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Extending the lifecycle of clothes during Covid-19

Good example of analysing behaviour by barriers and enablers. “Two studies carried out with the Centre for Behaviour Change examined factors affecting the purchase, repair, repurpose and disposal of clothes by people in the UK before and during the Covid-19 pandemic.”
Source: ucl.ac.uk

For the first time in generations, this tribe in Washington has land

The Snoqualmie Indian Tribe has purchased thousands of acres of ancestral forestlands in East King County.
Source: opb.org

A New Era of Coronavirus Testing Is About to Begin: A newly authorized test promises to double America’s monthly testing

A New Era of Coronavirus Testing Is About to Begin: A newly authorized test promises to double America’s monthly testing capacity, thanks in part to a huge purchase by the Trump administration. Can the test deliver?
Source: theatlantic.com

Beverage purchases from stores in Mexico under the excise tax on sugar sweetened beverages: observational study M Arantxa

Beverage purchases from stores in Mexico under the excise tax on sugar sweetened beverages: observational study M Arantxa Colchero. Barry M Popkin. Juan A Rivera. Shu Wen Ng. BMJ.
Source: bmj.com

Pediatrics Group: Minimum Age to Buy Tobacco, E-Cigarettes Should Be 21: By Amy Orciari Herman Edited by Susan Sadoughi,

Pediatrics Group: Minimum Age to Buy Tobacco, E-Cigarettes Should Be 21: By Amy Orciari Herman Edited by Susan Sadoughi, MD, and André Sofair, MD, MPH The minimum age to purchase tobacco products and electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS, including e-cigarettes) should be 21, according to new...
Source: jwatch.org