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The emergence of ultra-processed foods is closely connected to the commercialization of food systems. Limiting their unrestrained growth may be critical to improving human and planetary health.

Three major implications stemming from the water supply narratives around the Los Angeles fires have emerged: the need for greater infrastructure resilience, considering the uneven costs of new expectations, and combating disinformation.

The emergence of ultra-processed foods is closely connected to the commercialization of food systems. Limiting their unrestrained growth may be critical to improving human and planetary health.

In 2023, four US news media outlets gave disproportionately high coverage to rare homicidal events perpetrated by strangers, including mass and school shootings, yet covered disproportionately few of the more common types of firearm violence, such as domestic violence. We call for responsible media coverage of firearm incidents to realign reporting to reality.

We examined whether the introduction of a calorie labelling policy in England was associated with a change in calories consumed in the out-of-home food sector. Our findings suggest that the introduction of the policy was not associated with a significant decrease in calories purchased or consumed.

In its 50 years, the Safe Drinking Water Act has improved public water supplies across the United States, but it has not advanced the right to safe drinking water in America to address water inequities and injustices.