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Life expectancy of Native American peoples falls 4.7 years since 2019

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Amid the pandemic, the life expectancy of American Indian or Alaska Native people is thought to have fallen by nearly five years from 2019 to 2021, the biggest decline of any ethnic group in the US

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What’s Up With Water November 15, 2021

Circle of Blue

Newark began replacing the pipes in 2019, following the discovery of high lead levels in tap water in schools and homes. Four months later, in March 2021, federal lawmakers doubled down on the approach. The post What’s Up With Water November 15, 2021 appeared first on Circle of Blue.

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What’s Up With Water – December 6, 2021

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percent of disposable income on water and sewer in 2019, up from 10.9 The post What’s Up With Water – December 6, 2021 appeared first on Circle of Blue. A national affordability study found that a four-person household in the bottom 20 percent of the income distribution paid an average of 12.4 percent two years earlier.

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What’s Up With Water – September 13, 2021

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That is a four-fold increase since 2019, in part due to the Jal Jeevan Mission, which aims to provide every rural household with a tap water connection by 2024. The post What’s Up With Water – September 13, 2021 appeared first on Circle of Blue. More water news and analysis await you at circleofblue.org.

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IEA: CO2 emissions reached record highs in 2021?

A Greener Life

The energy analysts found that despite all the efforts to curb emissions, in 2021 global energy-related CO2 emissions rose to their highest ever level as the lockdowns put in place by many governments due to the pandemic were eased. Emission from natural gas also rose well above 2019 levels to 7.5 billion tonnes. billion tonnes.

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The Stream, December 16, 2021: “Climate Whiplash” Hits Australia

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In Australia , many of the same areas that endured brutal bushfires in 2019 and 2020 are now drowning in record-setting rainfall. Australia smoldered during the epic “Black Summer” bush fires of 2019 and 2020. Traffic from fishing, cargo, and military ships has increased by 58% between 2016 and 2019.

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The Stream, June 24, 2021: Excess Animal Waste Pollutes Water In Northern Ireland

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In Case You Missed It: Hotspots H2O: Longstanding Drought in Iran Begets Farmer Protests, Power Outages, and Widespread Water Rationing – A decades-long drought in one of the warming world’s most arid regions, heightened by what many consider to be governmental mismanagement, has set the state for a severe, dangerously dry 2021.

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