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2022 C.E. June 22
New biodegradable, plant-based, spray-on coating offers alternative to plastic food wrap and containers
The coating can be rinsed off with water and degrades in soil within three days, according to the study from Rutgers University.
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2022 C.E. June 22
Canada bans manufacture and import of single-use plastics
The ban includes checkout bags, cutlery, straws and food-service ware made from or containing plastics that are hard to recycle, and will come into effect by the end of 2022.
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2022 C.E. June 21
Many U.S. states now allow mental health absences for students
At least nine states now allow students to take mental health days. Other states using less expensive solutions like in-class mediation, mindfulness exercises, and social-emotional training.
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2022 C.E. June 21
Colombia elects first Black woman vice president, Francia Marquez
Marquez is a celebrated environmental activist whose opposition to gold mining in her home municipality of Suarez saw her receive the prestigious Goldman Environmental Prize in 2018.
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2022 C.E. June 21
New Chinese EV boasts groundbreaking 578-mile range
The Chinese manufacturer, NIO, claims the new ES7 can go 578 miles on a charge. By comparison, Tesla's leading Model Y has a range of only 330 miles.
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2022 C.E. June 20
U.S. FDA approves first alopecia drug that restores hair growth in many patients
It is the first approved treatment for alopecia areata, an autoimmune disorder that affects about 7 million people in the United States.
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2022 C.E. June 20
Seattle offers utility pole EV chargers to city residents
Residents who live within city limits can request to have a public electric vehicle charging station installed in front of their home or residential property. Installations are expected to begin early next year.
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2022 C.E. June 17
Australia reduces plastic litter on its beaches by 30 percent in less than a decade
The study by Australia’s CSIRO involved 563 on-the-ground inspections and multiple interviews with waste managers in 32 municipalities.
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2022 C.E. June 17
Microsoft to begin disclosing salaries, drops non-compete clauses
The new salary disclosure policy makes Microsoft the first “Big Tech” company to take this approach.
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2022 C.E. June 17
Korean scientists develop “nanomachines” that can penetrate and kill cancer cells
This new method directly kills cancer cells via mechanical movements without anticancer medication, in contrast to the capsule-type nanocarriers that deliver therapeutic drugs.
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2022 C.E. July 5
California set to become first state to provide free health care to all low-income immigrants
The move will make low-income adults eligible for the state's Medicaid program by 2024, regardless of their immigration status.
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2022 C.E. July 1
In world first, The Netherlands caps flights at major airport to cut pollution
The new policy, set to take effect at the end of 2023, is the world’s first to limit flights for environmental reasons.
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2022 C.E. July 1
Zuva Petroleum starts rolling out EV chargers at its petrol stations in Zimbabwe
The first site was launched on the 30th of June in Harare.
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2022 C.E. July 1
India single-use plastics ban goes into effect
The country generates around four million tons of plastic waste per year, about a third of which is not recycled and ends up in waterways and landfills that regularly catch fire and exacerbate air pollution.
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2022 C.E. July 1
Germany abolishes Nazi-era law that criminalized doctors’ abortion ads
Despite this law rarely being used for decades, in recent years, anti-abortion activists began to use it to target doctors providing abortion services.
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2022 C.E. June 29
Kenyan engineer invents method to turn plastic waste into sturdy construction bricks
Nzambi Matee's Nairobi-based company, Gjenge Makers, produces a variety of different paving stones, which are already being put to use to line sidewalks, driveways, and roads.
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2022 C.E. June 29
Polish court rules that four “LGBT-free zones” must be abolished
"Today's decision... is a great victory for democracy, human rights and respect for people," Poland's Campaign Against Homophobia wrote in a social media post.
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2022 C.E. June 29
President Biden signs bipartisan gun control bill into law
The bill enhances background checks for gun buyers 21 years of age, provides billions for mental health services and closes the so-called "boyfriend loophole" to prevent convicted domestic abusers from purchasing a firearm for five years.
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2022 C.E. June 28
Japan withdraws funding for major coal projects in Indonesia and Bangladesh, effectively canceling them
Two planned coal-fired power plants, one in Indonesia and the other in Bangladesh, have had their funding withdrawn by the Japanese government, as part of Tokyo’s decision to no longer bankroll coal projects in either country.
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2022 C.E. June 28
African court rules in favor of Indigenous land titles, reparations from the Kenyan government
The African Court of Human and Peoples’ Rights has ruled that the Kenyan government must pay reparations for repeatedly evicting Indigenous Ogiek people from ancestral lands in the Mau Forest.