in climate monitoring and weather forecasts.

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From Fossil To Renewable: California’s Diesel Transition & The Future Of Refineries

In a recent article, California Refineries Close as Gasoline Demand Slips into Permanent Decline, I wrote that diesel consumption in California had not declined even as gasoline demand slipped. Jeremy Martin from the Union of Concerned Scientists reached out to me to point to some data I’d missed. I reviewed it and saw that renewable diesel plus biodiesel now supply more than 70% of diesel consumed in California. Fossil diesel consumption has declined faster than I thought. That changes how we should think about the state of refining, the role of refineries, and what their future might be.

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Microplastics Are Everywhere — Our New Survey Reveals How Much Americans Know and Don’t Know

Let’s be honest: microplastics sound like something out of a science fiction novel. Tiny plastic particles hiding in our air, water, food — even our bodies? It’s unsettling. And for most of us, confusing.

That’s why Grove teamed up with our research partners at The 5 Gyres Institute to get clarity. Through Ipsos Public Affairs, we surveyed Americans across the country to understand their awareness, concerns, and what they want to see from companies and policymakers. What we found was clear: people are worried — and ready to act — but they’re still missing critical information and tools.

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The tiny ocean organisms that could help the climate in a big way

Some of the littlest organisms in the ocean wield incredible influence, both on their ecosystems and on the planet. Like plants do on land, phytoplankton absorb sunlight and carbon dioxide and expel oxygen. They process so much of those two gases, in fact, that they’re responsible for half of the carbon sequestered by photosynthesis worldwide and half of the oxygen in the atmosphere. Phytoplankton also sit at the base of the food web as essential cuisine for their animal counterparts, the zooplankton, which in turn feed many other creatures, from fishes to crustaceans.

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