Planet will warm as much as 3.1°C under current policies: UN report & more environmental news.

[View this email in your browser]( Monday, October 28, 2024 "The warnings about global warming have been extremely clear for a long time. We are facing a global climate crisis. It is deepening. We are entering a period of consequences." —Al Gore [Facebook]( [Instagram]( [X]( Planet Will Warm as Much as 3.1°C Under Current Policies: UN Report Without greater action, the planet will warm as much as 3.1 degrees Celsius by the end of the century, according to the latest United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) [Emissions Gap Report: No more hot air … please!](. [Read More]( Related: [Ocean Warming Has Doubled in Past 20 Years: EU Copernicus Report]( Salmon Spotted Swimming Far Upstream to Old Spawning Grounds After Historic Klamath River Dam Removal Less than two months following the removal of four hydroelectric [dams]( along the [Klamath River]( some of its salmon have swum upstream in Oregon to start spawning for the first time in over a century. [Read More]( Related: [Klamath River Dam Removal Allows Salmon to Run Free for First Time in More Than a Century]( Utility-Scale Battery Storage in U.S. Increasing Rapidly, EIA Finds According to [a recent report]( from the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), utility-scale battery storage capacity is quickly growing, with capacity reaching 20.7 gigawatts by July 2024 and 21.4 gigawatts as of August 2024. [Read More]( Related: [Solar Power and Battery Storage Lead New Utility-Scale Electricity in U.S. for First Half of 2024]( EPA Strengthens Standards for Exposure to Lead-Based Paint Dust to Protect Children To mark National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week — October 20 to 26 — the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has finalized stricter requirements for the identification and cleaning up of [lead]( paint dust in homes and childcare facilities constructed before 1978. [Read More]( Related: [Judge Orders EPA to Consider Risk Posed by Fluoridated Water to Children’s IQs]( 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](