Post

Social media loves talking about how everything is getting worse. But what’s something that you’ve seen get _better_ in your lifetime?

The hole in the Ozone. Awareness and regulation are working. The hole is the smallest it's been since discovered in the 80s and the UN now projects that under the current regulations the ozone layer will completely regenerate by 2045.

Acid rain, similar story

These are what I clicked into this thread for. We can do hard things. I'll add the Chesapeake Bay - massive efforts at clean up and runoff reduction have been hugely beneficial to the ecosystem and oyster population restoration. news.maryland.gov/dnr/2025/05/...