Meet the 2022 Goldman Environmental Prize winners & more environmental news.

[View this email in your browser]( Wednesday, May 25, 2022 "The real cure for our environmental problems is to understand that our job is to salvage Mother Nature. We are facing a formidable enemy in this field. It is the hunters... and to convince them to leave their guns on the wall is going to be very difficult." – Jacques Yves Cousteau Meet the 2022 Goldman Environmental Prize Winners A teenage girl in California who shut down a toxic oil-drilling site; a Nigerian lawyer who got long-overdue justice for communities devastated by two Shell pipeline spills; two Indigenous Ecuadorians who protected their ancestral lands from gold mining. These are just some of the inspiring winners of this year’s so-called “[Green Nobel Prize]( [Read More]( Related: [9 Influential Female Environmentalists You Should Know]( Monarch Butterfly Count Up 35% in WWF-Mexico Survey After many years of [plummeting populations of migrating monarch butterflies]( a WWF-Mexico survey brings good news: during the 2021-2022 overwintering period, the monarch butterfly presence observed in the forests of Mexico was 35% higher than the previous year. While the butterflies are still vulnerable and require more conservation efforts, the survey gives some hope for recovery. [Read More]( Related: [Unofficial Count Shows Hope for Western Monarchs]( Rare Deep-Sea Whale Washes Up on California Beach A mysterious deep-sea [whale]( washed up on a California beach on Sunday. The 16-foot [beaked whale]( was discovered by a passerby at Mendocino County’s Jug Handle State Natural Reserve near Fort Bragg, which is 3.5 hours north of San Francisco, SFGate reported. Because beaked whales live deep beneath the waves and can dive down as far as 10,000 feet, scientists seldom get a chance to observe them. [Read More]( Related: [International Shipping Threatens Endangered Whale Sharks]( Climate Protesters Delay Shell Meeting 3 Hours as Shareholders Accept Company Climate Plan [Climate protesters]( disrupted Shell’s annual general meeting in London Tuesday, interrupting it for around three hours. However, in the end a majority of shareholders backed the company’s [climate]( plan over the more ambitious plan proposed by activist shareholder group Follow This. [Read More]( Related: [To Be a Responsible Climate Actor, Oxbridge Must Institute Fossil Free Research]( 5 Easy DIY Herb-Infused Cooking Oils From Your Backyard (That Could Also Heal Your Hands) Herb-infused oils are wonderful to have on hand. Depending on the dried herb used, many infused oils are versatile. You can cook with them, use them as a moisturizer, treat small scrapes and cuts and more. The best oils to use for infusing your herbs are pure plant oils that have a low smoke point and long shelf life. Consider using such oils as almond, olive, coconut or sunflower, though many recipes call for olive oil since most people have it in their pantry. I’ll recommend common herbs you can find in your backyard, garden or through a friend, along with a few family stories about useful remedies for each. [Read More]( Related: [8 Reusable Kitchen Essentials]( 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](