Source: Tim McDonnell, QZ.COM, 8/30/21


The world is officially rid of one particularly insidious fossil fuel that for decades was a major cause of public health problems in developing countries, especially in Africa. Officials from the United Nations Environment Program announced on Aug. 30 that Algeria, which was the last country on Earth to use automotive leaded gasoline, stopped producing it earlier this year and depleted its supply in July. The announcement concludes a two-decade campaign by the UN to end global consumption...

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