• India eliminates extreme poverty. Brookings.
• Breast cancer death rate dropped 58 percent over the past 44 years in the U.S. The Washington Post.
• After near extinction, the saltwater crocodile has achieved a full recovery in Australia. Science Direct.
• The Florida Golden Aster removed from the endangered list. US Fish and Wildlife Service.
• In Pakistan mangroves expanded nearly threefold between 1986 and 2020. Mongabay.
• Since 2016, 2.5 million plants and 880,000 trees have been planted in 30 corridors in Medellín, reducing pollution and bringing temperatures down by 2°C in a city of 2.5 million people. Reasons to be Cheerful.
• 1 in 5 new car sales globally were EVs in 2023. Electrek.
• In 2023, solar represented over half of the electricity added to the United States grid. Latitude Media.
• Spain has so much solar that electricity costs are almost free. Bloomberg.
• Due to a new breakthrough, life expectancy for those with cystic fibrosis has risen from 35 to 82. The Atlantic.
• In Nepal, the maternal mortality rate has declined from 536 per 100,000 live births in 1996 to 151 by 2021. Nepali Times.
• Nearly half the electricity produced in the Netherlands is now renewable. CBS.

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