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This week:

Got fired? Start over.

Plus: More young people are getting cancer, the rise of solar power, new YouTube misinformation rules, getting paid to bike to work, and more

Here's What You Can Do:

• ⚡️ If apocalyptic skies and hazardous air quality reports are making your climate anxiety a little more intense this week (I feel you), look into the Climate Psychiatry Alliance’s database to find a climate-aware psychiatrist near you.

• ⚡️ Help spread fire adaptation practices and give communities the tools they need to reduce their wildfire risk and increase their resilience by donating to Fire Adapted Communities.

• ⚡️ Campaign to speed up the transition away from coal in your community by joining a local team to retire coal plants.

• ⚡️ While you’re staying indoors to avoid the unhealthy air outside, purchase an air purifier to keep your indoor air quality up to par (got Scrooge McDuck cash? Donate a few to local schools).

• ⚡️ Learn more about the impacts of air pollution, and read these recommendations for proper building ventilation.

News Roundup

Health & Medicine

• A new pill for lung cancer was found to cut the risk of death in half during clinical trials, yay!

• Unfortunately, cancer is on the rise for people under 50 worldwide, and we don’t really know why, god I really fucking hate cancer

• The chatbot “working” for an eating disorder helpline, instead of real humans capable of human empathy, was found to be encouraging unhealthy eating habits. Cool cool cool

• This week was one of the worst wildfire pollution events in U.S. history

Climate

• Biofuels might not actually be the best climate solution

• Ref