Federal court reinstates lobster fishing gear ban and more environmental news.

[View this email in your browser]( Thursday, July 14, 2022 “Don't eat anything incapable of rotting.” ― Michael Pollan Americans Divided on Government’s Effectiveness on Climate Change, but Agree on Certain Policies, Survey Finds According to a new Pew Research Center survey of 10,282 U.S. adults conducted from May 2 to 8, Americans are deeply divided on how well they think the federal government is doing when it comes to tackling climate change and environmental issues. Overall, 49 percent of adults in the U.S. said [Biden’s policies]( on [climate change]( were moving the country in the right direction, according to the Pew Research Center. [Read More]( Related: [U.S. Has Cost the World More Than $1.9 Trillion in Climate Damages Since 1990, Study Finds]( Europe Heat Wave Sparks Wildfires From Portugal to Turkey Europe is in the midst of a [climate]( [heat wave]( that has ignited dangerous [wildfires]( from Portugal in the west to Turkey in the East. The fires come as EU Commissioner EU Commissioner [Maroš Šefčovič]( warned last Thursday that 2022 could be one of the continent’s worst years for [extreme weather]( events like drought and wildfire because of the climate crisis, as AP News reported. The latest round of high temperatures comes less than a month after the continent experienced an early, fire-triggering heat wave in June. [Read More]( Related: [Extreme Heat in China Melts Museum Roof, Buckles Roads]( Federal Court Reinstates Lobster Fishing Gear Ban for Right Whale Conservation The U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit in Boston has ruled to reinstate bans on lobster fishing gear in an area about 1,000 square miles off of the coast of Maine. The ban is a conservation measure meant to protect endangered right whales. [Read More]( Related: [Seafood Watch Warns Against Consuming Lobster, Snow Crab, to Help Save Right Whales]( Plastic Recycling Isn’t Effective, as Households Recycle Just 12% of Single-Use Plastic Packaging Per Year, UK Survey Says Environmental organizations Greenpeace and Everyday Plastic have conducted one of the most ambitious voluntary research projects to examine the size of the [plastic]( waste problem in the UK. The [results]( of The Big Plastic Count show that UK households dispose of close to an estimated 100 billion pieces of [plastic packaging]( every year, while recycling only 12 percent of single-use packaging, reported The Independent. [Read More]( Related: [3,240 Potentially Harmful Chemicals Found in Food Packaging]( 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](