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No, the maternal mortality rate in the United States is not rising; it's actually on par with those of Canada and France.

https://www.governing.com/management-and-administration/no-the-maternal-mortality-rate-is-not-rising

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Since 2014, over 5,000 schools in Ethiopia have been equipped with water, sanitation, and hygiene facilities.

https://www.worldbank.org/en/news/feature/2024/01/19/breaking-barriers-empowering-girls-with-clean-water-and-sanitation-facilities-in-ethiopia-s-schools

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In Kenya, 200,000 people just gained access to clean drinking water.

https://www.afrik21.africa/en/kenya-in-kiptogot-kolongolo-an-aep-provides-200000-people-with-drinking-water

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California has enacted a law that makes it easier for out-of-state doctors to get experience in reproductive medicine.

https://19thnews.org/2024/01/california-medical-residents-doctors-abortion-training

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How Utah is solving the problem of literacy for third graders.

https://archive.ph/Z53Jv

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Plastic bags are the number one contaminant found in Colorado’s rivers and streams—but last year, thanks to the imposition of statewide fees, between 1.5 billion and 1.8 billion fewer plastic bags were used, and an even greater reduction is expected this year, as businesses phase out their use too.

https://www.denver7.com/news/state-news/1-5-billion-fewer-plastic-bags-used-in-colorado-thanks-to-fee-boulder-recycling-center-estimates

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Youth activists in Norway have won a major legal victory, after a court in Oslo found the approvals of three new oil and gas fields invalid and issued an injunction forbidding the state from granting any new permits necessary for construction and production there. 'This is an important victory for current and future generations and the environment.'

https://www.greenpeace.org/international/press-release/64831/environmental-youth-groups-win-climate-court-case-against-norwegian-state

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An international effort to protect endangered river dolphins is gathering steam. Known as the "Global Declaration for River Dolphins," it commits 14 of the animals’ range countries to implement specific actions and strengthen regional and national initiatives. So far, nine countries have signed the declaration. China, Indonesia, Myanmar, Peru, and Pakistan are pending.

https://news.mongabay.com/2024/01/nine-countries-sign-global-pact-to-protect-endangered-river-dolphins

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In the UK, the Cornish chough, once extinct in Cornwall, has been re-wilded and has started to move inland in what wildlife experts say is a sign of its 'flourishing' recovery.

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-cornwall-67941667

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In an unexpected display of rationality, the French government has listened to the advice of scientists instead of the fishing industry and temporarily banned all fishing in the Bay of Biscay. From Finistere in the extreme west of Brittany to the Spanish border, fishing will cease almost entirely until the 20th of February.

https://www.france24.com/en/environment/20240119-france-temporarily-bans-commercial-fishing-to-protect-dolphins

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According to a new study, humpback whale numbers in Cumberland Bay of the island of South Georgia have nearly recovered to pre-whaling levels, last seen in 1904. The rewilding of South Georgia amounts to 'the single most uplifting environmental story in the world.'

https://hakaimagazine.com/news/humpbacks-rebound-in-20th-century-whaling-hotspot

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Did you know that the US Department of the Interior directed over $2 billion of investments to restore the nation’s lands and waters last year? Yeah, us neither (it's almost like news organizations didn't bother reporting it).

https://www.doi.gov/blog/year-historic-investments-interiors-successful-2023

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Make America Rake Again. The state of Maryland has planted half a million trees in the last two years, getting it 10% of the way to its 5 million target by 2031.

https://reasonstobecheerful.world/make-america-rake-again-leaf-blower-bans

https://news.maryland.gov/dnr/2024/01/02/maryland-nears-half-a-million-trees-planted-toward-5-million-goal

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What if we told you 2023 was actually a pretty great year for conservation in Texas? ‘The wildlife that has come is phenomenal’

https://www.texasstandard.org/stories/recapping-the-biggest-wins-for-texas-environment-in-2023

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British farmers are holding off floods by planting trees, creating floodplains, and rewilding rivers.

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/jan/11/uk-farmers-holding-off-floods-the-natural-way

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The Pacific Coast’s real native oyster is making a comeback, with a little help from some friends.

https://hakaimagazine.com/features/how-to-love-an-oyster

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A revolutionary way to feed the world that's actually very old.

https://archive.ph/Z2zvf

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Book:

It's become common to tell kids that they're going to die from climate change. We are constantly bombarded by doomsday headlines that tell us the soil won't be able to support crops, fish will vanish from our oceans, and that we should reconsider having children.

Not the End of the World: How We Can Be the First Generation to Build a Sustainable Planet
Hannah Ritchie (Author)

https://bookshop.org/p/books/not-the-end-of-the-world-how-we-can-be-the-first-generation-to-build-a-sustainable-planet-hannah-ritchie/20055919