Early fire season, 'bugpocalypse,' and plant-based fine dining...

[View in your browser]( [ecowatch]( Top Posts [ ​In Today's Eco Update - The threat of pesticides. - Wildfires are already getting started out West. - Eleven Madison Park pivots to plant-based menu. Also, a new climate change guide from one of our senior editors, and how to make your morning coffee routine more sustainable. – summaries below written by [Angely Mercado]( [post_image]( [The Threat of Pesticides]( A study recently [published]( in the journal Frontiers in Environmental Science rang the alarm on how agricultural pesticides play in what has been called the "[bugpocalypse]( Authors of the study have called for stricter regulations across the U.S. They warn that pesticides are dangerous to [invertebrates]( that are essential for biodiversity and healthy soil that are necessary for a healthy food system. They argued that U.S. regulators aren't focused on these threats. Researchers at the University of Maryland alongside other environmental advocates support "the largest, most comprehensive review of the impacts of agricultural pesticides on soil organisms ever conducted." [Read More Button]( [9630b8e6-45a3-4648-9335-a47935d7d092.png](  [twitter](  [linkedin](  [email](mailto:?subject=The Threat of Pesticides&body= [post_image]( [Early Fire Season Out West]( California is dealing with an early fire season this year. Northern parts of the state experienced a May "red flag" fire warning due to dry and windy conditions for the first time since 2014. [Read More Button]( [9630b8e6-45a3-4648-9335-a47935d7d092.png](  [twitter](  [linkedin](  [email](mailto:?subject=Early Fire Season Out West&body= [post_image]( [High-Profile and Plant-Based]( Eleven Madison Park, one of the world's best restaurants is giving up [meat](. The New York City-based fine dining establishment, which was [named]( the first of the world's 50 best restaurants in 2017, recently announced that it would reopen June 10 with an entirely plant-based menu. The restaurant first opened in 1998 according to [The New York Times](. Since then, it has earned many accolades, including three stars from Michelin and four from The New York Times. The new menu is part of a shift away from meat in fine dining as concerns about the [climate crisis]( mount. Studies have [shown]( that raising meat emits more greenhouse gas emissions than growing vegetables or legumes, and [also requires]( more land and water while polluting more overall. Another sign of the trend includes how a vegan restaurant in France [earned]( a Michelin star for the first time earlier this year. And not too long ago, food website Epicurious [said]( it was no longer publishing or promoting new beef recipes. [Read More Button]( [9630b8e6-45a3-4648-9335-a47935d7d092.png](  [twitter](  [linkedin](  [email](mailto:?subject=High-Profile and Plant-Based&body= [post_image]( [Climate Change: Everything You Need to Know]( Climate change is actually not a new phenomenon. Scientists have been studying the connection between [human activity and the effect on the climate]( since the 1800s, although it took until the 1950s to find evidence suggesting a link. Since then, the amount of greenhouse gases (carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide and fluorinated gases) in the atmosphere have steadily increased, taking a sharp jump in the late 1980s when the summer of 1988 became the warmest on record. (There have been many records broken since then.) But climate change is not a synonym for global warming. [Read More Button]( [9630b8e6-45a3-4648-9335-a47935d7d092.png](  [twitter](  [linkedin](  [email](mailto:?subject=Climate Change: Everything You Need to Know&body= [post_image]( [5 Ways to Make Your Coffee Routine More Sustainable]( While making our morning coffee might seem as simple as pulling the grounds out of the cabinet and boiling the water, we should be aware of the complex processes that brought these beans to our kitchens, especially as climate change begins to [impact our coffee consumption](. Some argue that the only truly responsible action would be cutting coffee out of our lives altogether – but, incorporating more realistic methods by which to reduce the impact of our morning cup will help ensure that both the environment and workers are being protected. Here are a few tips for a more sustainable and responsible coffee routine if you can't kick the habit. – [Linnea Harris]( [Read More Button]( [9630b8e6-45a3-4648-9335-a47935d7d092.png](  [twitter](  [linkedin](  [email](mailto:?subject=5 Ways to Make Your Coffee Routine More Sustainable&body= All rights reserved. [facebook](  [twitter](  [instagram]( [Unsubscribe]( {EMAIL} [Update Profile]( [about our service provider]( Sent by contact@ecowatch.com