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2023 C.E. September 29California becomes third U.S. state to pass right-to-repair legislation
California will now require corporations to offer access to repair resources like parts, tools, documentation, and software for three years for products priced between $50 and $99.99 and seven years for those priced at $100 or higher. The act applies to gadgets and appliances made after July 1, 2021.
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2023 C.E. September 29U.S.-China collaboration creates the cheapest and fastest way to desalinate seawater yet discovered
“For the first time, it is possible for water, produced by sunlight, to be even cheaper than tap water,” said Lenan Zhang, a research scientist from the team from MIT and Shanghai Jiao Tong University. “This opens up the possibility for solar desalination to address real-world problems.”
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2023 C.E. September 27Oslo to replace almost all diesel buses with electric buses by end of 2023
Ruter, the public transportation operator for Oslo, announced this week that it expects to take delivery of 137 more electric buses before the end of December 2023. That will make its bus fleet almost 100% electric 4 years ahead of the company’s initial schedule.
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2023 C.E. September 27New online map tracks threats to uncontacted Indigenous peoples in Brazil’s Amazon
Mobi draws information from public databases, government statistics, and field observations to paint a comprehensive picture of the threats facing uncontacted Indigenous peoples in the Brazilian Amazon. Activists hope the platform will help create a vulnerability index that can promote stronger public policies.
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2023 C.E. September 27AI model improves cancer tumor removal during breast surgery
Researchers at the University of North Carolina have developed an AI model that can predict in real-time whether or not cancerous tissue has been fully removed during breast cancer surgery. The model performed as well as, or better than, human doctors.
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2023 C.E. September 26Millions more children to receive free school meals under expanded U.S. program
At schools where 25% of families participate in income-based public benefits, such as the Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program, the U.S. federal government now will cover the cost of free meals for all enrolled students. Previously, the qualifying threshold was 40%.
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2023 C.E. September 25Indigenous community fighting a mine in The Philippines wins a milestone legal verdict
In a move celebrated as a victory by an Indigenous community that since 2005 has been fighting plans to mine nickel in a protected area, the Philippine Supreme Court issued a verdict mandating the company and government agencies involved in the project to address Indigenous concerns about forest destruction.
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2023 C.E. September 25World’s first drug to regrow teeth enters clinical trials
Japan's Toregem Biopharma is slated to begin clinical trials in July of next year after it succeeded growing new teeth in mice five years ago. If successful, the medicine could be available for regulatory approval by 2030.
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2023 C.E. September 22Seventy-plus nations sign historic high seas treaty
The signing of the treaty is a significant step in a global effort to protect the high seas, areas of the ocean beyond national borders. The high seas encompass two-thirds of the world’s oceans, but only about 1% currently have any kind of protected status.
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2023 C.E. September 2125 U.S. states agree to quadruple number of heat pumps across the country by 2030
The U.S. Climate Alliance is a bipartisan coalition of 25 governors securing America’s net-zero future. Members have agreed to collectively reach 20 million climate-friendly heat pump installations across the coalition by 2030, with the aim of ensuring at least 40% of benefits flow to disadvantaged communities.
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2023 C.E. September 29California becomes third U.S. state to pass right-to-repair legislation
California will now require corporations to offer access to repair resources like parts, tools, documentation, and software for three years for products priced between $50 and $99.99 and seven years for those priced at $100 or higher. The act applies to gadgets and appliances made after July 1, 2021.
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2023 C.E. September 29U.S.-China collaboration creates the cheapest and fastest way to desalinate seawater yet discovered
“For the first time, it is possible for water, produced by sunlight, to be even cheaper than tap water,” said Lenan Zhang, a research scientist from the team from MIT and Shanghai Jiao Tong University. “This opens up the possibility for solar desalination to address real-world problems.”
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2023 C.E. September 27Oslo to replace almost all diesel buses with electric buses by end of 2023
Ruter, the public transportation operator for Oslo, announced this week that it expects to take delivery of 137 more electric buses before the end of December 2023. That will make its bus fleet almost 100% electric 4 years ahead of the company’s initial schedule.
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2023 C.E. September 27New online map tracks threats to uncontacted Indigenous peoples in Brazil’s Amazon
Mobi draws information from public databases, government statistics, and field observations to paint a comprehensive picture of the threats facing uncontacted Indigenous peoples in the Brazilian Amazon. Activists hope the platform will help create a vulnerability index that can promote stronger public policies.
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2023 C.E. September 27AI model improves cancer tumor removal during breast surgery
Researchers at the University of North Carolina have developed an AI model that can predict in real-time whether or not cancerous tissue has been fully removed during breast cancer surgery. The model performed as well as, or better than, human doctors.
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2023 C.E. September 26Millions more children to receive free school meals under expanded U.S. program
At schools where 25% of families participate in income-based public benefits, such as the Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program, the U.S. federal government now will cover the cost of free meals for all enrolled students. Previously, the qualifying threshold was 40%.
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2023 C.E. September 25Indigenous community fighting a mine in The Philippines wins a milestone legal verdict
In a move celebrated as a victory by an Indigenous community that since 2005 has been fighting plans to mine nickel in a protected area, the Philippine Supreme Court issued a verdict mandating the company and government agencies involved in the project to address Indigenous concerns about forest destruction.
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2023 C.E. September 25World’s first drug to regrow teeth enters clinical trials
Japan's Toregem Biopharma is slated to begin clinical trials in July of next year after it succeeded growing new teeth in mice five years ago. If successful, the medicine could be available for regulatory approval by 2030.
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2023 C.E. September 22Seventy-plus nations sign historic high seas treaty
The signing of the treaty is a significant step in a global effort to protect the high seas, areas of the ocean beyond national borders. The high seas encompass two-thirds of the world’s oceans, but only about 1% currently have any kind of protected status.
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2023 C.E. September 2125 U.S. states agree to quadruple number of heat pumps across the country by 2030
The U.S. Climate Alliance is a bipartisan coalition of 25 governors securing America’s net-zero future. Members have agreed to collectively reach 20 million climate-friendly heat pump installations across the coalition by 2030, with the aim of ensuring at least 40% of benefits flow to disadvantaged communities.