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By Gail Sullivan September 11
Finally, some good news about the environment: The giant hole in Earth’s ozone layer is shrinking.
The atmospheric layer that protects Earth’s inhabitants from the sun’s harmful ultraviolet rays is slowly rebuilding itself, according to a United Nations report published Wednesday.
Scientists credit the recovery to the phasing out of chemicals used in refrigerators, air conditioners and aerosol cans in the 1980s.
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