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April (Part 1)

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Norway’s Polar Bears Are in Better Condition Despite Ice Loss

  1. https://edition.cnn.com/2026/01/30/climate/polar-bears-fatter-norway-arctic-intl-scli
  2. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-025-33227-9
  3. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cx2l1xpz03no

Europe Commits Over $11 Billion to North Sea Wind Network

  1. https://www.bundesregierung.de/breg-en/news/north-sea-summit-2026-2401316
  2. https://www.euronews.com/green/2026/01/26/off-the-fossil-fuel-rollercoaster-10-european-countries-pledge-95bn-for-north-sea-wind-pro

North Carolina Erases $6.5 Billion in Medical Debt

  1. https://www.ncdhhs.gov/news/press-releases/2025/10/13/governor-stein-ncdhhs-announce-more-65-billion-medical-debt-erased-north-carolina

Singapore Launches Bottle Deposit Scheme

  1. https://www.tomra.com/en-gb/reverse-vending/deposit-return-schemes-faq/which-countries-have-deposit-return-scheme
  2. https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/beverage-container-return-scheme-10-cents-deposit-april-2026-5787456

Lead Levels in US Hair Samples Dropped 100-Fold Since 1970s

  1. https://www.zmescience.com/ecology/lead-gas-ban-works-epa/

Guatemala Ends Oil Drilling in Protected Rainforest

  1. https://news.mongabay.com/2025/09/guatemala-closes-oil-field-increases-security-in-maya-biosphere-reserve/

Ocean Cleanup Removes 45 Million Kilograms of Plastic

  1. https://theoceancleanup.com/updates/2025-in-review-the-ocean-cleanup/
  2. https://theoceancleanup.com/updates/the-ocean-cleanup-launches-30-cities-program-to-cut-ocean-plastic-pollution-from-rivers-by-one-third-by-2030/

Scotland Swift bricks

  1. https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jan/28/swift-bricks-to-be-installed-in-all-new-buildings-in-scotland-after-holyrood-backs-ruling
  2. https://data.bto.org/trends_explorer/?species=Swift

Guinea worm eradication

  1. https://apnews.com/article/guinea-worm-eradicate-carter-center-92732d27836569a3e96ecd2ac0fc1032
  2. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/carter-center-guinea-worm-disease-2025-totals-all-time-low/

Sodium-ion battery EV

  1. https://electrek.co/2026/02/05/first-sodium-ion-battery-ev-debuts-game-changer/