Senators push anti-solar bill, NY's sustainable fashion law, search for ‘asian unicorn’ intensifies, you’re evolutionarily programed to love sugar…

[View this email in your browser]( Wednesday, January 19, 2022 “What you do makes a difference, and you have to decide what kind of difference you want to make.” – Dr. Jane Goodall New York Could Pass the Nation’s First Sustainable Fashion Law A new bill in the state of New York could require fashion brands to disclose social and climate impacts as well as order these global companies to work toward reducing their environmental impact. The bill, if passed, requires major fashion retailers that make over $100 million in revenue globally and operate in New York “to disclose environmental and social due diligence policies [and] establishes a community benefit fund for the purpose of implementing one or more environmental benefit projects that directly and verifiably benefit environmental justice communities,” [the bill states](. That includes luxury brands, like Prada and Armani, alongside [fast-fashion]( retailers, like Shein [Read More]( Related: [Major Fashion Brands Such as Zara, H&M and Prada Tied to Amazon Deforestation]( Microplastics Can Pollute Rivers for Seven Years Before Entering Ocean, Study Finds [Microplastics]( — small pieces of [plastic]( less than five millimeters long — are the most common type of debris found in the [ocean]( according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s National Ocean Service. But before they make it into the ocean, a new study has found that they can become stuck in riverbeds for up to seven years. [Read More]( Related: [Microplastics From Africa and North America Found 9,439 Feet Above Sea Level in French Pyrenees]( Florida Senators Push Anti-Solar Bill On January 11 Sunshine State senators advanced a utility-backed bill to restrict residents’ ability to install [solar]( panels on their homes. The bill, which would alter net metering rates so as to make installing solar panels less financially viable for Florida residents, is backed by Florida Power & Light (which wants to own all solar generation) and is sponsored by Republican State Sen. Jennifer Bradley (who [r]( $10,000 PAC contribution from FPL’s parent company a month before she filed a bil]( nearly identical to text given to her by an FPL lobbyist). [Read More]( Related: [What Are Solar Trees, and Could They Replace Solar Panels?]( Search for ‘Asian Unicorn’ Intensifies in Attempt to Save Elusive Species One of the rarest animals in the world, the saola is so elusive that no biologist has ever observed one in the wild. The critically [endangered species]( was photographed via a camera trap in Vietnam in 2013, which was the first time the ‘[Asian unicorn]( had been seen there in the wild for 15 years, the Daily Mail reported. The saola wasn’t even [discovered]( as a species until 1992, the first to be added to the scientific roster of large mammals in more than 50 years, according to the World Wildlife Fund. [Read More]( Related: [Tasmanian Devils Are Surprisingly Picky Eaters]( Why You’re Evolutionarily Programed to Love Sugar It’s the ingredient in food you try to avoid because you feel it’s too unhealthy, but it’s so delicious it’s hard to eat in moderation. Many of us love it, but at the same time rue its existence. It turns out this tricky additive many of us have a love/hate relationship with is also one that we as humans have been evolutionarily programmed to crave: [sugar](. [Read More]( Related: [Switching to Plant-Based Diet Could Yield ‘Double Climate Dividend’ for Rich Nations]( 5 Health Benefits of Moringa Supported by Science Moringa oleifera is a drought-resistant tree native to India, but it also thrives in subtropical areas across the world. It goes by a few common names: horseradish tree, drumstick tree, ben oil tree and miracle tree. Some say it’s a medicinal marvel due to its many traditional medicinal applications. [Read More]( Related: [6 Everyday Foods That Contain MSG]( Do you get this newsletter daily? If not, [sign up here]( or forward to a friend. [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Website]( [Instagram]( Copyright © 2022 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](