Carbon emissions reduction rate in U.S. has doubled since passage of Inflation Reduction Act, report finds & more environmental news.

[View this email in your browser]( Friday, April 5, 2024 “The future will be green or not at all.” — Jonathon Porritt Carbon Emissions Reduction Rate in U.S. Has Doubled Since Passage of Inflation Reduction Act, Report Finds The rate of [carbon emissions]( cuts in the United States has doubled since the passage of President Joe Biden’s [Inflation Reduction Act]( (IRA), according to a new report by [Clean Investment Monitor](. [Read More]( Related: [Biden Admin Takes ‘Long Overdue’ Steps to Limit Methane Emissions From Drilling on Public and Tribal Lands]( Secondhand Clothing Market in U.S. Grew 7x Faster Than General Clothing Retail in 2023 Sales of secondhand [clothing]( are on their way to making up 10 percent of the [fashion]( market worldwide, as environmental concerns and high prices inspire consumers to shop for pre-loved items, according to a [2024 Resale Report]( by online thrift and consignment shop ThredUp. [Read More]( Related: [Shop and Sell Your Clothes Sustainably With These 13 Buyback and Resale Programs]( Africa’s ‘Mining Boom’ Threatens More Than a Third of Its Great Apes More than a third of [Africa]( [great apes]( are being put at much greater risk from global [mining]( activities than scientists had previously believed, according to a new [study]( led by the German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv). [Read More]( Related: [‘A Moral Imperative’: Scientists Say We Must Change Conservation Strategies to Save Endangered Great Apes]( Virginia’s Utility Regulator Approves Enough New Solar Projects to Power Nearly 200,000 Homes Utility regulator the [Virginia State Corporation Commission]( has approved more than a dozen new [solar]( projects in the state with 764 megawatts (MW) of total electricity capacity — enough power for nearly 200,000 homes during peak output, a press release from Dominion Energy said. [Read More]( Related: [Solar Energy and Battery Storage to Comprise 81% of New Electricity Generation in U.S. for 2024: EIA]( Rose Essential Oil Is a Safe and Effective Pesticide for Organic Agriculture, Study Finds After a [plant]( suffers an injury, metabolites called terpenoids are released to enhance its defenses. A new [study]( led by scientists from Tokyo University of Science (TUS) has found that rose essential oil (REO) has the ability to stimulate defense genes in the leaves of [tomato]( plants. [Read More]( Related: [Pesticides 101: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly]( New PBS Documentary Focuses on a More Hopeful Future The PBS documentary [series]( A Brief History of the Future was an idea whose germination accelerated during the COVID-19 pandemic. “Right around the time that the pandemic was hitting us, I realized that most of the narratives and stories about the future were based in doom and gloom, right?” said Ari Wallach, co-executive producer and host. “I call it big dystopia.” The following are excerpts of a conversation with Wallach from his home in Hastings-on-Hudson. [Read More]( Related: [‘We Have Just Arrived’: Author Rick Bass on Writing and Activism in Montana]( 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](