Phoenix passes historic ordinance giving outdoor workers protection from extreme heat & more environmental news.

[View this email in your browser]( Tuesday, April 2, 2024 "We can't save the planet without uplifting the voices of its people, especially those most often unheard." — Leah Thomas Phoenix Passes Historic Ordinance Giving Outdoor Workers Protection From Extreme Heat A historic new law in [Phoenix]( Arizona, will provide thousands of outdoor [workers]( in the hottest city in the country with protections from [extreme heat](. [Read More]( Related: [Extreme Heat 101: Everything You Need to Know]( EU Nature Restoration Plan Postponed Indefinitely The European Union’s nature restoration law, which had set out to restore 20% of land and sea areas in the EU by 2030, has now been postponed indefinitely after a vote to pass the bill on Monday was canceled. [Read More]( Related: [Draft EU Plan Would See Fossil Fuel Consumption Fall 85% by 2040]( Brazil and France ‘Join Forces’ With $1.1 Billion Green Investment Plan for Amazon Rainforest French President Emmanuel Macron and Brazilian President [Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva]( met this week in Belém — host of the 2025 United Nations COP30 climate talks. The leaders agreed to launch a $1.1 billion green investment plan for the [Amazon rainforest](. [Read More]( Related: [Sprawling Ancient City Discovered in Amazon Rainforest]( California’s Yurok Tribe Becomes First to Steward Land Alongside National Park Service California’s Yurok Tribe had 90 percent of its territory stolen during the mid-1800s gold rush. Now, it will be getting a piece of its land back that serves as a gateway to Redwood state and national parks. [Read More]( Related: [Yellowstone National Park Receives $40 Million Donation for Employee Housing]( Climate Change Threatens the Health of Aging Adults, Researchers Say A series of research articles published in the scientific journal The Gerontologist collectively outline several risks that climate change poses for aging well. The journal’s special issue, titled “Climate Change and Aging,” presents [multiple links]( between climate change and human health, particularly for aging adults. [Read More]( Related: [Just Seven Countries Met WHO Air Quality Standards in 2023, Data Shows]( Do you get this newsletter daily? If not, [sign up here]( or forward to a friend. [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Website]( [Instagram]( Copyright © 2024 EcoWatch, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you signed up for EcoWatch Top News of The Day Our mailing address is: EcoWatch 1122 Oberlin RoadRaleigh, NC 27605 [Add us to your address book]( Want to change how you receive these emails? You can [update your preferences]( or [unsubscribe from this list](. [Mailchimp Email Marketing](