DOI protects Minnesota’s Boundary Waters wilderness from mining & more environmental news.

[View this email in your browser]( Monday, January 30, 2023 "Heaven is under our feet as well as over our heads." —Henry David Thoreau Google Ads Helped Daily Wire Spread Climate Denial, Report Finds Google helped Ben Shapiro’s Daily Wire spread climate disinformation online by selling the outlet millions of dollars of advertising, revealed a new report from the Center for Countering Digital Hate. By selling ads to the popular conservative disinformation site for searches like “climate change is a hoax” and “is global warming a scam,” Google ensured the climate disinformation at the Daily Wire — founded with $4.7 million of fracking magnate and co-owner Farris Wilks’ money — would be the top result for those searches. [Read More]( Related: [Climate Disinformation Rampant on Twitter Following Musk’s Takeover]( Biden Admin. Protects Minnesota’s Boundary Waters Wilderness From Mining The [Biden administration]( has taken steps to protect the most visited [wilderness]( area in the U.S. Secretary of the Interior [Deb Haaland]( signed an order Thursday protecting around 225,504 acres of national forest surrounding Minnesota’s Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness from mining operations. [Read More]( Related: [High Stakes Biodiversity Summit Ends With Agreement to Protect 30% of Nature by 2030]( NYC to Require Uber, Lyft Vehicles to Be Zero-Emissions by 2030 New York City Mayor Eric Adams announced in his State of the City address on Thursday that for-hire vehicles, including Uber and Lyft vehicles, need to reach zero emissions by 2030. The move is meant to match the city’s target of electrifying its vehicle fleet. [According to the address]( there are over 100,000 for-hire vehicles. With the new requirements, companies like Uber and Lyft will support the zero-emissions goal and ensure there will be no new costs for individual drivers to transition to electric vehicles. [Read More]( Related: [Designing a U.S. Transit System With Smaller, Fewer Cars Could Cut Lithium Demand and Mining Harms of EV Transition]( Pennsylvania Becomes Eighth State to Set PFAS Drinking Water Limits As awareness grows of the spread and health impacts of the toxic forever [chemicals]( known as per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances ([PFAS]( more and more U.S. states are taking steps to regulate them. The latest is [Pennsylvania]( which published a legal limit for perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS)–two of the most widespread types of PFAS–in [drinking water]( on Jan. 14. [Read More]( Related: [PFAS 101: Everything You Need to Know About ‘Forever Chemicals’]( Plant-Based Eating 101: Everything You Need to Know It’s a lot like how it sounds. In basic terms, [plant-based diets]( are composed mostly or entirely of plants: fruits, vegetables, nuts, seeds, and grains. Contrary to its colloquial usage, “plant-based” doesn’t automatically mean “vegan.” The term encompasses various ways of eating that put plants center stage, but depending on the type of plant-based diet, it might have different allowances for meat, dairy, eggs, poultry, and fish, as well as other animal products. [Read More]( Related: [A Baker’s Guide to Vegan Substitutes: Turn Traditional Baking Recipes Into Plant-Based Recipes]( 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](