Global freshwater demand will exceed supply 40% by 2030 & more environmental news.

[View this email in your browser]( Monday, March 20, 2023 “Water and air, the two essential fluids on which all life depends, have become global garbage cans.” — Jacques-Yves Cousteau Global Freshwater Demand Will Exceed Supply 40% by 2030, Experts Warn Samuel Taylor Coleridge first published the poem “[The Rime of the Ancient Mariner]( in 1798, but, with the world running out of fresh water, the lines, “[Water]( water, every where, / Ne any drop to drink,” feel timely. [Read More]( Related: [World’s Freshwater Ecosystems Contaminated With Salt Pollution Despite Government Guidelines]( Train Derails, Leaks an Estimated 5,000 Gallons of Fuel on Reservation in Washington Another train has derailed, this time on the Swinomish Reservation near Anacortes, Washington. The incident, which happened in the early morning hours on Thursday, March 16, has led to a fuel leak estimated by state officials to be around 5,000 gallons. [Read More]( Related: [EPA Orders Norfolk Southern to Clean Up Contaminated Soil and Water After Train Derailment in Ohio]( Volkswagen Announces Plans for a More Affordable Electric Car German carmaker Volkswagen (VW) has announced the details of a new electric car concept — dubbed the ID. 2all — that will sell for less than $26,534. The car company is aiming for 80 percent of its [passenger vehicle sales]( in Europe to come from [electric vehicles]( (EVs) by 2030, reported Reuters. [Read More]( Related: [Could Conventional Cars Be Converted to EVs to Fight Climate Change?]( Arctic Sea Ice Maximum Extent Is Fifth Lowest on Record The [Arctic sea ice]( extent for the Northern Hemisphere winter of 2023 is the fifth lowest on record. The [National Snow and Ice Data Center]( (NSIDC) announced Wednesday that the Arctic sea ice likely reached its maximum extent on March 6 at 5.64 million square miles. That’s 398,000 square miles below the average maximum for 1981 to 2010, which was 6.04 million square miles. [Read More]( Related: [Increase in Strong El Niño Events Linked to Loss of Arctic Sea Ice]( Pollinators 101: Everything You Need to Know A pollinator transports [pollen]( from the stamen (male part) of the flower of a plant to the stigma (female part) of the original or another flower. Moving the pollen is necessary to fertilize the plant so that it can produce fruit, seeds and new plants. While the pollen of some plants gets carried by [water]( or the [wind]( many plants that are not self-pollinating rely on insects and animals to transport their pollen. [Read More]( Related: [New Online Database Helps Gardeners Plant to Attract Pollinators]( 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](