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2019 C.E. June 7
Canary Wharf is now the world’s first plastic free commercial center
Canary Wharf, the Estate at the heart of London's capital, has become the first commercial center in the world to be awarded a 'Plastic Free Community' status.
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2019 C.E. June 6
Oakland in California decriminalizes magic mushrooms and peyote
The city council's vote directed law enforcement to cease investigating and prosecuting individuals for using or possessing drugs sourced from plants, cacti, and mushrooms.
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2019 C.E. June 5
Thousands of Japanese women join campaign to ban workplace high heel requirements
More than 19,000 people in Japan have signed a petition to ban office dress codes which force women to wear high heels to work.
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2019 C.E. June 5
Indian state Madhya Pradesh breaks Guinness World Record, plants 66 million trees in just 12 hours
Madhya Pradesh created a new Guinness World Record after 1.5 million volunteers planted more than 66 million tree saplings within half a day along the Narmada river.
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2019 C.E. June 5
Canada launches Climate Action Incentive Fund
The fund will deliver up to $218 million in its first year (2019-2020), funded from the Canadian federal carbon pollution pricing system.
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2019 C.E. June 4
The world’s largest offshore wind farm just came online off the shores of Britain
The massive wind farm now has 50 of 174 turbines spinning. When completed, the project will have more than double the capacity of the current largest offshore installation.
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2019 C.E. June 4
Mexico City drops gender-specific school uniforms
"Boys can wear skirts if they want and girls can wear trousers if they want," Mexico City Mayor Claudia Mayor Sheinbaum said.
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2019 C.E. June 3
Finland commits to be carbon neutral by 2035
Finland will go carbon neutral by 2035, under a coalition deal published on Monday, setting one of the world's earliest timelines for reaching that mark.
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2019 C.E. June 3
Democratic Republic of Congo completes its first peaceful transfer of power
Felix Tshisekedi has been sworn in as the president of the DRC, in the vast central African country's first transfer of power through an election in 59 years of independence.
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2019 C.E. June 1
Illinois to legalize marijuana sales, expunge criminal records for pot crimes
State lawmakers gave final approval to the bill Friday and Gov. JB Pritzker said he will sign the measure, which make Illinois the first state to legalize marijuana sales via its legislature.
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2019 C.E. July 23
New York becomes first state to ban declawing cats
"Cat declawing is a brutal procedure similar to severing a human finger at the first knuckle and has lifelong ramifications for cats."
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2019 C.E. July 22
Kenya launches largest wind power plant in Africa
The farm, known as the Lake Turkana Wind Power (LTWP) will generate around 310 megawatts of power to the national grid and will increase the country's electricity supply by 13%.
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2019 C.E. July 22
New York climate plan sets 30-year goal for 100% renewable energy
A new law signed by New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo sets the nation's most aggressive targets for reducing carbon emissions.
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2019 C.E. July 19
California condor births mark soaring comeback after numbers dwindled to 22
Biologists estimate that the 1,000th and 1,001st chicks hatched in May this year, and they confirmed their existence this week.
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2019 C.E. July 19
Indian cities to buy thousands of electric buses
The sudden jump in electric buses purchases is the result of a financial subsidy worth US$360 million, offered by the central government.
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2019 C.E. July 18
Alan Turing – prosecuted for gay acts in 1952 – to be the new face of the U.K.’s £50 banknote
Despite his tremendous contributions to society, Turing was ultimately convicted for being gay and chemically castrated in 1952.
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2019 C.E. July 18
Overdose deaths in the United States drop for first time in two decades
The drop marks the first time that the number of overdose-related deaths has fallen since 1999.
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2019 C.E. July 17
British boys will receive HPV vaccine to prevent ‘thousands of cancers’
In total, the HPV vaccine program could prevent over 100,000 cases of cancer by 2058, officials said.
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2019 C.E. July 17
Oglala Sioux Tribe legalizes same-sex marriage
The tribal council last week approved a same-gender marriage ordinance in a 12-3 vote with one abstention.
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2019 C.E. July 16
Australia to build world’s largest solar farm
The project, known as Sun Cable, will introduce a 10 GW array of solar panels across 37,000 acres and send much of its output to Singapore.