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2018 C.E. May 23
Premature birth rates drop in California after coal and oil plants shut down, study finds
Within a year of eight coal- and oil-fired power plant retirements, the rate of preterm births in mothers living close by dropped, finds new study on air pollution.
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2018 C.E. May 23
Pivot Power to build ‘world first’ battery network in the U.K.
Pivot Power unveiled plans to build the world's first national network of grid-scale batteries and rapid-charge stations across the U.K. to accelerate electric vehicle adoption.
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2018 C.E. May 23
Global carbon market increases by 56% in one year, says World Bank
The report, launched today, finds that there are currently 51 carbon pricing initiatives around the world, consisting of 25 emissions trading schemes and 26 carbon taxes.
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2018 C.E. May 23
Americans support of same-sex marriage at all-time high
In each of the past three annual polls, Gallup has recorded three-percentage point increases among Americans who say same-sex marriages should be legally valid.
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2018 C.E. May 22
The Church of Scotland has voted to allow ministers to conduct same-sex marriages
The Church of Scotland has voted to draft new laws that would allow ministers to conduct same-sex marriages.
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2018 C.E. May 22
Nepal eliminates trachoma as a public health problem
The country becomes the first in WHO's South-East Asia Region to defeat the world's leading infectious cause of blindness.
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2018 C.E. May 22
Cheap renewable energy is killing India’s coal-based power plants
Renewable energy prices in India are crashing, leaving coal-based power plants in the country financially unviable in their wake.
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2018 C.E. May 17
Two thirds of E.U. cities have climate change plans
66% of EU cities have a mitigation or adaptation plan in place. The top countries were Poland -- where 97% of cities have mitigation plans -- Germany (81%), Ireland (80%), Finland (78%) and Sweden (77%).
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2018 C.E. May 17
National Geographic launches multiyear initiative to reduce single-use plastics
National Geographic has announced a new, global commitment to tackle the problem of single-use plastics with the launch of Planet or Plastic?, a multiyear initiative aimed to reduce single-use plastic entering the world's oceans.
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2018 C.E. May 16
Small minimum wage rises don’t cause job losses, Reserve Bank of Australia study finds
The study of increases in the minimum award wages is the first of its kind in Australia and provides a boost to unions' argument in the Fair Work Commission for a $50-a-week increase in the minimum wage.
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2018 C.E. July 9
Japan is having its own #MeToo moment
The #MeToo movement captured the nation's attention after a top-ranking Finance Ministry official was accused by a female reporter of repeated sexual harassment.
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2018 C.E. July 9
Starbucks says it will stop offering plastic straws by 2020
Starbucks says it will eliminate plastic straws from its stores globally by 2020. The company becomes the largest food and beverage company to do so as calls to cut waste globally grow louder.
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2018 C.E. July 6
Minimum wage increases around Oregon
The new minimum wage for Lane County is $10.75. The Portland area totals to $12 per hour, and non-urban counties are at $10.50 per hour.
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2018 C.E. July 6
Scotland’s groundbreaking offshore wind test site generates first power
The groundbreaking project has delivered its first power to the U.K. National Grid this week, marking yet another landmark moment for the offshore wind industry.
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2018 C.E. July 6
Seattle becomes the first major U.S. city to ban plastic straws
Seattle has become the first major city in the U.S. to ban plastic straws and utensils. Businesses that don't comply with the ban can now face a $250 fine.
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2018 C.E. July 5
Iowa Supreme Court blocks 72-hour abortion waiting period law
The judge sided with Planned Parenthood of the Heartland and the American Civil Liberties Union of Iowa in a lawsuit.
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2018 C.E. July 5
Scientists grow first test-tube rhino embryo in bid to save Northern White Rhinos from extinction
Researchers explained that they had created embryos by injecting southern white rhino eggs with northern white rhino sperm. The embryos are the first ever rhino embryos produced in a test tube.
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2018 C.E. July 5
Sweden to reach its 2030 renewable energy goal this year
An exciting new report shows that Sweden has installed so much wind power, the country is now 12 years ahead of schedule for its renewable energy goals.
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2018 C.E. July 3
U.K. to ban “abhorrent practice” of gay conversion therapy
The British government says it will ban gay conversion therapy as part of 4.5-million-pound ($5.9 million) effort to make society more inclusive for LGBT people.
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2018 C.E. July 3
Virginia and New York enact first laws demanding mental health education
The Empire State's law, which was reportedly written in 2015, says mental health is "an integral part of our overall health and should be an integral part of health education in New York schools."