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[View this email in your browser]( Tuesday, May 23, 2023 "If we pollute the air, water and soil that keep us alive and well, and destroy the biodiversity that allows natural systems to function, no amount of money will save us." — David Suzuki U.S. Considers Replacing ‘Chasing Arrows’ Recycling Symbol Since 1970, the “chasing arrows” symbol has been an iconic marker of recyclability. But now, President Joe Biden’s administration is considering if the symbol has become misleading [Read More]( Related: [Plastics Recycling ‘Does Not Work,’ Environmentalists Stress as U.S. Recycling Rates Drop to 5%]( Human Activities Have Drastically Reduced Habitats for Asian Elephants Despite their iconic status and long association with humans, Asian elephants are one of the most endangered large mammals. Believed to number between 45,000 and 50,000 individuals worldwide, they are at risk throughout Asia due to human activities such as deforestation, mining, dam building and road construction, which have [damaged numerous ecosystems](. [Read More]( Related: [Asian Elephants Are Ingesting Large Amounts of Plastic From Landfills in India]( New York City Is Gradually Sinking From the Weight of Its Buildings, Study Finds The Big Apple is sinking under its own weight, posing a worsening flood risk to the city, according to a new [study]( by researchers from the University of Rhode Island Graduate School of Oceanography. Already faced with intensifying [extreme weather]( and an increasing threat of [flooding]( due to [sea level rise]( [New York City]( is gradually sinking at an average of about one to two millimeters annually, with some areas subsiding twice that fast, the study said. [Read More]( Related: [Another South Florida Condo Evacuated After Building Deemed Unsafe]( World’s Largest Lakes Losing Trillions of Gallons of Water Annually More than half of the large [lakes]( and [reservoirs]( on the planet have diminished since the early 1990s due to [climate change]( and human diversion and consumption, an international team of researchers has found. The findings have implications for people who rely on their supply of [freshwater]( for [drinking]( [hydropower]( and [agriculture](. [Read More]( Related: [50% of U.S. Lakes and Rivers Are Too Polluted for Swimming, Fishing, Drinking]( 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](