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2018 C.E. March 1
Washington becomes first state in the nation to pass net neutrality regulations in defiance of FCC
A bill that reinstates protections repealed by the Federal Communications Commission in December passed both houses of Washington state's legislature Tuesday afternoon. It now heads to the governor's desk to be signed.
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2018 C.E. March 1
Walmart raises minimum age for gun buyers to 21
Walmart, the biggest gun seller, announced late in the afternoon that it would not sell any gun to anyone under 21 years of age. It also said it would no longer sell items resembling assault-style rifles, including toys and air guns.
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2018 C.E. March 1
Norway set to ban semi-automatic guns from 2021
Norway plans to ban semi-automatic firearms as of 2021, a decade after rightwing extremist Anders Breivik's mass shooting that left 69 people dead, a Norwegian lawmaker said on Tuesday.
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2018 C.E. February 28
First transgender recruit signs up to join US military
The Pentagon confirmed Monday that the first transgender person has signed a contract to join the US military, a development made possible after a federal judge ruled that the military must accept transgender recruits.
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2018 C.E. February 28
Dick’s Sporting Goods, one of the U.S.’s largest sports retailers, will stop selling assault-style rifles and require gun buyers to be 21
The announcement, made two weeks after the school shooting in Parkland, Fla., that killed 17 students and staff members, is one of the strongest stances taken by corporate America in the national gun debate.
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2018 C.E. February 28
Canada commits historic $1.3 billion to create new protected areas
The Trudeau government committed an unprecedented $1.3 billion in Tuesday's Budget 2018 to protect land and water in Canada over the next five years.
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2018 C.E. February 23
Oregon lawmakers pass gun-control bill; first since Florida shooting
Fueled by anguished voices in the aftermath of the Florida high school shooting, Oregon's Legislature on Thursday banned people convicted of stalking and domestic violence or under restraining orders from buying or owning firearms and ammunition.
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2018 C.E. February 23
Morocco unveils a massive solar power plant in the Sahara
Morocco has officially turned on a massive solar power plant in the Sahara Desert, kicking off the first phase of a planned project to provide renewable energy to more than a million Moroccans.
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2018 C.E. February 22
Porsche has stopped production of cars with diesel engines
Porsche has stopped production of cars with diesel engines, according to Autocar. The UK-based automotive publication reported Tuesday all models equipped with diesel engines have been dropped following an emissions compliance issue for European markets.
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2018 C.E. February 22
Court rules U.K. air pollution plan is “unlawful”, in a win for environmental activists
"The Environment Secretary must ensure that, in each of the 45 areas, steps are taken to achieve compliance as soon as possible, by the quickest route possible and by a means that makes that outcome likely."
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2018 C.E. April 27
E.U. to ban bee-killing pesticides
EU countries voted on Friday for a near-total ban on insecticides blamed for killing off bee populations, in what campaigners called a "beacon of hope" for the winged insects.
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2018 C.E. April 27
North and South Korea vow to end the Korean War in historic accord
The leaders of North and South Korea have committed themselves to the complete denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula and pledged to bring a formal end to the Korean War, 65 years after hostilities ceased.
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2018 C.E. April 26
Every major supermarket in Britain agrees to ban unnecessary single-use plastic packaging by 2025
The agreement, organised by Government-backed waste charity Wrap, is a world-leading collaborative effort by Britain's biggest consumer companies to tackle the scourge of plastic waste on the environment.
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2018 C.E. April 26
The National Memorial for Peace and Justice, dedicated to victims of American white supremacy, opens in Montgomery, Alabama
The Memorial overlooking the Alabama State Capitol demands a reckoning with one of the nation's least recognized atrocities: the lynching of thousands of black people in a decades-long campaign of racist terror.
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2018 C.E. April 25
Google, Apple, Twitter, Samsung, and WhatsApp replace the gun emoji with a water pistol
Google is updating its gun emoji to replace the image of a handgun with that of an orange and yellow water pistol in the hopes of de-emphasizing violence in our communications.
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2018 C.E. April 25
Study shows that Reddit is helping people cope with mental illness
The researchers analyzed the language used by subscribers on the r/depression subreddit, concluding that users' language improved in nine of 10 categories, suggesting r/depression prompted a "positive emotion change" in users.
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2018 C.E. April 24
Baltimore mayor signs bill banning foam containers
The bill signed Thursday gives businesses 18 months to stop using containers made from this material, commonly called Styrofoam.
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2018 C.E. April 24
E.U. Parliament approves new measures to create a circular economy
"By 2025, at least 55% of municipal waste (from households and businesses) should be recycled. The target will rise to 60% by 2030 and 65% by 2035."
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2018 C.E. April 23
The South African Federation of Trade Unions presses ahead with nationwide protest over ‘poverty-level’ minimum wage
The South African Federation of Trade Unions (Saftu) will go ahead with its planned nationwide mass mobilisation of workers to protest against the proposed "poverty-level" national minimum wage of R20 an hour and amendments to labour laws
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2018 C.E. April 23
Wells Fargo commits $200bn towards low carbon projects by 2030
The US banking giant said more than $100bn of its commitment was earmarked for clean technology, renewable energy, green bonds, low emission transportation and other projects that "directly support the transition to a low carbon economy".