Biden-Harris to invest $7.3B in rural clean energy projects across 23 states & more environmental news.

[View this email in your browser]( Tuesday, September 10, 2024 There can be no sustainable development without sustainable energy development.” — Margot Wallstrom [Facebook]( [Instagram]( [X]( Biden-Harris Admin to Invest $7.3B in Rural Clean Energy Projects Across 23 States On a visit to Wisconsin Thursday, President Joe Biden announced $7.3 billion in financing for 16 [rural clean energy projects]( to be directed by rural electric cooperatives through the [Empowering Rural America]( (New ERA) program. [Read More]( Related: [Biden-Harris Admin Announces More Efficient Approvals for Solar Developments on Western Public Lands]( Britain Introduces New Law to Crack Down on Water Execs Who Pollute Waterways [Britain]( has introduced new legislation in an attempt to crack down on [water companies]( that pollute its [lakes]( [rivers]( and [seas]( in what the government says is “the most significant increase in enforcement powers in a decade.” [Read More]( Related: [75% of British Rivers in Poor Ecological Health, Citizen Science Survey Finds]( Volvo Does U-Turn on Target of 100% EVs by 2030 Volvo Cars has scrapped its goal of selling only [electric vehicles]( (EVs) by 2030, as demand for battery-powered vehicles falls. [Read More]( Related: [U.S. Announces $521 Million in Grants for EV Charging, Alternative Fuels Infrastructure]( Lemurs Use Long-Term Memory, Social Cues and Smell to Locate Food, Study Finds The striking and social lemur is native to Madagascar. Primarily [herbivores]( these wooly [primates]( spend most of their time high up in [tree]( branches eating fruit, [leaves]( bark, [insects]( and other foods; resting; and raising their young. A new [study]( has found that [lemurs]( use social cues, smell and long-term memory to find hidden [fruit]( — strategies that may have long-established evolutionary roots. [Read More]( Related: [Penguins Sing at Sydney Aquarium to Mourn Death of Colony Member Sphen, Same-Sex Partner of Magic]( 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](