Changing America

Rising sea levels could flood thousands of hazardous sites in marginalized communities mostly across seven states by 2100 should greenhouse gases continue to build up in the atmosphere, a new study published in Nature Communications on Thursday warns. Flooding could strike 5,500 sites and release contaminants should flood waters hit these sites.

Only minimal amounts of untapped oil and gas resources remain in the historic Los Angeles fossil fuel production basin, according to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). New estimates released by USGS on Wednesday indicate that just 61 million barrels of oil are technically recoverable in this region — equivalent to just 0.68 percent of the mammoth quantities already extracted.

California schools and students are facing a long road to recovery as wildfires in the Los Angeles area damage dozens of school buildings and take hundreds of thousands of children out of the classroom. Administrators have a myriad of issues ahead of them, including trauma for staff and students who have lost their homes or loved ones, destroyed facilities and lingering poor air quality.

• More Americans are using apps and services that allow them to access portions of their paycheck before payday. • Billed as Earned Wage Access, these apps provide small short-term loans to workers between paychecks. • There’s currently an ongoing debate within the financial industry and government about how or whether these services should be regulated.

• Over 75% of parents say that schools are asking families to buy too much in preparation for the new school year, according to a new survey conducted by WalletHub. • Most parents (52%) say they will spend more on back-to-school shopping this year than last year. • Families are projected to spend $31.3 billion on back-to-school shopping in 2024, according to Deloitte’s recent back-to-school survey.

• Payroll provider ADP looked at data on more than four million people aged 20 to 29 at more than 27,000 U.S. employers from Jan. 2019 to April 2024. • The analysis compared 55 U.S. metros with at least one million residents across three characteristics: annual wages, hiring rates and affordability. • Raleigh, North Carolina came in first. Other southern cities — like Austin, Texas, Atlanta and Charlotte — also made the top five.

• The FDA warns people are overdosing on compounded semaglutide injectable products, which include the weight-loss drugs Wegovy and Ozempic, among others. • The FDA said patients are self-injecting incorrect doses due to confusion on the parts of both patients and health care providers. • Adverse effects of overdosing on semaglutide include severe nausea, severe vomiting and severe hypoglycemia (low blood sugar levels).

• New research analyzed the levels of DNA methylation between 21 pairs of twins on different diets for eight weeks. • In each twin pair, one was instructed to eat an omnivorous diet (between 170 and 225 grams of meat, one egg, and 1.5 servings of dairy each day) while the other ate a vegan diet. • Final results found that the vegan twin had a younger estimated biological age, or epigenetic aging clock. Those on the omnivorous diet showed no change.

• A new study found that increasing dried fruit intake by just 1.3 pieces daily may lower the risk of type 2 diabetes by up to 60.8%. • The authors of the recent study say the vitamins and minerals in dried fruit, including magnesium, potassium, and calcium, could help explain why they would be beneficial for lowering risk of type 2 diabetes. • The carotenoids present in dried fruits also have antioxidant attributes that may help lower a person’s risk of developing diabetes.

• Subarno Isaac Bari, 12, became the youngest person to graduate from his high school. • Now he has become the youngest person ever admitted to New York University. • He says he’d like to become a professor of math and science. (NewsNation) — A long list of achievements has adorned the short life of Subarno Isaac Bari. At six months old, Bari said his first words. At 2, he memorized the periodic table.