Former Japanese American incarceration site becomes America’s newest national park & more environmental news.

[View this email in your browser]( Thursday, February 22, 2024 “The greatest threat to our planet is the belief that someone else will save it.”— Robert Swan Grocery Chains to Ban Use of Neonics by Suppliers, in Move to Protect Pollinators Some grocery chains are moving to help protect pollinators by requiring their suppliers to stop using nitroguanidine neonicotinoids, or neonics. Chains including Whole Foods and Kroger have recently outlined policies that will ban the use of neonics in crop production. Whole Foods’ policy also applies to its floral department. [Read More]( Related: [More Than 800 Tons of Agricultural Pesticides Leach Into World’s Rivers Each Year, Research Finds]( Humans Could Consume 60% More Natural Resources by 2060: UN Report The United Nations Environment Programme’s [Global Resources Outlook]( — the flagship report of the UN’s International Resource Panel, due to be published later this month — highlights how the consumption of [natural resources]( globally is set to rise by 60 percent by 2060. [Read More]( Related: [California Orders Bottled Water Company to Stop Drawing From Natural Springs Needed for Wildlife Habitat and Wildfire Protection]( USDA Census of Agriculture Shows U.S. Losing Small Farms to Factory Farming, While Gaining in Renewable Energy Use The latest Census of Agriculture from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) raises concerns over a loss of small farms and a growth in larger farms, while also showing some promise with the growth of renewable energy implementation in agriculture. [Read More]( Related: [Factory Farming: Everything You Need to Know]( Satellites Reveal More Coral Reef Area in the World Than Previously Believed A new [study]( led by researchers at [Australia]( University of Queensland (UQ) has found that the planet has more [coral reef]( area than previously believed. Scientists have identified 134,364 square miles of shallow coral reefs at depths of up to 65.6 to 98.4 feet deep, according to [Dr. Mitchell Lyons]( of the School of the Environment at UQ and the [Allen Coral Atlas]( project, a press release from UQ said. [Read More]( Related: [Coral Reefs 101: Everything You Need to Know]( Former Japanese American Incarceration Site Becomes America’s Newest National Park The National Park Service (NPS) has announced that southeastern Colorado’s [Amache National Historic Site]( is officially the country’s newest [national park](. The Amache National Historic Site Act was signed by President Joe Biden in March of 2022 — the first [National Park System]( designation of the Biden-Harris administration, a press release from NPS said. The now formally established park will help ensure the painful history of Japanese American incarceration in the United States is not forgotten. [Read More]( Related: [5 of the World’s Most Spectacular National Parks]( 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](