Chronic pain journey and wisdom for youth
A personal letter series shares coping steps for chronic pain in youth. Key points include acknowledging shared struggle, managing anger, seeking help for enduring low mood, understanding medical details, communicating with doctors, and a call to perseverance with concrete goals.
Idaho Cricket Outbreak Strains Farmers Across Southwest
In southwestern Idaho a severe cricket outbreak devastates crops and creates road hazards. Boise County declares disaster as state offices authorize 250000 dollars for control. Insects, shieldbacked katydids mistaken for crickets, move up to 50 miles seasonally and lay eggs for spring hatch.
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Boise
Idaho
Boise County Commission
Mike Cooper
State Department of Agriculture
Utah
Bottled Water Boom Draws Environmental Fire
Bottled water sales rose 12.3 percent to over 77 billion last year, with consumers drinking about 21 gallons each annually. Environmental groups warn that high prices and aquifer depletion accompany the surge, while some health officials note a large share of bottled water is tap water and production uses substantial energy and plastics.
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Washington
Beverage Marketing Corporation
Natural Resources ‘Defense Council
Erik Olson
Water facts from government sources
Government figures show a typical person uses about two gallons of water for brushing teeth and a five minute shower can use 25 to 50 gallons. Automatic dishwashers use nine to twelve gallons, hand washing dishes about 20. Only 1 percent of Earth's water is drinkable. humans and animals vary in water content, with adults 50 to 65 percent and children 75 percent. It takes 1,851 gallons of water to refine a barrel of crude oil and 24 gallons to produce one pound of plastic.
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