Release v3.1.2

custom-pages/news-and-events/index.mdx

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     - John Millet, EPA - Millett.john@epa.gov
     - Richard Press, NIST - richard.press@nist.gov 
     - Theo Stein, NOAA - theo.stein@noaa.gov
-
-    ### News Releases
-
-    - 12.04.2023 - [NASA, Partners Launch US Greenhouse Gas Center to Share Climate Data](https://www.nasa.gov/news-release/nasa-partners-launch-us-greenhouse-gas-center-to-share-climate-data/)
-    - 11.29.2023 - [Biden-Harris Administration releases Greenhouse Gas Monitoring Strategy](https://www.noaa.gov/news-release/biden-harris-administration-releases-greenhouse-gas-monitoring-strategy)
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custom-pages/news-and-events/news-page-content.js

@@ -99,17 +99,6 @@ export const NEWS_ITEMS = [
       alt: 'EPA RFI'
     },
     description: 'The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is inviting public comment on the potential for expanded use of advanced and emerging technologies for methane emissions quantification in the Agency’s Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program (GHGRP). Responses to the request for information (RFI) are due by November 27, 2024.'
-  },  
-  {
-    name: 'Submit your proposal to NASA ROSES A.58 due June 10th!',
-    asLink : {
-      url: 'https://nspires.nasaprs.com/external/solicitations/summary.do?solId=%7B0FD29EB7-2725-1A98-66A4-0A2C07F9A1A6%7D'
-    },
-    media: {
-      src: new URL('./media/news/nspires.jpg', import.meta.url).href,
-      alt: 'NASA ROSES A.58'
-    },
-    description: 'Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs) are invited to propose for a ground-based GHG remote sensing instrument (EM27/Sun) to measure CO₂ and CH₄. NASA will provide one instrument and up to five years of funding for installation and operation. Read more at NASA NSPIRES A.58 ROSES call.'
   },
   {
     name: 'US GHG Center announced at COP28',
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     },
     description: 'Agency partners released the US GHG Center at the 28th annual United Nations Climate Conference (COP28) on December 4, 2023.'
   },
-  {
-    name: 'A U.S. national strategy for measuring and monitoring GHG emissions',
-    asLink : {
-      url: 'https://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/briefing-room/2023/11/29/interagency-working-group-releases-national-strategy-enhance-nation-greenhouse-gas-measurement-monitoring-capabilities/'
-    },
-    media: {
-      src: new URL('./media/news/US_GHG_MMIS_report_cover_screenshot.png', import.meta.url).href,
-      alt: 'NASA logo'
-    },
-    description: 'On November 29, 2023, the White House released the National Strategy to Advance an Integrated U.S. Greenhouse Gas Measurement, Monitoring, and Information System to Advance an Integrated U.S. Greenhouse Gas Measurement, Monitoring, and Information System. This report outlines how federal agencies will collaborate to lead the federal government’s efforts to assess and reduce GHG emissions.'
-  },
   {
     name: 'The US GHG Center at the 2023 AGU Fall Meeting',
     asLink : {
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     endDate: ''
 
   }
-]
+]

package.json

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 {
   "name": "veda-config",
   "description": "Configuration for Veda",
-  "version": "3.1.1",
+  "version": "3.1.2",
   "source": "./.veda/ui/app/index.html",
   "license": "Apache-2.0",
   "scripts": {

stories/baltimore.stories.mdx

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 ---
 id: "baltimore"
 name: "Baltimore, a Nexus for Government and Academic Emissions Research"
-description: "Scientists from U.S. government agencies and regional universities have come together for cooperative research projects, helping to expand environmental monitoring capabilities and improve resident wellbeing across the Baltimore metropolitan region in line with the city’s ambitious climate action plans."
+description: "Scientists from U.S. government agencies and regional universities have come together for cooperative research projects, helping to expand environmental monitoring capabilities and improve resident wellbeing across the Baltimore metropolitan region."
 isHidden: false
 media:
    src: ::file ./media/baltimore_banner.png
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 <Block>
   <Prose>
-    Baltimore is a dynamic urban area with a rich cultural history that reflects its location on the Patapsco River, home to one of the busiest ports on the East Coast. However, like many historically industrial cities, the city is facing environmental challenges which are made worse by aging, carbon-inefficient infrastructure and climate change.
+    Baltimore is a dynamic urban area with a rich cultural history that reflects its location on the Patapsco River, home to one of the busiest ports on the East Coast. However, like many historically industrial cities, the city is facing environmental challenges which are made worse by aging, carbon-inefficient infrastructure.
 
     To mitigate and protect against impacts on city residents, Baltimore leaders have committed to significantly reducing greenhouse gas emissions and improving energy efficiency in an [ambitious climate action plan](https://www.baltimoresustainability.org/plans/climate-action-plan/).
 
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ taxonomy:
 
       In testbed cities, government and academic researchers use networks of tower-based sensors to measure the concentrations of greenhouse gases, such as methane and carbon dioxide, in the atmosphere. They then produce detailed emissions maps, which help city managers track emissions.
 
-      NIST data provide a long and reliable record that shows how emissions from collective sources within the cities have changed over time, helping researchers and decision-makers track progress towards emissions reduction goals.
+      NIST data provide a long and reliable record that shows how emissions from collective sources within the cities have changed over time, helping researchers and decision-makers track progress towards emissions targets.
 
       There are plans for the project to expand the Baltimore and D.C. testbed, which was established in 2015, to the wider Northeast Corridor region with the addition of sites in Philadelphia and New York.
     </Prose>
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     ## Academia and Government Join Forces to Examine Community Impact
     In addition to long-standing, foundational measurements, new research initiatives by universities and U.S. government agencies are helping to provide further locally-relevant data and insights to state, county, and city officials in the region.
 
-    Funded by the Department of Energy (DOE), Johns Hopkins University is leading the Baltimore Social and Environmental Collaborative, a group of researchers and community organizations focused on delivering studies to inform the city’s climate action plans and efforts to improve resident well-being in underserved neighborhoods.
+    Funded by the Department of Energy (DOE), Johns Hopkins University is leading the Baltimore Social and Environmental Collaborative, a group of researchers and community organizations focused on delivering studies to inform the city’s climate action plans and efforts to improve resident well-being.
   </Prose>
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   <Prose>
     Looking at atmospheric measurements from towers including NIST testbed sites, combined with data collected from 45 air quality monitors and more than 30 weather stations deployed across Baltimore, the collaborative’s researchers are examining air and water quality, greenhouse gases, heat stress, and climate.
 
-    These measurements can then be used by researchers to assess the impacts of local policy. Equipped with these findings, decision-makers will be able to consider fair distribution of sustainability efforts among all city neighborhoods, particularly in underserved areas with worse air and water quality.
+    These measurements can then be used by researchers to assess the impacts of local policy. Equipped with these findings, decision-makers will be able to consider distribution of sustainability efforts among all city neighborhoods based on air and water quality.
 
     Also part of the collaborative, Pennsylvania State University is leading a multi-institution study called the Coast-Urban-Rural Atmospheric Gradient Experiment, in which they will deploy advanced mobile atmospheric measurement facilities, using [DOE instruments and infrastructure](https://www.arm.gov/capabilities/observatories/amf), around Baltimore for a year starting in late 2024.
 
     At four sites – in downtown Baltimore, a nearby rural area, on a Chesapeake Bay island, and in the D.C. area – portable observatories will collect data to improve predictive models and better understand the unique atmospheric conditions of coastal cities and how the air quality, climate and precipitation in cities are influenced by nearby marine, rural and urban areas.
 
-    By integrating greenhouse gas data with air quality, heat, precipitation, and health impacts data, these studies can support state and local efforts to improve the health of people living in underserved neighborhoods, as well as guiding climate mitigation efforts for global benefit.
+    By integrating greenhouse gas data with air quality, heat, precipitation, and health impacts data, these studies can support state and local efforts to improve the health of residents.
   </Prose>
 </Block>