Heat wave hits Midwest and Northeast with scorching record temperatures & more environmental news.

[View this email in your browser]( Tuesday, June 18, 2024 “For in the true nature of things, if we rightly consider, every green tree is far more glorious than if it were made of gold and silver.” — Martin Luther King Jr. [Facebook]( [Instagram]( [X]( Heat Wave Hits Midwest and Northeast With Scorching Record Temperatures An extended [heat wave]( has descended upon the United States, causing [extreme heat]( alerts and [record temperatures]( for tens of millions. Cities like [Chicago]( have already broken records as daytime temperatures reached into the 90s from the Midwest to Maine. On Tuesday, Governor of New York Kathy Hochul called on the [National Guard]( to help with emergencies that may arise due to the heat, which is expected to last through at least Friday, reported The Associated Press. [Read More]( Related: [Extreme Heat 101: Everything You Need to Know]( ‘A Taste of What’s to Come’: Wildfire Near Los Angeles Forces 1,200 to Evacuate On Saturday afternoon, the Post Fire began in a mountainous region of California, approximately 45 miles northwest of Los Angeles, according to authorities. By Sunday, it had burned more than [14,000 acres]( of brush and [grasslands]( forcing about 1,200 people to evacuate the popular Hungry Valley state recreation area, reported The New York Times. [Read More]( Related: [Wildfires 101: Everything You Need to Know]( Vermont Becomes Second State to Ban Bee-Killing Neonic Pesticides After the Vermont state legislature overrode a veto from Governor Phil Scott, Vermont has now become the second state in the U.S. to ban neonicotinoids, or neonics, a type of pesticide that is particularly harmful to bees. The ban comes at the start of Pollinator Week. [Read More]( Related: [Pesticides Drifting to Unintended Flowers Could Harm Pollinators, Study Finds]( Can Hawaii Sue Big Oil for Climate Damages? The Supreme Court Wants to Know What the Biden Admin Thinks First The United States Supreme Court has asked the Biden administration to weigh in on [oil companies]( efforts to avoid a lawsuit brought by Honolulu. The suit alleges the companies misled the public regarding the contribution of their [fossil fuel emissions]( to [climate change]( and could potentially cost them billions. [Read More]( Related: [Alaska Youth on the ‘Front Lines of the Climate Crisis’ Sue to Stop LNG Pipeline]( Record Low Sea Ice in Hudson Bay Putting Polar Bears at Risk of Extinction [Global heating]( is predicted to lower the period of [sea ice extent]( on [Canada]( [Hudson Bay]( shortening the hunting season for its roughly 1,700 resident [polar bears]( reported Springer. According to a new [study]( if [global temperatures]( increase to more than 2.1 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels, the length of most of Hudson Bay’s ice-free period could be longer than the polar bears normally fast, threatening their survival. [Read More]( Related: [Antarctic Sea Ice Alarmingly Low for 3rd Year in a Row]( Nitrous Oxide Emissions Increased 40% From 1980 to 2020, Accelerating Climate Change, Study Finds A new study from a team of international scientists has uncovered that nitrous oxide emissions, one of the most potent greenhouse gases, have risen continuously over a 40-year period. The [report]( published in Earth System Science Data, found that nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions increased by 40% from 1980 to 2020, reaching around 3 million metric tons per year. [Read More]( Related: [First Two Years of Russia’s War on Ukraine Increased Climate Pollution by 175 Million Tonnes, 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](