Vermont inundated as 1-in-1,000-year rainfall event destroys homes, prompts rescues & more environmental news.

[View this email in your browser]( Thursday, August 1, 2024 “What is the use of a house if you haven't got a tolerable planet to put it on?” ― Henry David Thoreau [Facebook]( [Instagram]( [X]( Vermont Inundated as 1-in-1,000-Year Rainfall Event Destroys Homes, Prompts Rescues Since Monday night, northeast [Vermont]( has been inundated with [heavy rain]( and flash [flooding]( that washed out roads, damaged buildings and left residents stranded, reported Reuters. [Nearly eight inches of rain]( fell in only six hours in St. Johnsbury — considered a [one in a thousand year event]( CNN reported. [Read More]( Related: [Deadly Flooding Swamps Midwest, Stresses Aging Dams]( In ‘Historic Shift,’ Renewables Overtake Fossil Fuels to Provide 30% of EU Electricity As [renewable energy]( soars worldwide, [solar]( and [wind]( have overtaken [fossil fuels]( generating 30 percent of [electricity]( in the European Union during the first half of 2024, according to a new report from energy think tank Ember. [Read More]( Related: [EU Approves Landmark Nature Law to Restore 20% of Land and Sea by 2030]( UN Chief Calls for Global Action to Address Deadly Extreme Heat As [global temperatures]( continue to rise, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has issued a worldwide call to action for more effective protection of the billions of people who are exposed to [extreme heat](. [Read More]( Related: [Climate Change Added 26 More Days of Extreme Heat in the Past 12 Months, Report Finds]( Biden-Harris Administration, NOAA Announce $575M to Make Coasts More Climate-Resilient United States Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo has announced that the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the Department of Commerce are recommending $575 million for the funding of 19 projects to increase climate resilience in the country’s [Great Lakes]( and coastal states and territories. [Read More]( Related: [U.S. Federal Government Introduces Measures to Tackle Plastics Crisis, Including Phasing Out Single-Use Plastics by 2035]( UK Butterfly Numbers at Record Low in ‘Warning Sign to Us All,’ Conservationists Report Following record-low reports of butterflies in the UK, British charity Butterfly Conservation is sounding the alarm. The charity, which crowdsources data from UK participants through their [Big Butterfly Count]( put out a [blog post]( explaining that participants are reporting “just over half” the amount of butterflies compared to this time last year. This year’s Big Butterfly Count concludes on August 4. [Read More]( Related: [Letting Your Grass Grow Wild Boosts Butterfly Numbers, UK Study Says]( EV-to-Home Power Grid Pilot Program Launches in Maryland Sunrun, a solar company, and Baltimore Gas and Electric Company (BGE), the largest utility provider in Maryland, have launched a pilot program for a bidirectional power plant fueled by solar energy and EV technology. [Read More]( Related: [Biden’s DOE Awards $1.7 Billion for EV Manufacturing in 8 States]( 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](