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2020 C.E. July 1
Santiago, Chile to purchase more than 700 electric buses in 2020
Chile just order 150 electric buses from BYD to transport people around its capital city of Santiago. Santiago intends to have its public transportation system fully electric by 2040.
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2020 C.E. July 1
Amazon India scraps single-use plastic in packaging across centers
The Indian unit of Amazon has eliminated all single-use plastic in its packaging across fulfillment centers in the country, in line with its target to weed out the packaging material by June.
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2020 C.E. July 1
Oklahoma voters approve Medicaid expansion
At least 200,000 Oklahoman adults will be newly eligible for Medicaid, but program enrollment may climb even higher as the state's unemployment rate has surged to nearly 13 percent.
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2020 C.E. June 30
Mississippi to remove state flag, the last in the United States to display the Confederate battle emblem
The removal of the flag marks the latest Confederate symbol to topple following George Floyd's death as activists have called for a reexamination of the racism in American society.
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2020 C.E. June 30
Spain permanently closes half of its coal-fired power stations
Seven of the 15 coal plants still working in Spain will cease operations today, after their owners – the electricity companies – decided that it does not make financial sense to adapt them to European regulations. Four more will shut down soon.
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2020 C.E. June 29
Los Angeles, Atlanta among cities joining coalition to test universal basic income
The mayors of Los Angeles, Oakland, Atlanta, Georgia, Tacoma, Newark, Saint Paul, Jackson, Compton, Shreveport, and Stockton have joined Mayors For A Guaranteed Income, a coalition advocating for UBI policies, or the idea of giving out recurring cash payments to all individuals without any strings attached.
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2020 C.E. June 29
Two-thirds of Americans think the government should do more on climate change
A majority of Americans continue to say they see the effects of climate change in their own communities and believe that the federal government falls short in its efforts to reduce the impacts of climate change, according to a new poll from the Pew Research Center.
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2020 C.E. June 29
Construction begins in England on world’s biggest liquid air battery
The project near Manchester, U.K., will use spare green energy to compress air into a liquid and store it. The new liquid air battery is due to be operational in 2022 and will be able to power up to 200,000 homes for five hours, and store power for many weeks.
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2020 C.E. June 29
California makes zero-emission trucks and vans mandatory by 2045
It’s the first rule of its kind in the United States, and it follows California’s 2018 decision to mandate that transit agencies purchase all-electric buses starting in 2029, as well as its long-standing Zero Emission Vehicle (ZEV) program for passenger cars and trucks.
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2020 C.E. June 27
Starbucks adds plant-based meat to its U.S. menu
The Seattle-based coffee chain said a breakfast sandwich made with imitation sausage from Redwood City, California-based Impossible Foods is now available at a majority of its U.S. restaurants.
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2020 C.E. July 30
U.K.’s biggest pension fund begins fossil fuels divestment
The U.K.’s biggest pension fund, the government-backed National Employment Savings Trust (Nest) scheme with nine million members, is to begin divesting from fossil fuels in what climate campaigners have hailed as a landmark move for the industry.
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2020 C.E. July 30
Flu shots significantly cut risk of heart attack or stroke for people over 50, shows news study
One of the largest studies of its kind looked at data from more than seven million patients and found that a seasonal flu shot cut the risk of heart attacks by up to 85 percent, and halved the number of strokes.
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2020 C.E. July 30
California condors return to Sequoia National Park for first time in 50 years
By 1985, only nine condors remained in the wild. This sighting signals that federal efforts to bring the California condor back from near-extinction are working.
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2020 C.E. July 29
Endangered tiger populations in India and Thailand are rebounding
In a triumphant moment for the endangered species, new photos released today on World Tiger Day 2020, revealed sightings of numerous new tigers in a region of western Thailand for the first time in four years.
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2020 C.E. July 29
The world’s biggest rooftop urban farm is now bearing fruit
The 14,000 square meter space in Paris's 15th arrondissement, known as Nature Urbaine, is now up and running and has planted roughly a third of the available space.
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2020 C.E. July 29
Congress approves billions for U.S. national parks
The Great American Outdoors Act allocates $9.5bn over the next five years for previously neglected park repairs. And it sets up $900m a year to acquire land for conservation and continue maintenance.
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2020 C.E. July 28
France to launch ‘railway highways’ in push for greener economy
France’s prime minister vowed to develop “railway highways” to carry food and other goods that now go by truck, part of a government push to reduce the country’s carbon footprint.
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2020 C.E. July 28
Driving electric cars is now cheaper than gas-powered cars in Ghana
It costs just $0.77 to drive an all-electric Hyundai Ionic over 100 kilometers in Ghana. Doing the same 100 km in a Toyota Corolla would cost you 9 times more at $7.18 for the trip.
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2020 C.E. July 28
U.S. FCC approves three-digit suicide prevention hotline – 988
When it becomes operational, the 988 dial-code will provide mental health support and ease pressure on the 911 line, which covers all emergencies. Suicide is the 10th leading cause of death in the US and has increased by 33% in the past 20 years.
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2020 C.E. July 27
India to propose World Solar Bank and mobilize $50 billion in solar funding
India’s Ministry for New and Renewable Energy is likely to propose to the government to set up a World Solar Bank. The MNRE may propose that the World Solar Bank disburse $50 billion over the first ten years.