British journalist and Brazilian Indigenous expert missing in Brazilian Amazon & more environmental news.

[View this email in your browser]( Friday, June 10, 2022 "Once we start to act, hope is everywhere. So instead of looking for hope, look for action. Then, and only then, hope will come." – Greta Thunburg Hudson Canyon Proposed as Next National Marine Sanctuary President Biden has announced interest in designating the Hudson Canyon, located from the New York/New Jersey Harbor and stretching 400 nautical miles out to the ocean, as the next national marine sanctuary. [Read More]( Related: [Niue, an Island in the Pacific, Aims to Protect 100% of Its Surrounding Ocean]( Legal Agreement Could Cut Toxic Emissions in Cancer Alley A legal settlement between the [U.S. Environmental Protection Agency]( (EPA) and the town containing the census tract with the worst [air pollution]( in the country could significantly reduce harmful emissions in the area known as “[Cancer Alley]( [Read More]( Related: [EPA Investigating Racism in Louisiana’s ‘Cancer Alley’ Permitting Decisions]( World’s Oldest Tree May Be Growing in Chile What is the oldest [tree]( in the world? Up until recently, the record-holder was the “[Methuselah]( bristlecone pine in California’s White Mountains, which has been dated as 4,852 years old, according to the Guinness Book of World Records. However, a contender from another hemisphere is coming for its crown: an alerce (Fitzroya cupressoides) in Chile known as the Gran Abuelo or great-grandfather tree. [Read More]( Related: [Planting Trees and Shrubs Will Help Bring Woodland Birds Back to Farms, Study Finds]( British Journalist and Brazilian Indigenous Expert Missing in Brazilian Amazon Dom Phillips, a British journalist who has lived in Brazil for more than ten years, and Bruno Araújo Pereira, an expert on isolated [Amazonian Tribes]( have been missing in [Brazil’s Amazon]( since Sunday, reported The Guardian. They were last seen traveling by boat in a remote part of the Amazonas state’s Javari region. The area is known for drug trafficking and illegal mining. Phillips, who is 57, was working on a book on conservation. [Read More]( Related: [Environmental Defender Missing in Mexico]( Monarch Butterflies Face Three Major Threats Despite recent news that overwintering [monarch butterfly populations have increased 35%]( in the past year, these graceful creatures are still facing an unsteady future after years of ongoing decline. [Read More]( Related: [Half of UK Butterfly Species Now Threatened or Near Threatened With Extinction]( 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](