Landmark lawsuit challenges Britain’s climate change adaptation plan & more environmental news.

[View this email in your browser]( Wednesday, July 24, 2024 “The truth is: the natural world is changing. And we are totally dependent on that world. It provides our food, water and air. It is the most precious thing we have and we need to defend it.” ― Sir David Attenborough [Facebook]( [Instagram]( [X]( Landmark Lawsuit Challenges Britain’s Climate Change Adaptation Plan In a [landmark climate case]( [Friends of the Earth]( and two people whose lives have been severely affected by the changing climate are [suing the government of the United Kingdom]( over its failure to safeguard people, property and infrastructure against foreseeable effects of the [climate crisis]( a press release from Friends of the Earth said. [Read More]( Related: [Climate Lawsuits Against Polluting Companies Are Increasing Around the World, Report Finds]( COP29 Host Azerbaijan Announces New Fund for Climate-Vulnerable Nations Azerbaijan, host of the United Nations COP29 [climate]( summit, has announced the launch of a new Climate Action Fund with the goal of mobilizing $1 billion for the support of new national climate targets in developing nations. [Read More]( Related: [Biden Promises Nearly $200 Million to Climate-Vulnerable Pacific Islands During Joint Summit]( South Africa Passes Its First Climate Change Act [South Africa]( has passed its first Climate Change Act, a sweeping law that will set limits for big [greenhouse gas]( emitters and require that every town and city publish an adaptation plan with the objective of meeting the country’s [carbon emissions reduction]( commitments in accordance with the [Paris Agreement](. [Read More]( Related: [Climate Crisis 101: Everything You Need to Know]( 13 Sharks Test Positive for Cocaine Near Brazil Scientists have detected cocaine in multiple sharks off the coasts of Brazil, according to a new study. In the study, which was [published]( in the journal Science of the Total Environment, researchers set out to analyze the levels of cocaine as well as benzoylecgonine, a metabolite of cocaine, in Brazilian sharpnose sharks (Rhizoprionodon lalandii). [Read More]( Related: [Bottle Caps, Halloween Toy and Other Plastics Found Inside Dead Sea Turtles in the Mediterranean]( High Levels of Fiberglass Detected in Oysters and Mussels A team of researchers has revealed alarming amounts of fiberglass particles in marine bivalves found off the coasts of southern England. According to the researchers, this is the first study to determine that fiberglass, or glass-reinforced plastic (GRP), particles can make their way into human food sources. [Read More]( Related: [Heavy Metals and Other Toxins Found in Stranded Whales and Dolphins]( 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](