• Joint initiative by Portland and Multnomah County successfully houses over 5,500 rormerly homeless individuals. Hoodline.
• 29.2% drop in cancer death rates since 1999. The Baltimore Sun.
• In Laos, malaria cases have dropped by over 90 percent over the past decade. USAID.
• Mexico registered an 18 percent decrease in intentional homicides in July compared to December 2018. Prensa Latina.
• Successes in treating people with HIV led to life expectancy in Africa rising from 56 to 61 years since 2010. Gavi.
• US death rate dropped 6% in 2023, with Covid-19 falling to 10th leading cause of death. CNN.
• World-first lung cancer vaccine trials launched across seven countries. The Guardian.
• Wind and solar generating capacity surpasses 1,200 gigawatts in China, hitting renewable power target six years early. Bloomberg.

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• California, Nevada among U.S. states moving to ban slavery in prisons. Context.
• Murder is likely falling at the fastest pace ever recorded in 2024. Jeff-alytics.
• Shootings in Philadelphia are down by nearly 40 percent. The Trace.
• Guinea has eliminated maternal and neonatal tetanus. Unicef.
• Over the past three decades, routine immunizations have prevented 1.1 million deaths and saved the United States $540 billion. The New York Times.
• In 1980, Ethiopia had the highest death rate from tuberculosis in the world. Since then, the country has achieved a sixfold reduction in the death rate. Our World in Data.
• A computer algorithm has achieved a 98% accuracy in predicting different diseases by analyzing the color of the human tongue. University of South Australia.

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• The global number of children not attending school has declined by nearly 40% since 2000. Our World in Data.
• Air pollution deaths in children under 5 down 53% since 2000. IISD.
• Some 14.7 million people in Brazil were spared from going hungry last year, a drop from 8% to 1.2% of the population. gov.br.
• Crime in San Francisco is now below pre-pandemic levels. The San Francisco Standard.
• COVID-19 vaccines led to an overall reduction in cardiovascular events. Nature Communications.
• Samsung just showed a 600-mile solid-state EV battery, charges in 9 minutes. Ride Apart.
• Chile is phasing out coal faster than any other developing nation. In the first half of 2024, coal accounted for just 17.5% of Chile’s electricity output, down from 43.6% in 2016. The Progress Playbook.
• The number of malaria cases and deaths in Bangladesh is steadily decreasing. The country has seen a 96 percent reduction in malaria deaths between 2008 and 2023. Warp News.

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• A twice-yearly injection of lenacapavir prevented 100% of new HIV infections in trial. Health Policy Watch.
• Two centuries ago, only 1 in 10 adults could read. Today, it’s almost 9 in 10. Our World in Data.
• Bangladesh has seen a 96% decline in malaria deaths since 2008. Gavi.
• Renewables generated half of the EU’s electricity in the first half of 2024. Ember.
• Solar power in the US has shot up by 25 percent compared to just one year earlier. Ars Technica.
• China’s installed new energy capacity, mainly consisting of wind and solar power, surpasses that of coal for the first time. CGTN.

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• Human rights have improved in all world regions over the last century. Our World in Data.
• In 1986, there were an estimated 3.5 million cases of Guinea worm disease in at least 21 countries. There haven’t been any reported cases so far this year. The Carter Center.
• There are 2.45 million fewer Filipinos living in poverty since 2021. Bilyonaryo.
• A new program in Oregon offers new mothers up to three home visit from a trained nurse at no cost. NPR.
• A 7th person with HIV is probably cured after stem cell transplant for leukemia. NBC News.
• South Korea’s supreme court has ruled that same-sex couples are eligible to receive the same health insurance benefits as heterosexual couples. Reuters.
• The proportion of the world’s adults with a net worth of less than $10,000 has plunged this century, from 75% in 2000 to less than 40% in 2023. Axios.
• The Great Green Wall Initiative has successfully restored 18 million hectares and created 350,000 jobs across the 11 participating countries in North and West Africa. International Banker.
• Renewable power generation overtakes fossil fuels in Italy for the first time. PV Tech.
• The teen birth rate in the U.S. declined 71% between 2000 and 2022. Axios.
• The global number of children not attending school has declined by nearly 40% since 2000. Our World in Data.

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• Renewables will overtake coal as world’s biggest power source next year. The Progress Playbook.
• Once thought to be extinct, sixty Siamese crocodiles have successfully hatched in the wild. Fauna & Flora.
• Drones are helping plant 100 million mangrove trees in the UAE by 2030. New Scientist.
• Renewables meet 82% of Portugal’s electricity needs in first half of 2024. The Progress Playbook.
• Air pollution deaths in children under 5 down 53% since 2000. SDG.

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• Just 13% of workers in the U.S. are now earning less than $15 an hour; two years ago, that number was 31.9%. Axios.
• The proportion of the world’s adults with a net worth of less than $10,000 has plunged this century, from 75% in 2000 to less than 40% in 2023. Axios.
• Baltimore reports 36% decline in homicides for 2024. Hoodline.
• In 2023, Latin America and the Caribbean fell to the lowest poverty rate in the last two decades. World Bank.
• Over 200 million schoolchildren gained access to improved water, sanitation, or hygiene services between 2015 and 2023. Unicef.
• Since 2006, Rwanda’s overall life expectancy has risen from 56 to 70. Think Global Health.
• Morocco’s multidimensional poverty rate decreases from 40% to 5.7% in last 20 years. Hespress.
• Colombia deforestation fell to 23-year low in 2023. Reuters.
• In the United States, wind power has generated more electricity than coal for the second month in a row. Sherwood.
• Power producers in the United Kingdom cut the use of fossil fuels in electricity generation by 16% over the first five months of 2024. Reuters.
• Used electric cars are not just cheap—they are cheaper than similar gas cars. The Atlantic.
• In 1991, 48 countries had abolished the death penalty. Today 112 countries have abolished it. Amnesty International.

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• Indonesia has lifted 3 million people out of poverty in a decade. Antara.
• The homicide rate in Boston has fallen 78 percent in just one year. The New York Times.
• From overfished to sustainable harvests: Pacific bluefin tuna rebound to new highs. NOAA Fisheries.
• Germany achieves 58% renewable energy share in first half of 2024. DPA International.
• Three-quarters of the European Union’s electricity has been generated by CO2 emissions-free sources so far this year. Reuters.

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• According to multiple sources, homicide rates in the US are lower now than almost any time in the last 60 years. Noahpinion.
• In just one year, Colorado is using a billion fewer plastic bags. 9News.
• How the small Pacific island nation of Vanuatu drastically cut plastic pollution. The Guardian.
• Teen girls invent AI device to reduce wildlife collisions. CBS News.
• Biden pardons thousands of LGBTQ+ service members convicted for sexual orientation. CBS News.
• Epileptic teen receives first ever seizure-controlling brain implant. engadget.
• Chad eliminates human African trypanosomiasis (sleeping sickness) as a public health problem. WHO.
• Current best-practice policies could prevent approximately 66% of the total deaths originally estimated to be caused by trans-fatty acids intake annually — equivalent to almost 183,000 lives saved each year. WHO.

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• Human rights are much better protected than they were one or two hundred years ago. Our World in Data.
• Rare Caribbean wildlife species saved from extinction. BBC.
• Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon dropped to its lowest level since March 2018. Mongabay.
• Over the past decades, Nepal is the only developing country in the world that doubled its forest cover to 45 percent. Nepal has further tripled its tiger population to 355 wild cats in the last 15 years. World Bank.
• Solar power’s giants are providing more energy than big oil. Bloomberg.
• Clean-energy investment this year to be twice that of fossil fuels. WSJ.
• 23.9% of all new cars sold in California last quarter were zero-emission vehicles. California Energy Commission.
• Scientists find plastic-eating fungus feasting on Great Pacific Garbage Patch. Futurism.
• Maryland governor pardons over 175,000 low-level marijuana convictions. Reuters.
• The world’s first coal-to-nuclear reactor plant just broke ground in Kemmerer, Wyoming. electrek.
• Gas power output nearly halves in California in one year as batteries steal the show. The Progress Playbook.
• A CRISPR gene-editing therapy for cystic fibrosis has been successful in mice. New Scientist.
• Iberian lynx is no longer endangered. ABC News.
• Sierra Leone bans child marriage. Semafor.

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