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09/06/26 UPDATE: Infant Cognition Improves with Cleaner Air Re: Chapter 6.6 POLLUTION MITIGATION: SUCCESS STORIES Manhattan skyline in 2023. Photo by Jakub Hałun via Wiki. EARTH WISE noted (p. 103) that asthma among Los Angeles children diminished as anti-smog measures were put into effect. Now a study of infants in New York City1 over a 20-year period shows there was improvement in cognitive test scores as the city implemented policies limiting air pollution from vehicles and buildings....

6/14/26 UPDATE: Iran War Spurs Cleantech Re: Chapter 3.5.D A RACE AGAINST TIME Solar electric system installation on the Minneapolis Convention Center. Photo by U.S. DOE, via Flickr. The Iran war has created economic hardship around the world as supplies of oil, gas, and synthetic fertilizer (made from gas) run short and prices skyrocket. But it also accelerated the transition to renewable energy sources. Countries are increasing their commitment to solar and wind power, battery storage,...

5/28/26 UPDATE: POPs Re: Chapter 8.5. WHAT ARE POPs? Some more good news: Levels of some of the most dangerous PFAS “forever chemicals” (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) have dramatically fallen in Canadian seabird eggs, showing that regulation has been effective. Gannet cradling egg with foot. Source: Wiki Starting from 2006, the US Environmental Protection Agency had worked with major chemical manufacturers to phase out the most common and toxic compounds PFOA (perfluorooctanoic acid)...