Plastic bag bans in U.S. have reduced plastic bag use by billions & more environmental news.

[View this email in your browser]( Tuesday, January 23, 2024 "Nature is not a place to visit, it is home." – Gary Snyder Plastic Bag Bans in U.S. Have Reduced Plastic Bag Use by Billions, Report Says A new report from nonprofits Environment America, U.S. Public Interest Research Group Education Fund and Frontier Group has found that bans on plastic bags around the U.S. have already reduced the number of bags used by billions. [Read More]( Related: [New York Sues PepsiCo Over Plastics Pollution in Buffalo River]( Drought Cuts Panama Canal Traffic by 36% An intense drought has led to a 36% decline in traffic for the Panama Canal, one of the most important maritime trade routes in the world. Officials have denied ship crossings [36%]( as the canal has decreasing water levels from the drought, The Associated Press reported. [Read More]( Related: [Drought 101: Everything You Need to Know]( Nigeria’s Lagos State Bans Single-Use Plastics and Styrofoam Lagos State, which includes [Nigeria]( most populous city of [15.4 million]( has announced a ban on [single-use plastics]( and [styrofoam]( in order to reduce the [plastic pollution]( that chokes the region. The ban would be immediate, according to a statement from the state government, but [enforcement]( and implementation would not be so straightforward, environmental experts said, as AFP reported. [Read More]( Related: [Bottled Water Contains Hundreds of Thousands of Plastic Particles Small Enough to Invade Human Cells, Study Finds]( Arsenic in Bangladesh Drinking Water to Rise With Sea Levels Climate-induced [sea level rise]( will lead to dangerous levels of arsenic being released into Bangladesh’s [drinking water]( putting tens of millions of people in the country at greater risk of cancer, [new research]( by scientists from Norwich University has found. [Read More]( Related: [Drinking Water for 26 Million Americans Contaminated With Dangerous Levels of PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals,’ New EPA Data Says]( YouTube Profiting off ‘New’ Climate Denial, Report Says The planet had its [hottest year ever recorded]( last year due to human-caused [climate change]( from the burning of [fossil fuels]( like [oil]( [gas]( and [coal](. According to a new report from nonprofit [Center for Countering Digital Hate]( (CCDH), YouTube is making millions annually from advertisements on channels that put forth [inaccurate climate change information]( reported Reuters. [Read More]( Related: [Google Failing to Enforce Policy Against Climate Disinformation Ads, New Report Finds]( Do you get this newsletter daily? If not, [sign up here]( or forward to a friend. [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Website]( [Instagram]( Copyright © 2024 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](