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[View this email in your browser]( Tuesday, August 20, 2024 "It is one world. And it’s in our care. For the first time in the history of humanity, for the first time in 500 million years, one species has the future in the palm of its hands." – David Attenborough [Facebook]( [Instagram]( [X]( Wind and Solar Produced More Energy Than Coal in the U.S. From January Through July This Year, a First From January through July of this year, wind and solar in the U.S. generated more net electricity than power from coal, according to recent data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA). [Read More]( Related: [In ‘Historic Shift,’ Renewables Overtake Fossil Fuels to Provide 30% of EU Electricity]( U.S. Department of the Interior Announces $775 Million to Plug Orphaned Oil and Gas Wells The U.S. Department of the Interior has announced $775 million in funding via the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and President Joe Biden’s Investing in America agenda for the purpose of plugging orphaned oil and gas wells. [Read More]( Related: [Biden-Harris Admin Announces $2.2 Billion in Discrimination Relief Payments to Farmers]( Billionaire Accused of Stealing Sand From Public Beach in Malibu for Use at $30M Home Billionaire Mark Attanasio, who owns the Milwaukee Brewers baseball team, has been accused of stealing sand from [Malibu]( [California]( Broad Beach. [Read More]( Related: [Plastic Bag Pollution on UK Beaches Falls 80% After Single-Use Bag Fee Policy, Report Finds]( Healthy Soil Sounds ‘Like an Underground Rave Concert’ With Clicks, Pops and Crackles of a Vast Ecosystem If you’ve ever wondered what healthy [soil]( sounds like, a new [study]( has found that it emits the clicks, crackles and pops of [worms]( and [ants]( moving around [underground](. [Read More]( Related: [Tree Bark Can Remove Methane Emissions From the Atmosphere, Study Finds]( 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](