Artificial light is another way human activity threatens coral reefs & more environmental news.

[View this email in your browser]( Tuesday, June 27, 2023 "We could have saved the Earth, but we were too damned cheap." — Kurt Vonnegut 79% of Plants Remaining on Earth Must Be Saved to Meet UN Climate Goals, Study Says Humanity’s efforts to conserve biodiversity are falling short and will continue to do so without focusing on retaining 79% of the remaining vegetation on the planet, according to a new study. Meeting this goal is important to achieving climate and conservation goals set by the United Nations. [Read More]( Related: [Amazon Rainforest: Brazil’s Lula Announces Plan to Stop Deforestation by 2030]( 3M to Pay $10.3 Billion to Settle Water Pollution Suit Over PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals’ Multinational chemical company [3M]( has reached a $10.3 billion settlement with multiple public water systems in the U.S. over water pollution claims tied to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances ([PFAS]( “forever chemicals.” [Read More]( Related: [Makers of PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals’ Covered Up Health Risks, Secret Industry Documents Reveal]( Ecological Collapse Could Happen Much Sooner Than Expected, Study Finds Without a doubt, the landscape of our planet is changing. [Arctic sea ice]( is melting, [rainforests]( are being razed for [agriculture]( deserts are expanding and meadows are appearing in places that have been covered in snow for thousands of years. [Read More]( Related: [Seagrass Meadows Decline in Every Climate Scenario in Stanford Study]( Artificial Light Is Another Way Human Activity Threatens Coral Reefs A new [study]( by researchers at Plymouth University has found that coastal cities can cause enough [light pollution]( to trick [coral reefs]( so that they spawn outside of times that are best for reproduction. [Read More]( Related: [A Ray of Hope for Some Coral Reefs]( Food Waste 101: The Facts and Solutions When one thinks of food waste, many still think that it involves leftover food scraps, or expired food left in the refrigerator that ends up in the garbage. They don’t think about the scores of food thrown out by supermarkets or not purchased by supermarkets for not being aesthetically pleasing enough to sell, despite that the food is perfectly edible. [Over a third]( of the world’s food that’s produced gets lost or wasted each year. This happens while over 820 million people worldwide are [affected from hunger](. [Read More]( Related: [How to Store 31 Fresh Fruits and Vegetables for Less Food Waste]( 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](