EPA announces $7 billion in solar grants for low-income communities & more environmental headlines.

[View this email in your browser]( Friday, June 30, 2023 "In nature, nothing exists alone." — Rachel Carson EPA Announces $7 Billion in Solar Grants for Low-Income Communities The [U.S. Environmental Protection Agency]( (EPA) has announced the $7 billion [Solar for All]( grants competition to increase affordable [solar energy]( access to millions of low-income households, a press release from the EPA said. [Read More]( Related: [Environmental Justice: Everything You Need to Know]( Honeybees Found to Be Less Effective Pollinators Than Native Species Originally native to Eurasia and [Africa]( [honeybees]( were brought to [North America]( in the 17th century, according to Phys.org. For centuries, they flourished, until colony collapse disorder, along with [habitat loss]( [pesticide use]( diseases, [invasive species]( and [climate change]( caused their numbers to decline. In a new [study]( Dillon J. Travis and Joshua R. Kohn, two University of California, San Diego, ecologists, have found that native [pollinators]( are better at pollinating [flowers]( than honeybees. [Read More]( Related: [Scientists Complete Detailed Genome Map of Endangered Rusty Patched Bumble Bee]( Human Activity Affects Wildlife, Even in Nature Reserves During last year’s United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity, the [Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework]( was adopted. The framework includes 23 goals to reverse species and [habitat loss]( by 2030, including setting aside, protecting and managing 30 percent of Earth’s [marine]( coastal and terrestrial areas for nature, known as “[30 x 30]( according to The Nature Conservancy. The 30 x 30 initiative has the support of more than 100 countries, evidence of the worldwide push for [conservation](. However, a new [study]( by scientists from the Norwegian University of Life Sciences (NMBU), Wageningen University & Research and Rice University indicates for the first time that [protected areas]( do not keep the tropical [mammals]( living within them from being affected by [human activity]( that occurs outside their borders, a press release from Rice University said. [Read More]( Related: [Human Activities Have Drastically Reduced Habitats for Asian Elephants]( Deep-Sea Mining Could Cause 25x the Biodiversity Loss of Land-Based Mining, Report Warns Rising demand for metals like nickel, cobalt, copper and manganese to make batteries used in smartphones and [electric vehicles]( along with depleting land-based deposits, has led to increased interest in [deep-sea mining](. But research suggests that the process of extracting mineral deposits from the [ocean]( floor could destroy [habitats]( and decimate species. [Read More]( Related: [‘Ocean Is at Stake’ at International Seabed Authority Negotiations Over Deep-Sea Mining]( 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](