• Living standards have improved a lot since the 1980s. 24 charts that show we’re (mostly) living better than our parents. Full Stack Economics.
• 3D-printed implants that grow new breast tissue before breaking down without a trace could help breast cancer survivors. The Guardian.
• Dissolving implantable device relieves pain without drugs. Northwestern.
• In a world-first, scientists create eco-friendly cement from algae. Interesting Engineering.
• Climeworks is building a bigger carbon removal plant — and getting some new competition. Grist.
• $26K solar car now has a factory — and will roll out this year. Freethink.
• How child mortality fell from 40% to 3.7% in 200 years. Big Think.
• India reports 86% fall in malaria cases since 2015 and a 79% reduction in deaths. Economic Times.
• French drugmaker Sanofi will make 30 of its treatments, including insulin, available on a not-for-profit basis in 40 lower-income countries. Reuters.
• The DNA-altering technology CRISPR is making strides in potential one-and-done treatments for sickle cell disease, genetic liver conditions, and more. Boston Globe.
• NHS to test using drones to fly chemotherapy drugs to Isle of Wight. The Guardian.

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• Hopes rise for new malaria vaccine with 77% efficacy. The Guardian.
• COVID vaccines saved 20M lives in 1st year, scientists say. AP News.
• Texas plans to place charging stations for electric cars every 50 miles on most interstates. The Texas Tribune.
• Scientists harness light therapy to target and kill cancer cells in world first. The Guardian.
• Student debt canceled for 200K borrowers who say they were defrauded. Politico.
• Equatorial Guinea has eliminated sleeping sickness. WHO.
• How we got bipartisan gun reform. Persuasion.

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• For the first time in the history of Hawaii’s prison system, there are no incarcerated juvenile females. Newsweek.
• Scientist develops antimicrobial, plant-based food wrap designed to replace plastic. Rutgers.
• Nanoparticle sensor can distinguish between viral and bacterial pneumonia allowing doctors to avoid prescribing antibiotics in cases where they won’t be effective. MIT News.
• U.S. House passes a major wildlife conservation spending bill. NPR.
• A look at state efforts to combat climate change in 2022, so far. Changing America.
• Hoboken hasn’t had a traffic death in four years. Curbed.
• Colombia’s landmark Road Safety Law could save countless lives. WHO.
• Buying from Mark Cuban’s pharmacy could save Medicare billions, study says. The Wall Street Journal.
• Evanston, Illinois is the first city to offer reparations to Black residents. Reasons to be Cheerful.
• A Brazilian town fought poverty using basic income. Yes!
• Skills-based hiring is catching on as fewer employers require college diplomas, a major step toward shrinking the racial wealth gap. Reasons to be Cheerful.

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• China reduced air pollution in 7 years as much as US did in three decades. Bloomberg.
• The number of homeless people in Houston has been cut by 63 percent since 2011 by moving more than 25,000 homeless people directly into apartments and houses. The New York Times.
• The percentage of youths referred to adult courts dropped from 8% in 2010 to 2% in 2019. AP News.
• People of Gaza swim in ‘crystal blue’ sea again, as sewage pollution reaches its lowest rate in years due to sewage treating facilities stepping up their operations. Euronews.
• Local efforts have cut plastic waste on Australia’s beaches by almost 30% in 6 years. CSIROscope.
• In Bali, bird sellers help endangered mynah make a comeback. AP News.
• Golden lion tamarin conservation efforts have been successful, growing the population from a one-time low of 200 animals to more than 2,000 today. Mongabay.
• Rats fitted with tiny backpacks are being trained to help earthquake survivors. Study Finds.
• Australia’s minimum wage earners to get $40 a week pay rise. The Guardian.

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• More than 250 self-declared gun enthusiasts in Texas have signed on to an open letter supporting efforts at bipartisan gun reform legislation. The Texas Tribune.
• The collective wealth of the bottom 50% of households in America has nearly doubled in two years. Bloomberg.
• These Republican states are passing clean energy bills in the name of freedom and economics. Grist.
• How an experimental service in a library prevents incarceration. Next City.
• Monarch butterflies saw a resurgence in Mexico. The Verge.
• Breast cancer drug trial results in ‘unheard-of’ survival. The New York Times.
• German lawmakers approve €12 minimum wage. DW.
• Togo eliminates trachoma as a public health problem. WHO.

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• Bipartisan lawmakers target addiction crisis by boosting non-opioid pain management. The Hill.
• Pfizer to offer all its drugs not-for-profit to 45 lower-income countries. The Guardian.
• Plastic packaging might be biodegradable after all, say German scientists. DW.
• The living coffin that transforms your body into compost. Positive News.
• Ban has prevented 2 million surprise medical bills so far, insurers say. Axios.
• Four new states will extend postpartum Medicaid coverage to 12 months. The 19th.
• ‘Mind blowing’ ancient settlements uncovered in the Amazon. Nature.

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• Benin, Uganda and Rwanda eliminate sleeping sickness as a public health problem. WHO.
• Happier employees, higher profits: Restaurant owners spend more, and it pays off. The Counter.
• Wild mammals are making a comeback in Europe thanks to conservation efforts. Our World in Data.
• Electric vehicles displaced roughly 1.5 million barrels per day of oil last year, new analysis shows, an amount slated to grow as EV sales keep rising. Axios.
• Conservation win for Bangladesh as efforts to halt vulture decline pay off. Mongabay.
• It was a toxic wasteland. Now it’s a national park. National Geographic.
• Waste wood chemically recycled to produce material stronger than steel. NewScientist.
• Hawaii-based startup unveils world’s first ocean carbon-removing machine. Optimist Daily.
• Cancer deaths among Black people drop, but still higher than other groups. STAT.
• Workers’ leverage is here to stay. Axios.
• Morocco extends paid paternity leave from 3 to 15 days. Morocco World News.
• Alcohol use among young people has declined in many western countries over the past two decades. Addiction (PDF link).
• US citizens are eating less meat—and that’s driven a 35% decrease in dietary carbon emissions over 15 years. Anthropocene.

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• Tasmania becomes third in the world to reach negative carbon. Earth.org.
• Revolutionary indoor farming method uses 90 percent less water and slashes food waste. The Hill.
• Curbing energy-related air pollutants could save 50,000 US lives, $600B each year: study. The Hill.
• Quantum communication system could detect earthquakes. NewScientist.
• Half a million Kenyans out of extreme poverty. Business Daily.
• New drug could ‘switch off’ genes that trigger deadly brain tumors. Brain Tomorrow.
• World first breakthrough could prevent SIDS. The Sydney Children’s Hospitals Network.
• These nanobots can swim around a wound and kill bacteria. Wired.
• Stem cell therapy set for human trials after reversing Parkinson’s in rats. New Atlas.
• Cognitive behavior therapy reduces crime and violence over 10 years: experimental evidence. National Bureau of Economic Research.
• Taking a one-week break from social media improves well-being, depression, and anxiety. Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking.

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• The poverty rate in Vietnam dropped from 16.8 to 5 percent between 2010 and 2020, and over 10 million people were lifted out of poverty. World Bank.
• There are 1.4 million fewer Canadians living in poverty. Straight.
• A cutting-edge form of urban energy independence could make cities more resilient to blackouts — and greener in the process. Reasons to be Cheerful.
• There has been a nearly 40% decrease in motor vehicle–related deaths among young people between 2000 to 2020. New England Journal of Medicine.
• The Texas university that charges low-income students precisely zero. Reasons to be Cheerful.
• Endangered condors are soaring again over Northern California’s coastal redwoods for the first time in more than a century. NPR.
• More employers offering child care benefits to lower-wage workers. The Hechinger Report.
• California just shy of 100% powered by renewables for first time. Desert Sun.
• To decarbonize the grid, we need extraordinary power storage. This new device gets us closer. Anthropocene.
• A road surface not to be sniffed at: the highway made of used nappies. Positive News.
• US hits a record 20% of electricity from wind and solar in April. electrek.
• This high schooler invented a low-cost, mind-controlled prosthetic arm. Smithsonian Magazine.
• Hawaii Legislature passes bill raising minimum wage to $18. AP News.
• Over 60 million Americans have taxes so simple the IRS could do them automatically. Vox.
• Record number of women appointed to Fortune 500 boards. Axios.
• Smallpox used to kill millions of people every year. Here’s how humans beat it. Vox.

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• When the University of Michigan made a minor change to how it talks about financial aid, enrollment among kids from low-income families surged. Reasons to be Cheerful.
• A new bipartisan act aims to make America get along. Reasons to be Cheerful.
• New Mexico to offer a year of free childcare to most residents. The Washington Post.
• Reading and math skills have improved for students since the 90s. The New York Times.
• Researchers build a portable desalination unit that generates clear, clean drinking water without the need for filters or high-pressure pumps. MIT News.
• Dartford warbler is welcomed back from near-extinction. The Guardian.
• Japan’s greenhouse gas emissions fall to lowest on record. Al Jazeera.
• Plastic-eating enzyme could eliminate billions of tons of landfill waste. UT News.
• The global decline of polio. Our World in Data.
• US pediatricians’ group moves to abandon race-based guidance. AP News.

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