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[View this email in your browser]( Monday, July 22, 2024 “The difference between what we do and what we are capable of doing would suffice to solve most of the world’s problems.” – Mahatma Gandhi [Facebook]( [Instagram]( [X]( Days Are Getting Longer Due to Climate Change, Potentially Affecting Navigation and the Internet, Study Finds The [climate crisis]( is not only having an impact on [temperatures]( [weather]( and environment, it’s also affecting the length of a day, according to a new [study](. [Global heating]( is causing [polar ice]( to melt, which is altering how fast Earth rotates, making each day longer. It is a shift that will accelerate as long as humans continue to burn [fossil fuels]( that produce planet-warming [greenhouse gases](. [Read More]( Related: [Key Largo Tree Cactus Is First Florida Species to Become Locally Extinct Due to Climate Change]( North Atlantic Right Whale Spotted Off Irish Coast for First Time in More Than a Century For the first time in over a century, a [North Atlantic right whale]( — a critically [endangered species]( with only about [360 individuals]( remaining — has been seen off the Irish coast. [Read More]( Related: [Unusually Large Number of Whales Spotted, Including Multiple Endangered Species, off Northeast U.S. Coasts]( New Images Show Largest Uncontacted Indigenous Tribe on Earth Dangerously Close to Loggers in Peruvian Amazon The Mashco Piro are an uncontacted [Indigenous Tribe]( who live in the Peruvian [Amazon](. They have been sighted emerging from the [rainforest]( more often recently as they try to avoid the increasing presence of [loggers]( according to FENAMAD, a local Indigenous rights group. [Read More]( Related: [Venezuela Battles Record Wildfires During Climate-Fueled Drought in Amazon]( Conservationists to Be Blocked From Bidding on Oil and Gas Land Leases in Wyoming Officials in Wyoming have set new restrictions on who can bid on oil and gas leases in the state. The new rules prohibit conservationists from bidding with intentions to preserve the land. [Read More]( Related: [Global Oil Demand to Peak Next Year, BP Predicts]( Scientists Call for Including Oxygen Loss in Bodies of Water as New Planetary Boundary Oxygen concentrations in the [waters]( of our planet are rapidly decreasing, threatening [ecosystems]( as well as the livelihoods of many. In a new [study]( an international team of researchers are calling for [oxygen loss in bodies of water]( to be recognized as a [planetary boundary]( so that it can be more effectively addressed, a press release from the [Helmholtz Association of German Research Centres]( said. [Read More]( Related: [World’s Oceans Face ‘Triple Threat’ of Oxygen Loss, Extreme Heat and Acidification, Study Finds]( Marathon Oil to Pay Record Settlement for Pollution in Violation of the Clean Air Act In a settlement agreement between the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Department of Justice (DOJ), [Marathon Oil]( must pay a record penalty of $64.5 million and invest roughly $177 million in [pollution]( reducing measures for allegedly violating the Clean Air Act, the agencies announced in a press release on Thursday. [Read More]( Related: [Can Hawaii Sue Big Oil for Climate Damages? The Supreme Court Wants to Know What the Biden Admin Thinks First]( Solar and Wind Projects Under Construction in China Have 2x the Capacity of the Rest of the World’s Renewable Energy Projects Combined: Report Renewable energy projects are rapidly expanding in China, so much so that the country has double the amount of renewable capacity under construction compared to all other countries combined, a new analysis from the non-governmental organization Global Energy Monitor has revealed. [Read More]( Related: [Solar and Wind Capacity Predicted to Overtake Coal in China in 2024]( Can AI Help Fight Climate Breakdown? A Conversation With MIT’s Priya Donti Can AI be used productively for the greater good? More specifically, can AI be used for the urgent goal of improving the Earth’s climate and reducing carbon dioxide emissions? Might AI help slow down, or even stop, some of the climate catastrophes that are already under way? EcoWatch spoke with [Priya Donti]( the co-founder and chair of [Climate Change AI]( a non-profit dedicated to exploring the intersection of climate change and machine learning. [Read More]( Related: [A Philosopher’s Guide to an Ethical Diet: A Conversation With Peter Singer]( 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](