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Tenants have a legal right to have functional heating equipment in their homes in winters, but should they also have that right to cooling equipment in summers? Local governments nationwide are considering it, but laws demanding it remain relatively rare. This three-part series examines the prospects and problems. Cities assert tenants’ right to cooling in…
In 1954, 45 percent of Americans said they had smoked a cigarette within the last week. Today, 70 years later, 11 percent say they have. And the numbers continue to drop. Cigarette Smoking Rate in U.S. Ties 80-Year Low https://news.gallup.com/poll/648521/cigarette-smoking-rate-ties-year-low.aspx Related Reading
Nanoplastics, those microscopic plastic particles that result from the breakdown of plastic products, pollute our oceans and waterways and infiltrate our bodies and our brains. No one knows yet what threat that poses, but it’s making many of us uneasy. The good news is that researchers have found a way to eliminate up to 98…
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Gun violence in the United States has become the leading cause of death among children and teens, causing profound consequences on survivors and communities. It has reached the stage that the US surgeon general has declared it an urgent public health crisis that demands immediate action. US surgeon general declares US gun violence an urgent…
Federal law has long outlawed the use of psychedelic drugs on grounds they have a “high potential for abuse and no accepted medical use.” But researchers have proven recently that they do have a valid medical use, for treating post-traumatic stress disorder, major depressive disorder, anxiety and addiction. As legal reform efforts spread across the country,…
It is estimated that 36 million trees fall every year in America, and at best a little bit of that wood is turned into wood chips or mulch. But Philadelphia has found a way to convert wood waste into building materials, and it’s using some of the profits to support its urban forestry plans. Other…
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The relationship between a city and its residents has long been framed by the “Live, Work, Play” planning model, but in recent years the Play part of that formula has been minimized. If cities are to thrive, Play must be given a new priority. Prioritize play to help your city thrive in a post-pandemic world…
Extreme heat waves in the United States and around the world already have killed thousands of people so far this summer and the worst is yet come. We know that heat stress is the leading cause of weather-related fatalities, so why does our culture push us to ignore it? Heat is deadly. Why does our…
It is a well-established fact that that electric fields accelerate healing in chronic wounds, so electric bandages were bound to come – and now they have arrived. Battery-charged bandages have been animal-tested with remarkable results, so they soon will be available to treat slow-healing wounds caused by diabetes and other chronic illnesses. That could significantly increase…
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In 2022, malaria killed 608,000 people around the world, 95 percent of them in Africa and 80 percent of them children under the age of 5. But hope is on the way. A new, relatively cheap malaria vaccine has been sent to several African countries and tens of millions more doses are promised. Officials say 500,000 child…
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