Atmospheric CO2 increasing 10x faster than in last 50,000 years, study finds & more environmental news.

[View this email in your browser]( Wednesday, May 15, 2024 “To leave the world better than you found it, sometimes, you have to pick up other people’s trash.” — Bill Nye [Facebook]( [Instagram]( [X]( FERC Overhauls Electric Grid to Pave Way for Renewables The United States Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) on Monday approved the first overhaul of the country’s electric transmission policy in more than a decade. The changes will make new interregional lines faster and bring more [renewable energy]( to meet increasing demand. [Read More]( Related: [Biden to Announce $7 Billion in Rooftop Solar Grants to Power Nearly 1 Million Households]( Atmospheric CO2 Increasing 10x Faster Than in Last 50,000 Years, Study Finds [Carbon dioxide]( is increasing in the atmosphere 10 times faster than it has in the last 50,000 years, according to a new [study]( led by researchers from University of St. Andrews and Oregon State University. [Read More]( Related: [Indian Ocean to See ‘Rapid and Strong’ Increase in Heat Waves Unless CO2 Emissions ‘Substantially Cut’]( Researchers Develop a Plastic That Digests Itself A team led by researchers at the University of California San Diego have developed a type of biodegradable plastic that can begin digesting itself when it makes contact with soil or compost. [Read More]( Related: [Plastic Manufacturing and Processing Are Still Increasing, Study Finds]( Los Angeles Captured More Than 96 Billion Gallons of Stormwater in Recent Months of Heavy Rain, Officials Announce Following several months of long and heavy rain, officials in Los Angeles have announced that the amount of stormwater captured from October 2023 through April 2024 is an estimated 96.3 billion gallons. [Read More]( Related: [Los Angeles Plans to Improve Stormwater Capture, Source 80% of Water Locally by 2045]( Rewilding 101: Everything You Need to Know It’s no secret that modern humans have ravaged the planet. We have decimated ecosystems to make way for monocrop [agriculture]( the raising of [beef cattle]( and development. Ecosystems that had maintained a delicate balance for millions of years have been turned into ecological wastelands with cascading negative effects on biodiversity, humanity and essential biogeochemical processes like Earth’s [water cycle](. [Rewilding]( is the reversing of negative impacts on natural environments through the restoration and conservation of ecosystems, [wilderness areas]( and their natural processes, and it is essential for the survival of most life on our planet. [Read More]( Related: [Grasslands 101: Everything You Need to Know]( 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](