Episode Details

This week:

How to be excited about the future, explained.

Plus, the news:

• 🌊 The tipping point for the Atlantic Ocean

• 👶 An RSV shot for babies

• 🥕 Examining the “N” in SNAP

• 🤖 Profiting from AI tools

• And more!

Here's What You Can Do:

• Donate to the Institute for Policy Studies to help turn transformative policy ideas into action.

• Join a Ride Spot Challenge by committing to replace car trips with bike rides. Biking is an easy way to lower your emissions and be part of the climate solution, even if you just start at one trip a week.

• Get educated about parking reform, which has the potential to impact climate change, equity, and housing.

• Be heard about climate change by helping Climate Cabinet elect candidates that give a shit about drafting legislation to combat the climate crisis.

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News Roundup

Health & Medicine

• Yes, heat can be fatal. But it also has a plethora of non-fatal health consequences on both the body and the mind

• Infants can now get a preventative shot for RSV, which is the leading cause of infant hospitalization in the US

• A new analysis is skeptical that Biden’s Justice40 program will fix the racial gap in air quality

• Literally go and touch some grass. It’s scientifically proven to be good for you.

Climate

• Extreme heat is a key issue in UPS contract deals

• Differing theories of decarbonization could create rifts in climate coalitions and derail progress

• Federal regulatory agencies are starting to (think about) cracking down on 

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