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Environment United StatesLess Insecticides Have Led to Cleaner Air (a Win for People’s Health!)
New research shows that greater protections against the use of insecticides in the Great Lakes region of the United States have worked, with the atmospheric concentration of three insecticides falling so low that they are now undetectable.
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Society The WorldThe Fight for Human Rights Reaches a Green Milestone
The United Nations has just passed a historic resolution that declares that access to a clean, healthy, and sustainable environment is a universal human right, ultimately altering the very nature of international human rights law.
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Society USACars, Steer Clear – E-Bikes Are Here (and They’re on a Roll)!
Electric bicycles are all the rage in the United States, and while fuel and car prices shoot up, the healthy and environmentally-friendly alternative benefits from a $4 billion tax break - just another incentive to keep the trend rolling!
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Environment USABorder Control Win: Customs Agents Discover Rare Invasive Moth in “Medicinal Tea”
An invasive species of moth last spotted in Sri Lanka in 1912 was confiscated by United States federal customs officers at the Detroit Metropolitan Airport — effectively stopping what could have been a major threat to US agriculture.
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Technology
Technology USAThis Little Gadget Can Make Seawater Drinkable!
A group of researchers affiliated with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology came up with a small, portable, and filter-free device capable of cleaning undrinkable water with the single push of a button, to the delight of millions of people in need of the precious resource.
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Health
Health United KingdomGreat News for Public Health: By 2030, Hepatitis C Won’t Be Problem Anymore
The number of hepatitis C cases is steadily decreasing in England, United Kingdom, to the point where authorities are expected to officially eliminate the bloodborne virus as a public health problem by 2030.
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