California sues ExxonMobil over Its global plastic waste pollution and deceptive recycling campaign & more environmental news.

[View this email in your browser]( Tuesday, September 24, 2024 “Only we humans make waste that nature can’t digest.” — Captain Charles J Moore [Facebook]( [Instagram]( [X]( California Sues ExxonMobil Over Its Global Plastic Waste Pollution and Deceptive Recycling Campaign [California Attorney General Rob Bonta]( has announced that the state has filed a [lawsuit]( against [oil]( major ExxonMobil for its alleged engagement in “a decades-long campaign of deception,” which led to and exacerbated the worldwide [plastics pollution]( crisis, a press release from the California Department of Justice said. [Read More]( Related: [Poll: Most U.S. Voters Support Holding Plastics Industry Responsible for False Recycling Claims]( New Tool Reveals Repeated Flooding at Properties Around the U.S. A new tool from the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) maps properties that experience repeated flooding around the U.S. NRDC found more than 250,000 properties in the country have made multiple insurance claims under the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP). [Read More]( Related: [Glacial Flooding Damages More Than 100 Homes in Juneau, Alaska]( Electrification of Upstream Oil and Gas Facilities Could Reduce Production Emissions by Over 80%, Report Finds According to a new report by [Rystad Energy]( converting production facilities for upstream [oil and gas]( so that they are powered by electricity fueled by [renewable sources]( or [natural gas]( that would have otherwise been burned and flared could eliminate more than 80 percent of the sector’s associated emissions. [Read More]( Related: [Scotland’s Only Oil Refinery to Shut Down Next Year]( Construction Begins on New Bison Bridges in UK Construction has started in the UK on two of four new bison bridges that will enable the animals to cross through forested areas while allowing human visitors to observe the wildlife from the bridges above. [Read More]( Related: [California’s First National Marine Sanctuary in Over 3 Decades Will Protect 116 Miles of Coastline]( 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](