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2019 C.E. May 24
Atlanta to create United States’s largest food forest for public
The move would result in the city's first food forest and the largest of its kind in the country.
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2019 C.E. May 23
India begins launching “pink booths” to encourage female voting
"Pink booths" feature an all-female staff - including police and security personnel - and childcare facilities in order to encourage women to vote.
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2019 C.E. May 22
U.K. government announces ban on all plastic straws, cotton buds and drink stirrers
The ban will come into place in April 2020 and will be applied throughout towns and cities in England.
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2019 C.E. May 22
Nevada convenes the United States’ first ever majority-female state legislature
The female majority is having a huge effect: More than 17 pending bills deal with sexual assault, sex trafficking and sexual misconduct.
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2019 C.E. May 22
Child and teen deaths worldwide fall by 50% from 1990 to 2017
New research in the journal JAMA Pediatrics found that deaths among children and adolescents fell from 13.77 million in 1990 to 6.64 million in 2017. -
2019 C.E. May 21
Study finds CBD effective in treating heroin addiction
Given to patients with heroin addiction, cannabidiol, also known as CBD, reduced their cravings for the illicit drug as well as their levels of anxiety.
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2019 C.E. May 21
Morrisons to become first U.K. supermarket to offer plastic-free fruit and vegetables
The British supermarket will offer 127 loose fruit and veg varieties over the next year. The fruit and veg will either be sold in recyclable paper bags or loose.
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2019 C.E. May 20
World Bank announces €1.5 billion sustainable development bond
The World Bank has announced a 10-year Global Sustainable Development bond on May 16. The investment goal of €1.5 billion was significantly oversubscribed, reaching €2 billion from 69 investors.
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2019 C.E. May 20
India projected to surpass Paris Agreement clean energy commitment
According to a new report from Moody's, India will likely see the share of non-fossil fuel power generation capacity to 45% by 2022 against a commitment of 40% by the same year.
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2019 C.E. May 18
Connecticut passes $15 minimum wage
The Fight for $15 notched another major victory with lawmakers in Connecticut approving a plan to implement a $15 wage floor across the state by 2023.
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2019 C.E. July 8
Air New Zealand to remove around 55 million plastic items from flights
The plastic-free initiative was initiated in 2018, with the company replacing five single-use plastic products across its domestic services.
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2019 C.E. July 5
Minnesota Methodists resolve to allow officiating of same-sex unions, LGBT ordination
Members of Minnesota's United Methodist Church voted to commit to full inclusion of LGBT people.
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2019 C.E. July 5
Nestle creates wrapper that degrades in the sea within six months
"We know it will degrade in a marine environment within six months, which, compared to the flow wrap that it's currently in, it's about 450 years."
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2019 C.E. July 4
New California budget offers two free years of community college
The new California budget spends $280 million in total to make college more affordable.
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2019 C.E. July 4
The Co-op Group commits to reducing GHG emissions 50% by 2025
The U.K. retail company's Annual General Meeting 2019 saw 98% of Co-op Members vote in favor to take action against the climate crisis.
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2019 C.E. July 3
New York City begins enforcing Styrofoam ban
The city banned Styrofoam because the material can't be "recycled in a manner that is economically feasible" or "environmentally effective."
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2019 C.E. July 3
Scientists eliminate HIV in animal genome in historic first
"Our study shows that treatment to suppress HIV replication and gene editing therapy, when given sequentially, can eliminate HIV from cells and organs of infected animals."
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2019 C.E. July 2
Lightyear unveils the world’s first long-range solar car
Lightyear's solar-powered EV boasts a range of 450 miles on a single charge - far more than the 370 miles of Tesla's market-leading Model S.
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2019 C.E. July 2
Paris bans nearly 3 million vehicles during weekdays to curb pollution
The policy is set to ban diesel cars and vans made before Jan. 1, 2006, from the city between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. on weekdays.
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2019 C.E. July 1
Costs of building large-scale solar installations in India fell by 27 per cent in 2018
Around the globe, prices are falling and India is now producing the world's cheapest solar power, according to an IRENA survey.