Chemicals from 2023 Ohio train derailment spread to 16 states and Canada, study finds & more environmental news.

[View this email in your browser]( Friday, June 21, 2024 “We are living on this planet as if we had another one to go to.”— Terry Swearingen [Facebook]( [Instagram]( [X]( U.S. Government Publishes First Thorough Analysis of Harm Done to Indigenous Groups by Columbia River Dams A new United States federal government [report]( has found that the [hydropower dams]( on the [Columbia River]( have flooded villages and disrupted ways of life, while continuing to harm [Indigenous Peoples]( of the [Pacific Northwest](. [Read More]( Related: [California Wildfire Smoke Impacts Indigenous Communities Nearly 2x More Than Expected]( Four Out of Five People Want Increased Climate Action, UN Poll Says According to a new global survey of 75,000 people — [Peoples’ Climate Vote 2024]( — 80 percent want their governments’ climate commitments to be stronger. The poll, conducted by the [United Nations Development Program]( (UNDP), GeoPoll and Oxford University, posed 15 questions via telephone to residents of 77 countries that represented 87 percent of the global population, reported AFP. [Read More]( Related: [Majority of U.S. Voters Support Climate Litigation Against Big Oil, Poll Finds]( Chemicals From 2023 Ohio Train Derailment Spread to 16 States and Canada, Study Finds The derailment of a [freight train]( carrying hazardous materials in East Palestine, Ohio, last year was an environmental disaster. A new [analysis]( of pollution and precipitation data has found that [snow]( and [rain]( samples collected from the Midwest to Maine and North Carolina after the crash contained high levels of pollutants, including the extremely toxic [vinyl chloride]( released during a controlled burn to prevent a potential explosion, reported The Guardian. [Read More]( Related: [How a Trainload of Toxic Chemicals Derailed Everyday Life in Ohio]( Iberian Lynx Recovers From Endangered Species Status Following Conservation Efforts The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has changed the listing for the [Iberian lynx]( species, or Lynx pardinus, from Endangered to Vulnerable in the organization’s Red List, a list detailing the extinction risk of species around the world. [Read More]( Related: [Last Wild Horse Species on Earth Saved From Extinction and Returned to Native Habitat]( EU Approves Landmark Nature Law to Restore 20% of Land and Sea by 2030 A landmark law to restore a fifth of the European Union’s [land]( and [sea]( by 2030 has been approved by the European Parliament, following months of delays. [Read More]( Related: [EU Announces $3.71 Billion Investment in Ocean Sustainability]( 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](