Animals return home following 2018 Northern California Complex Fire & more environmental news.

[View this email in your browser]( Monday, July 24, 2023 “Here we are, arguably the most intelligent being that ever walked planet Earth, with this extraordinary brain, yet we’re destroying the only home we have.” — Jane Goodall Vegan Diets Cut Emissions, Water Pollution and Land Use by 75%, Major Study Finds An analysis of diets and farms led by the Livestock, Environment and People (LEAP) project at Oxford University found that vegan diets have a major reduction in environmental impacts, from land and water use to emissions to pollution. [Read More]( Related: [Plant-Based Eating 101: Everything You Need to Know]( Tourists Help Scientists Find Microplastics on Remote Arctic Beaches Citizen scientists visiting the [Arctic]( have assisted an international research team in finding [microplastics]( on remote [beaches]( for a new [study](. [Read More]( Related: [Microplastics 101: Everything You Need to Know]( Animals Return Home Following 2018 Northern California Complex Fire [California]( [Mendocino Complex Fire]( which started in July of 2018, was composed of two separate [wildfires]( the Ranch Fire and the River Fire. The Ranch Fire affected more than 410,000 acres, while the River Fire impacted around 48,900 acres, according to the U.S. Bureau of Land Management. The good news is that, just months following the fire, animals who called the ravaged Northern California habitat on either side of Clear Lake home — including gray [foxes]( [coyotes]( and black-tailed jackrabbits — were spotted by motion-triggered camera traps. [Read More]( Related: [Wildfires 101: Everything You Need to Know]( European Airlines’ ‘Unfair Competitive Advantage’ Makes Flying Cheaper Than Train Travel Despite Climate Costs There’s something about taking the [train](. The slow pace, the observation car where you are treated to a panoramic view of [trees]( hilly fields and [rivers]( while reading and munching on a snack. Taking the train allows you to see the countryside connecting where you left to where you’re going, not just getting from point A to point B as quickly as possible. A new Greenpeace Central and Eastern Europe [study]( has found that people looking for travel options in Europe are being encouraged to fly instead of taking the train because of “an unfair competitive advantage” for the [airlines]( a press release from [Greenpeace]( said. [Read More]( Related: [The Future of Flight in a Net-Zero-Carbon World: 9 Scenarios, Lots of Sustainable Biofuel]( Melatonin Is More Than a Sleep Aid — It Can Help Keep Fruits and Vegetables Fresh The naturally occurring hormone melatonin, known to help with sleep, has been found to have another unrelated benefit: It can extend the freshness of [fruits and vegetables](. [Read More]( Related: [Plastic Packaging on Fresh Fruits and Vegetables Increases Food Waste, Study Finds]( 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](