Emission Impossible: “In a concession to automakers and labor unions, the rules will be phased in more slowly than originally proposed and will give automakers more choices for how to comply.” It’s a little slower than some wanted, but it’s a big deal. Biden administration rolls out new tailpipe rules that will boost EVs and hybrids. It’s also gonna be a big campaign topic. NYT (Gift Article): What to Know About the Clean Auto Rule: It’s Not a Ban on Gas Cars.

+ Food Chains: “The entire population of the war-torn Gaza Strip — some 2.3 million people — is now living through ‘severe levels of acute food insecurity,’ U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Tuesday.” NPR: 5 things to know about efforts to feed people in Gaza.

+ Irish Goodbye: “When Leo Varadkar was a teenager on a school trip to Northern Ireland he smuggled fireworks back into the republic to set off some illicit bangs – but it is only now that he has sent a boom echoing across Ireland. At the age of 45, Ireland’s youngest – and first gay, and first mixed race – taoiseach is stepping down.”

+ Health Nuts: “By inhibiting drug development, economic growth, and military recruitment, as well as driving doctors away from the places they’re needed most, bans almost certainly harm you — yes, you.” Vox: Abortion influences everything. (Example: Standard pregnancy care is now dangerously disrupted in Louisiana.)

+ Someone Tell Katie Britt It’s Safe to Leave Her Kitchen: “The courts were closed, a lot of cops got sick, a lot of police agencies told their officers not to interact with the public. Teachers were not in schools, not working with kids … The tools that we ordinarily have used to interrupt these cycles of violence were gone.” But the pre-pandemic tools are back in place and (by pretty dramatic levels), Crime is down.

+ Great Scott: MacKenzie Scott donates $640 million, more than doubling her planned gifts to nonprofit applicants. “Scott has given away $16.5 billion from the fortune she came into after divorcing Amazon founder Jeff Bezos.” (This is a story about two things: First, MacKenzie Scott is a full-on hero for giving money out at this pace. Second, no one should be able to amass $16.5 billion to give away this quickly.)

+ Crappiness Report: “In the newly released 2024 World Happiness Report, the U.S. dropped out of the top 20 on the list for the first time in the report’s 12-year history. The U.S. now ranks at No. 23, compared to No. 15 last year. The researchers say this is driven in part by a decline in how Americans under 30 feel about their lives.” US drops from top 20 happiest countries list in 2024 World Happiness Report.