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Food waste is a particularly pernicious problem, because it’s so solvable. Right now, globally, about 30% of food is wasted, the United States has about 40%, at the same time that millions of Americans don’t have enough to eat. A big issue with food waste is that it’s a huge driver of emissions and climate change, and it’s also one of those things that is actually deemed one of the biggest solutions.

– Sophie Egan, Raising Healthy Families with Moms Meet and KIWI

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11 New Ways to Address the Climate Crisis

Project Drawdown has added 11 new solutions to its list of 82 drawdown technologies that can remove greenhouse gasses from the atmosphere.

“Humanity has the solutions needed to reach drawdown quickly, safely, efficiently, and equitably.”

– Project Drawdown

New Climate Solutions

1. Seaweed farming

2. Macroalgae protection and restoration

3. Improved fisheries

4. Improved aquaculture

5. Seafloor protection

6. Improved cattle feed

7. Improved manure management

8. Methane leak management

9. Recycled metals

10. Recycled plastics

11. Reduced plastics

Learn more about the new solutions at drawdown.org.

What to Know about the New Federal Safety Standard for Infant Sleep Products

As of June 23, 2022, the new Safety Standard for Infant Sleep Products set by the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) went into effect. According to the release, “The new rule applies to inclined sleepers because infant sleep products must have a sleep surface angle of 10 degrees or lower. It also applies to any flat sleeping products that do not comply with the mandatory Safety Standard for Bassinets and Cradles.”

All products manufactured on or after this date will be subject to this new rule. The goal is to rid the market of hazardous sleep products like inclined sleepers, travel and compact bassinets, and in-bed sleepers that don’t meet the safety standards for infant sleep for babies five months or younger. According to CPSC, 1,108 incidents which include 73 infant deaths, have been reported between January 2005 and June 2019.

Earlier this year, the Safe Sleep for Babies Act was also passed. According to a statement from Moira Szilagyi, president of the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) on the passage of this act, “The message from pediatricians has long been clear: the safest sleep environment for babies is a firm, flat, bare surface. Despite what the science shows, crib bumpers and inclined sleepers have remained on the market and store shelves, misleading parents into thinking they are safe and leading to dozens of preventable infant deaths. No family should ever experience this tragedy. When this bill becomes law, parents will have the long overdue peace of mind that these dangerous products can no longer find their way into their homes.”

To learn more, read the latest Safe Sleep Recommendations from the AAP at aap.org.