• Opioid deaths in Canada dropped 23% in 2025. CBC.
• New Orleans man becomes first in Louisiana functionally cured of sickle cell disease. WAFB.
• Data collected from 132 countries reveal that global blood collections increased by nearly 19% between 2013 and 2023. Voluntary, unpaid donors accounted for over 85% of the estimated 120 million blood donations received in 2023. Mirage.
• By 1850, Massachusetts had been stripped to perhaps 10% forest; today it is 60% wooded. Perhaps the “greatest forest recovery in the history of the world.” Inside Climate News.
• 35 years ago, fewer than 800 alewives, a type of fish, were making this trip up the Sebasticook River. Last year, they numbered 9 million. Inside Climate News.
• Renewables covered record 58% of German electricity consumption in first half of 2026. Clean Energy Wire.
• This new reactor system converts plastic waste into sustainable jet fuel with promising economics. Tech Radar.

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