Toxic forever chemicals still found in UK cosmetics ... plus, more environmental headlines.

[View this email in your browser]( Tuesday, January 17, 2023 “To all of you who choose to look the other way every day because you seem more frightened of the changes that can prevent catastrophic climate change than the catastrophic climate change itself. Your silence is worst of all.” – Greta Thunberg Deadly California Rains Overwhelm Power Grid With Mass Outages Two weeks of unrelenting rains in California have killed more people than have died directly from wildfires in the last two years — and the deluge is not over. At least 19 people have died across 10 counties. While officials expect that number to rise, it will also be incomplete. [Read More]( Related: [Deadly Storms Keep Pummeling California]( Los Angeles Sued Over Oil and Gas Drilling Ban Oil company Warren Resources has sued Los Angeles this week after the city unanimously passed a [ban on new oil and gas drilling](. The oil company is arguing that the ban will shut down its operations, and the lawsuit aims to prevent the law from taking effect. Warren Resources operates only in the Los Angeles area, with 244 wells and a 10-acre extraction site in the city’s Wilmington neighborhood. The company extracts about 1,800 barrels per day, [as reported by The Associated Press](. [Read More]( Related: [Exxon Scientists Accurately Predicted Climate Damage While Company Pushed Misinformation]( Toxic Forever Chemicals Still Found in UK Cosmetics Toxic [forever chemicals]( are still being used in UK [cosmetics]( an [investigation]( from BBC News published Friday revealed. Through a Freedom of Information request, BBC News learned that the brands Revolution, Inglot and Urban Decay – which is owned by L’Oréal – are still selling dozens of products that contain the [environmental toxins]( known as [PFAS]( (poly- and perfluoroalkyl substances). [Read More]( Related: [PFAS 101: Everything You Need to Know About ‘Forever Chemicals’]( Are Gas Stoves Bad for Your Health? Cooks love their gadgets, from countertop slow cookers to instant-read thermometers. Now, there’s increasing interest in [magnetic induction cooktops]( – surfaces that cook much faster than conventional stoves, without igniting a flame or heating an electric coil. Some of this attention is overdue: Induction has long been popular in Europe and Asia, and it is more energy-efficient than standard stoves. But recent studies have also raised concerns about indoor air emissions from gas stoves. [Read More]( Related: [Should the U.S. Ban Gas Stoves?]( Space Waste 101: Everything You Need to Know Space waste is a problem that goes by many names, including space junk, space pollution and space debris. While space debris technically refers to natural meteoroids as well as human-caused pollution, orbital debris is a term specifically used for human-created waste that now orbits the Earth. [Read More]( Related: [Could Martian Wind Farms Power Crewed Missions?]( Do you get this newsletter daily? If not, [sign up here]( or forward to a friend. [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Website]( [Instagram]( Copyright © 2023 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](