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Vitamin D Alleviates Osteoarthritis Progression by Targeting Cartilage and Subchondral Bone via Myd88-TAK1-ERK Axis Suppression
Dove Medical Press
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July 8, 2025
Introduction Osteoarthritis (OA), affecting >240 million globally, manifests as progressive cartilage degradation, aberrant subchondral bone remodeling, and synovial inflammation - collectively driving irreversible joint dysfunction.1 As the...
Climate Futures: What’s Ahead for Our World Beyond 1.5°C of Warming?
The Good Men Project - California
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July 8, 2025
By Claire Asher This two-part Mongabay mini-series examines the current status of the climate emergency, how the global community is likely to respond and what lies ahead for Earth systems and humanity as the planet almost inevitably warms beyond...
BEAR HOWARD | SPECIAL TO THE AMERICAN PUBLIC:”Drowned by Design: How Trump’s War on Government Turns Natural Disasters Into National Tragedies”
Sedona Dot Biz - Arizona
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July 7, 2025
By Bear Howard Sedona, AZ — The deadly floods that surged through Central Texas this week were terrifying, tragic, and all too familiar. Neighborhoods disappeared under muddy waters. Families were caught off guard. Lives were lost. And as rescue...
D.C.’s proposed budget would cut some mental health workers’ hours in half, limiting access to care
Street Sense Media - Washington D.C.
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D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser’s proposed budget would cut the number of work hours the city will pay for in half for a large number of mental health providers, limiting the services people receiving mental health and community support would have access...
Climate change is a local issue – and here’s what’s happening in every part of Maryland
Cumberland Times-News - Maryland
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The oak trees on Mike Tidwell’s street in Montgomery County are dying, so he wrote a book about it. “In the last few years, I just have become very conscious of the fact that our biggest trees in Takoma Park were dying,” said Tidwell, founder and...
Months ahead of COP30, Bonn climate talks fumble pressure test
The Hindu
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July 8, 2025
As the world braces for another climate summit in November this year, the Subsidiary Bodies meeting in Bonn, Germany, brought together negotiators, scientists, policymakers, and civil society actors to tackle the complex, behind-the-scenes work...
Public comments are being accepted on Central Arkansas’s plan to take on climate change. Here’s what you need to know.
Arkansas Times
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July 7, 2025
The Arkansas Times Climate Watch is the first free newsletter in Arkansas dedicated to exploring how Arkansans are adapting to climate change. Subscribe to get it in your inbox twice a month. With their One Big Beautiful Bill, national Republicans...
Where to See Black Squirrels: Your Ultimate Wildlife Guide
WGBF - Indiana
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July 7, 2025
Have you ever caught a glimpse of a black squirrel darting across the lawn or playing in the trees? During a recent vacation to Northern Michigan, I was surprised to see them everywhere, chasing each other and nibbling on acorns with their...
Trump Signs Order to Enhance Access to National Parks and Wildlife
Times News Global
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July 7, 2025
WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Donald J. Trump signed an executive order on July 3, 2025, aimed at expanding access to America’s national parks and public lands while increasing fees for foreign visitors. The order emphasizes the need for...
Energizer Gears Up for Paper-based Sustainable Packaging
Packaging World
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July 7, 2025
March of this year saw the rollout of 100% recyclable plastic-free packaging (on select packaging, excludes seals) for Energizer Holdings’ portfolio of Energizer household batteries. Rather than modifying existing packaging machinery, Energizer...
Philippe Rahm on reconsidering the tools of the discipline with climatic architecture
STIRworld
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At the time of writing this, Europe is grappling with an unprecedented heatwave. The extreme climatic conditions have forced school closures and disruption of public services in France, a sanctioned ban on outdoor work in Italy, power outages and...
College lecturer 'slept while at work and called students 'd***heads'
Wales Online
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July 7, 2025
A college lecturer used foul language to describe and insult students, allowed them to do dangerous car repairs and fell asleep at work, it is alleged. Benjamin Dick referred to his students as "f****** sh**" and d****heads" and said one was "a...
Economics meets the environment
UDaily
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This past spring break, she participated in a UD Alternative Breaks (UDaB), volunteering in Washington, D.C., at Bread for the City, learning about food banks and food aid. “I’ve participated in service before, but the program I was on was...
On This Day, July 7, 2007: The Police, Roger Waters & more perform at Live Earth concerts to combat climate change
WMMO - Florida
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July 7, 2025
On This Day, July 7, 2007... The Live Earth concerts to battle climate change took place at various venues across the world, including New Jersey, Tokyo, Rome, London, Washington, D.C. and more. The concerts featured more than 150 acts, with The...
Le changement climatique a doublé le nombre de vagues de chaleur dans le monde : quel impact en Afrique ?
The Conversation
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July 7, 2025
Une étude mondiale sur les chaleurs extrêmes a révélé qu'entre mai 2024 et mai 2025, près de la moitié de la population mondiale (49 %, soit 4 milliards de personnes) a subi 30 jours supplémentaires de fortes chaleurs. Ces journées ont été plus...
Palauan Embassy urges citizens in U.S. to keep valid passport and I-94 documents accessible amid increased ICE activity
Island Times
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July 8, 2025
(Washington, D.C. – July 7, 2025)- The Embassy of the Republic of Palau in Washington, D.C., has issued an urgent memorandum dated July 7, 2025, to all Palauan citizens residing in the United States, advising them to keep copies of their valid...
D.C. residents living outside most at risk as heat emergencies increase amid rising temperatures
Street Sense Media - Washington D.C.
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As D.C. faces extreme heat this summer, the most vulnerable in the city, including those experiencing homelessness, are at greater risk. The first heat alert for the summer of 2025 was activated by Mayor Muriel Bowser on June 18, followed by...
Everyone is watching Musk’s influence on D.C. politics. But what about Texas?
The Boston Globe - Massachusetts
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He painted a bleak picture of what could happen if they didn’t give him his way. “We would, I’m afraid, we would fail,” Musk told the assembled representatives. “So for us, it’s a matter of life or death.” Clad in a dark suit instead of his now...
World Bank IFC’s Landmark Remedial Action Framework
Inter Press Service
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July 8, 2025
Biodiversity, Climate Change, Conservation, Editors' Choice, Energy, Environment, Featured, Global, Headlines, Natural Resources, Sustainability, Sustainable Development Goals, TerraViva United Nations Opinion Credit: CIEL WASHINGTON DC, Jul 8...
Smith Island residents try to save Chesapeake Bay home amid climate change
CBS News
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This is an updated version of a story first published on Dec. 1, 2024. The original video can be viewed here. Smith Island doesn't sit in the middle of Chesapeake Bay, so much as it bobs there. Time marches on while the land recedes, turning to...