Rural urban death gap widens across two decades
A JAMA study compares mortality in 1999 and 2019 showing the rural urban death gap tripling as urban rates fall more sharply than rural. Researchers cite economic downturn, chronic disease, hospital closures, and education and race factors as drivers.
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West Virginia Governor Links Unemployment Cut to Ties With Business Interests
The Washington Post reports Governor Jim Justice, and other GOP leaders cutting enhanced jobless aid, have personal ties to businesses seeking workers. In West Virginia, Justice's Greenbrier resort and other firms are hiring amid the policy shift, sparking scrutiny from officials and critics who question motives.
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Carbon Dioxide Surpasses Halfway Mark Since Industrial Era
NOAA reports May CO2 averaged 419.13 ppm, 50 percent above preindustrial 280 ppm, with fastest yearly rise on record. Climate scientists warn that ongoing emissions from fossil fuels push levels higher, intensifying storms, wildfires, floods, droughts, and health risks.
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Pieter Tans
Cornell University
Natalie Mahowald
Pacific
Scripps Institution of Oceanography
Ralph Keeling
Keeling
Mauna Loa
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