Paris to make Seine swimmable again after a century & more environmental stories.

[View this email in your browser]( Wednesday, July 26, 2023 “We don’t own the planet Earth, we belong to it. And we must share it with our wildlife.” — Steve Irwin Paris to Make Seine Swimmable Again After a Century [Paris]( is referred to as the City of Light and the City of Love, and, until 1923, it was also a city of swimming. That year, [swimming]( was banned in the Seine due to excess sewage being drained into the [river]( following heavy rainfall, rendering the iconic river unsafe. An exception to the ban was the swimming competition, [Traversée de Paris à la Nage]( which continued into the 1940s, according to Paris Unlocked. Paris is gearing up for the [Summer Olympic Games]( next year, and is in the final phase of a decade-long, $1.6 billion project to restore the [Seine]( and make it swimmable once again, reported BBC News and France 24. [Read More]( Related: [Paris Votes to Ban E-Scooter Rentals]( New EU Law Requires Fast-Charging Stations Along Highways by End of 2025 The Council of the EU has passed a new law to add more fast-charging stations and alternative fuel stations throughout the EU. As part of the new regulations, the EU will require fast-charging stations, with a total output of 400 kW for cars and vans and 600 kW for heavy-duty vehicles, to be installed every 60 kilometers (about 37 miles) along highways by the end of 2025. [Read More]( Related: [EU Backs First Major Nature Restoration Law in 30 Years]( Ocean Depths Targeted for Mining Are Rich in Complex and Unknown Marine Life, Scientists Find Like the dry land on the surface of our planet, the [ocean]( depths are made up of a variety of terrain, from plains and canyons to volcanic seamounts. Scientists believe there are as many as 10 million undiscovered [marine species]( living on the ocean floor. Multiple new studies have found that a vast area at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean that is being targeted for destructive [deep-sea mining]( — the Clarion-Clipperton Zone (CCZ) — is home to thousands of unknown species that are more complex than scientists once believed. [Read More]( Related: [Deep-Sea Mining Could Cause 25x the Biodiversity Loss of Land-Based Mining, Report Warns]( Deadly Wildfires Spread Across the Mediterranean Wildfires are spreading in nine Mediterranean countries, killing dozens of people and causing thousands to evacuate. Heat waves and dry vegetation have created conditions for the wildfires to spread, and the extreme heat has been made more likely because of climate change, scientists say. [Read More]( Related: [Intense Heat Wave Grips Europe as Wildfires Rage, Monuments Close]( 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](