EU approves law to ban greenwashing on product labels & more environmental news.

[View this email in your browser]( Thursday, January 18, 2024 "The greatest threat to our planet is the belief that someone else will save it." — Robert Swan EU Approves Law to Ban Greenwashing on Product Labels The European Parliament has voted to adopt a law regulating sustainability claims on product labels. The law will prohibit retailers from making general environmental claims and sustainability claims without evidence. [Read More]( Related: [A Guide to Greenwashing and How to Spot It]( Fertilizing Fields With Sewage Sludge Releases More Microplastics Into the Air Than Previously Believed, Study Finds [Microplastics]( are tiny [plastic]( particles from [textiles]( and other sources that have broken down into smaller and smaller pieces until they are less than five millimeters in length. They have been found all over the world, from [sediments in the deep ocean]( to [Arctic]( snow. Scientists have found that microplastics are being released though natural [fertilizers]( from treated [sewage]( sludge deposited onto agricultural fields, as more [plastic particles]( get picked up by the wind than was previously believed, a press release from the American Chemical Society (ACS) said. [Read More]( Related: [Microplastics 101: Everything You Need to Know]( Hertz Begins Selling Off EVs, Plans to Buy Gas Vehicles as Replacements Rental car company Hertz is selling off 20,000 of electric vehicles in its fleet, with plans to replace these vehicles with internal combustion engine vehicles. The company cited high repair expenses and low demand as its reasons to sell the EVs, [Utility Dive reported](. [Read More]( Related: [Electric Vehicles 101: Everything You Need to Know]( California Mountain Lion Population Is Thousands Fewer Than Previously Estimated The first large-scale study of [mountain lion]( numbers in [California]( has been completed by scientists from the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW); the nonprofits Audubon Canyon Ranch and the Institute for Wildlife Studies; University of California, Santa Cruz; and University of California, Davis. The population estimate of [between 3,200 and 4,500 cougars]( is much lower than the CDFW’s decades-old estimate of roughly 6,000, reported the Los Angeles Times. [Read More]( Related: [Light Pollution Threatens Mountain Lion Habitats, Study Finds]( Sprawling Ancient City Discovered in Amazon Rainforest An enormous [ancient civilization]( has been discovered in Ecuador’s Upano Valley, hidden for millenia by [rainforest]( vegetation, reported the BBC. The existence of the intricately laid development rewrites previous assumptions about the human history of the [Amazon](. [Read More]( Related: [Brazil’s Congress Passes Bill to Pave Highway Through Heart of Amazon Rainforest]( 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](