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This article connected in a few ways. First, it supports my belief that regulations and industry standards can make us better off. Second, this research was possible because of people who maintained their family histories. I have enjoyed learning about mine. And third, the research was done at the University of Utah, where my son is a student. How could I not share this?
Prior to the establishment of the Environmental Protection Agency in 1970, Americans lived in communities awash with lead from industrial sources, paint, water supply pipes and, most significantly, tailpipe emissions. A dangerous neurotoxin that accumulates in human tissues and is linked to developmental deficits in children, environmental lead levels have come way down in the years since, and so have human exposures.
The proof is in your hair.
Banning lead in gas worked. The proof is in our hair – @theU
I like saying “our” in things like this because human beings are amazing and it feels good to just be a part of the species sometimes.
A debilitating infection from the parasitic Guinea worm is inching closer to global eradication, with an all-time low of only 10 human cases reported worldwide in 2025, the Carter Center announced.
If health workers can fully wipe out the worms, it will be only the second human disease to be eradicated, after smallpox.
Guinea worm on track to be 2nd eradicated human disease | Ars Technica
Over the past few years, Sparwood resident Debbie Russo has been collecting refundable bottles and cans from across the Elk Valley and donating every dollar to Angel Flight. Recently, while reviewing historical donations, Angel Flight discovered that her contributions beginning with her first donation in August 2021, total an incredible $44,669.84.
Angel Flight provides air travel to patients in East Kootenay, Canada—a remote region—who can’t afford to reach their medical appointments.
Debbie is also a cancer survivor, and cancer has touched her family in profound ways. Before Angel Flight existed, Debbie lost her brother, her sister, and her father to cancer. After years of supporting other causes, she shifted her efforts to Angel Flight, a service she knows firsthand makes a meaningful difference for residents of the East Kootenays.
Spearwood resident recognized for charitable contributions to Angel Flight | Cranbrook Daily Townsman
Historically, economic growth has required fossil fuel use because of energy demands. The latest reports from the Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit, though, show that these days the great majority of economic growth is happening in economies that are leaving fossil fuels behind. This is also an accelerating trend, so expect the pattern to continue.
In the decade before the Paris Agreement, 32 countries absolutely decoupled emissions from GDP, with 35 more achieving relative decoupling. In the post-Paris decade (2015–2023), these numbers grew to 43 and 40 countries respectively. Today, countries responsible for 46.3% of global GDP and 36.1% of global emissions have absolutely decoupled. Overall, 92% of global GDP and 89% of global emissions now sit in economies that have decoupled in either relative or absolute terms.
Energy & Climate Intelligence Unit | 10 Years Post-Paris: How…
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