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2018 C.E. October 4
California bans gun sales to people under 21
The bill will prevent people under 21 from buying rifles and other types of guns.
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2018 C.E. October 3
North and South Korea begin removing landmines along fortified DMZ
In a statement, the ministry said the two sides agreed to remove all landmines in the so-called Joint Security Area (JSA) in Panmunjom within the next 20 days.
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2018 C.E. October 3
Global green energy patents up 43% in a year
Figures reveal that more than 14,800 renewable energy patents were filed worldwide in 2017 -- a 43 per cent rise on the 10,500 in the previous year.
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2018 C.E. October 2
California becomes first U.S. state to require women on corporate boards
California will be the first state to require publicly traded companies to have at least one woman on their board of directors.
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2018 C.E. October 2
Amazon agrees to $15 an hour for warehouse workers
Amazon will begin paying hundreds of thousands of warehouse workers a minimum wage of $15 per hour, the company said Tuesday, following criticism from lawmakers that some employees at one of the country's wealthiest companies are dependent on public assistance.
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2018 C.E. October 1
Four Chinese cities pledge to cut emissions from buildings
Senior officials from Beijing, Fuzhou, Qingdao and Shanghai have pledged to remove greenhouse gas emissions from their buildings.
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2018 C.E. October 1
$19 per hour minimum wage approved for New York and New Jersey airport workers
This policy is said to bring the wages of thousands of workers, approximately 40,000, to $19 per hour by 2023.
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2018 C.E. September 30
Pakistani government hires first transgender employee
The Pakistani federal government counts a transgender employee among its work force for the first time.
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2018 C.E. September 30
California becomes first U.S. state to ban sale of animal-tested cosmetics
The bill prohibits manufacturers from trying to "import for profit, sell, or offer for sale" any cosmetic that is tested on animals. The law goes into effect Jan. 1, 2020.
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2018 C.E. September 27
World Bank offers $1 billion for batteries in emerging markets
The World Bank committed $1 billion to finance battery-storage systems in developing countries, and expects its participation to attract another $4 billion in backing.
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2018 C.E. November 18
France announces plans to ban deforestation imports
Five French Government departments have announced the adoption of a new nation strategy to end deforestation caused by the import of unsustainable forest or agricultural products, including palm oil, beef, wood, and soy.
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2018 C.E. November 18
Spain will switch to 100% renewable energy by 2050
The country will install at least 3,000 megawatts of wind and solar power capacity every year for the next ten years. This will result in greenhouse gas emissions being cut by 90 per cent compared to 1990 levels by the middle of the century.
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2018 C.E. November 15
Massachusetts voters uphold transgender rights law
The Yes on 3 campaign described Massachusetts as the first state in the nation "to successfully defend transgender rights by popular vote."
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2018 C.E. November 15
Special bacteria is found to be a ‘battery’ that turns sewage waste into clean hydrogen energy
A new study has found that purple phototrophic bacteria when supplied with an electric current can recover near to 100% of carbon from any type of organic waste, while generating hydrogen gas for electricity production.
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2018 C.E. November 15
St. Paul City Council passes $15 minimum wage, and mayor signs it
Minnesota's second-largest city has joined the growing wave of cities across the country that have decided to require that workers be paid a minimum of $15 an hour.
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2018 C.E. November 15
United Nations lifts sanctions on ‘Africa’s North Korea’, Eritrea
The United Nations on Wednesday lifted sanctions on Eritrea, bolstering the precarious peace in one of the world's most volatile and strategic corners.
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2018 C.E. November 13
BBC announces new Greener Broadcasting strategy
The broadcaster has set a number of sustainability goals to be completed by 2022. They aim to reduce carbon emissions by 24 per cent as well as operating a zero waste to landfill policy.
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2018 C.E. November 13
JPMorgan Chase commits to $18 an hour minimum wage in D.C.
JPMorgan Chase bank has committed to paying its newly hired tellers, bankers and branch managers in the Washington area a minimum of $18 an hour.
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2018 C.E. November 12
Colorado elects nation’s first openly gay governor
Colorado Democratic US Rep. Jared Polis will be his state's next governor, becoming the nation's first openly gay man elected to a governor's mansion.
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2018 C.E. November 12
Denmark to ban sale of new fossil fuel cars in 11 years
The prime minister of Denmark announced that the country will be banning the sale of new gasoline and diesel-fueled cars in 2030 as a means of reducing their carbon footprint.