California facing extreme heat wave amid wildfires & more environmental news.

[View this email in your browser]( Friday, September 6, 2024 “In the end, or society will be defined not only by what we create, but what we refuse to destroy.” — John Sawhill [Facebook]( [Instagram]( [X]( California Facing Extreme Heat Wave Amid Wildfires California is in the midst of a scorching late-summer heat wave that threatens to worsen wildfire conditions, while several wildfires have broken out this week, prompting multiple evacuation efforts across the state. [Read More]( Related: [Heat Dome Brings Record Temps, Wildfires Across Southwestern U.S.]( ‘Largest Environmental Crime in Sweden’: 11 on Trial for Illegal Dumping of Toxic Waste In what prosecutor Anders Gustafsson called “the largest environmental crime in [Sweden]( 11 people and the Think Pink [recycling]( company are being accused of the illegal disposal of [toxic waste](. [Read More]( Related: [To Protect Its Oceans, Canada Bans Waste Water Dumping From Cruise Ships]( African Nations Are Losing up to 5% of Annual GDP Due to Climate Change, WMO Finds A new World Meteorological Organization (WMO) report has found that [African countries]( are losing a disproportionate amount — an average of two to five percent — of their annual gross domestic product (GDP) due to [climate change](. [Read More]( Related: [Climate Change Costs the World 12% in GDP Losses for Every 1°C of Warming, Report Says]( South Korea’s Top Court Says Climate Change Law Lacks Basic Human Rights Protections In a landmark [ruling]( on Thursday, [South Korea]( top court stated that the country’s [climate change]( law does not safeguard basic [human rights]( or contain targets to protect future generations. [Read More]( Related: [‘A Massive Win for All Generations’: European Human Rights Court Rules Switzerland Violated Rights With Climate Inaction]( Could Living Near More Trees Boost Your Heart? Living in a neighborhood with a high concentration of trees could significantly lower levels of inflammation and, importantly, decrease the risk of heart disease, new research from Green Heart Louisville’s [first wave]( of clinical research from its HEAL study shows. [Read More]( Related: [Green Space Boosts Health at the Cellular Level, 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](