• The United States saw a 3.3% drop in homelessness, marking the first decrease since 2016. AP.
• After peaking in 2021, the combined age-adjusted rate of deaths from alcohol, drugs, and suicide declined by 16 percent in 2024. Trust for America’s Health.
• Electric vehicles cut pollution in China and prevent 260,000 premature deaths. Nature.
• Pakistan imported more Chinese solar panels than any other country on earth in 2025. No subsidy program drove it. No national rooftop scheme. No feed-in tariff. People just did it. Bright Spots.
• The New Zealand orange-fronted parakeet has twice been declared extinct, only to be rediscovered. Now, a pair of super breeders named Nacho and Trixie have produced 55 chicks, making them responsible for more than 10 percent of the total population. France 24.
• New solar desalination breakthrough makes fresh water without toxic brine. ScienceDaily.

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