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Down To Earth archive for Aug. 17, 2012

FRIDAY, AUG. 17, 2012


Life expectancy increases through the northwest

Check out this report from the Sightline Insitute that says despite economic woes, northwesterners' health as improved. Focusing on the area of "Cascadia" - Washington, Idaho, Oregon, western Montana, northern California and British Columbia - they find that lifespans have grown to 80.5 years—an increase…

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