Small island nations secure historic climate win from international ocean tribunal & more environmental news.

[View this email in your browser]( Friday, May 24, 2024 “Plans to protect air and water, wilderness and wildlife are in fact plans to protect mankind.” — Stewart Udall [Facebook]( [Instagram]( [X]( Alaska Youth on the ‘Front Lines of the Climate Crisis’ Sue to Stop LNG Pipeline Eight young people from [Alaska]( are suing their state government, claiming a major new North Slope [natural gas]( project is in violation of their constitutional rights. The plaintiffs — who range in age from 11 to 22 — allege that a [law]( mandating development of the Alaska Liquified Natural Gas (LNG) Project infringes on the protection of their health and livelihood from the release of dangerous [greenhouse gases]( reported Reuters. [Read More]( Related: [‘A Massive Win for All Generations’: European Human Rights Court Rules Switzerland Violated Rights With Climate Inaction]( Small Island Nations Secure Historic Climate Win From International Ocean Tribunal In a historic win for a group of [small island nations]( — including the [Bahamas]( [Antigua and Barbuda]( — the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS) has found that human-produced [greenhouse gas emissions]( absorbed by the world’s [oceans]( are considered [marine pollution](. [Read More]( Related: [Small-Island Nations Take Heavy Polluting Countries to Court Under Law of the Sea]( Ford Announces Support for EPA Automobile Tailpipe Emissions Rule The [Ford Motor Company]( said on Monday that it supports the United States Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) new regulations to reduce passenger vehicle [tailpipe emissions]( by 49 percent over 2026 levels by 2032, reported Reuters. [Read More]( Related: [EPA Announces ‘Strongest-Ever Pollution Standards’ for Cars and Light-Duty Trucks]( EPA Announces $300 Million for Cleanup of Former ‘Brownfield’ Industrial Sites The [United States Environmental Protection Agency]( (EPA) has announced $300 million in grants from the Biden administration’s Investing in America agenda to assist Tribal Nations, States, nonprofit organizations and local governments with assessing and cleaning up the country’s former [industrial sites]( known as brownfields, a press release from the EPA said. [Read More]( Related: [U.S. EPA Announces $1 Billion Toward Cleanup of Superfund Hazardous Waste Sites]( Climate Change Costs the World 12% in GDP Losses for Every 1°C of Warming, Report Says A new report on the macroeconomic effects of climate change has estimated that these damages are as much as six times larger than previous estimates. According to the report, each 1 degree Celsius increase in global temperature can be linked to a 12% decline in global gross domestic product (GDP). [Read More]( Related: [Southeast Asia’s Deadly Heat Wave in April Was 45x More Likely Due to Climate Change, Study 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](