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Millions of Americans will have their lives disrupted by sea level rise by 2050, but we’re still not contributing enough to climate adaptation efforts

Rolling out IRA in some states is proving to be difficult, as misinformation is making some residents hostile to renewables

Aluminum producers must cut emissions by 92% to meet 2050 net-zero goals. Here’s how the industry can get there

🌍 Summer is just heating up in Europe, quite literally, as wildfires and heatwaves are expected to intensify in July

Extreme heat is only making the housing crisis more dire, as high energy prices make paying for air-conditioning (for those that have it in the first place) a struggle

🌍 Results of a clinical trial in Africa indicate that a promising new HIV drug, administered just twice a year, gives young women “total protection”

Though the bird flu outbreak was announced three months ago, the US has only tested around 45 people, giving us very little information on how or if the disease is spreading

Even if more states vote to have abortion rights protected in their constitutions, some existing legislation meant to make receiving an abortion more difficult (like waiting periods, minimum dimensions for procedure rooms, etc.), will remain

Gun violence is a public health issue — and approaching the problem through this lens can help reduce it

The surge of dengue cases in Central and South America has health officials warning that risk in the US has increased as well

Even bread can be considered an ultra-processed food these days, but consumer demand for less-processed food is causing some companies to slowly change their recipes

Do you take a daily multivitamin? New research indicates that the health benefits are nil

The kelp farming industry is booming, and while there is the promise of reduced emissions and other ecosystem benefits, questions about the future of the industry, from regulatory challenges to balancing small farmers and corporations remain

🌎 Denmark is attempting to reduce agricultural emissions by finding creative solutions to nudge consumers towards a plant-based diet (that don’t include bans or restrictions)

🌍Successive droughts in Morocco will impact surrounding nations as well, causing a record increase in wheat imports and a decrease in fruit and vegetable exports

The Supreme Court’s overturning of Chevron🙃 has implications across the administrative state from net neutrality, consumer protections and more

Meta’s setting on Instagram to opt-out of political content was on by default, and an error led to user settings appearing to reset every time the app was closed

Predicting technological progress requires looking deeper at specifics rather than relying on broad rend lines, as these often lead to under or over-estimations of growth

🌍 Developers in China will be losing API access to Open AI’s platforms

A group of major record labels are suing two AI song generators for copyright infringements (although they say they are open to licensing deals)

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