Sudden heat increase in North Atlantic seas could have devastating effects & more environmental news.

[View this email in your browser]( Monday, June 19, 2023 "Juneteenth has never been a celebration of victory, or an acceptance of the way things are. Instead, it's a celebration of progress. It's an affirmation that despite the most painful parts of our history, things do get better. America can change. " — Barack Obama Sudden Heat Increase in North Atlantic Seas Could Have Devastating Effects Scientists have warned that an extreme [marine heat wave]( off the UK and Ireland coasts is posing a major threat to [marine species](. According to the official blog of the UK’s [Met Office]( the global [sea surface temperatures]( for April and May of this year were the highest since records began in 1850. [Read More]( Related: [Marine Life and Ocean Threats 101: Everything You Need to Know]( Wildfire Smoke From Canada Blankets Upper Midwest, Heads East [Wildfires]( in Ontario, Canada continued to bring thick [smoke]( to the midwestern U.S. Thursday, compromising [air quality]( for residents of Minnesota, Iowa and Wisconsin. [Read More]( Related: [Smoke From Canada’s Wildfires Interfered With Solar Power Generation]( Biotech Company’s Plant-Based Casein Could Make Vegan Cheese ‘Indistinguishable’ From Dairy Cheese in Melt and Texture Vegan cheese is about to get a breakthrough. Climax Foods, a biotechnology company based in California, discovered a plant-based version of casein with the help of artificial intelligence. The findings could contribute to vegan cheeses with better melting properties. [Read More]( Related: [Plant-Based Eating 101: Everything You Need to Know]( Humans Have Pumped Enough Groundwater to Shift Earth’s Rotational Pole, Study Says In a new study, geophysicists have determined that Earth’s rotational pole has shifted almost one meter in a 20-year period due to groundwater being pumped from one location and moved elsewhere. Researchers found that pumping and moving groundwater led the Earth’s rotational axis to shift about 80 centimeters (31.5 inches) east from 1993 to 2010. The results were [published]( in the journal Geophysical Research Letters. [Read More]( Related: [Arizona Restricts Home Construction in Phoenix Area Amid Lack of Groundwater]( Environmental Justice: Everything You Need to Know Environmental justice is a facet of broader social justice movements. It considers how individual communities can be overburdened with a disproportionate amount of environmentally negative facilities or activities in their area compared to other, less vulnerable communities. Achieving environmental justice looks like “the fair treatment and meaningful involvement of all people regardless of race, color, national origin, or income with respect to the development, implementation and enforcement of environmental laws, regulations and policies,” according to [the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency](. [Read More]( Related: [‘Polluters Can No Longer Hide From Their Crimes’: Fossil Fuel Companies Owe $5.4 Trillion in Reparations, Study Says]( 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](