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2023 C.E. January 3
World’s first university dedicated entirely to climate change opens in Wales
Black Mountains College in Wales is currently recruiting students for its BA in Sustainable Futures due to launch in September 2023.
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2023 C.E. January 3
Top British universities offer Afghan women free courses until Taliban lift learning ban
Afghan girls and women with internet access will be able to study more than 1,200 courses from 20 top British institutions at no cost to themselves.
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2023 C.E. January 3
U.S. Postal Service to only buy EVs by 2026
With $3 billion in funds from the Biden administration's Inflation Reduction Act, USPS plans to spend around $9.6 billion in upgrading its fleet and building charging stations, starting immediately with a purchase of 66,000 EVs.
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2023 C.E. January 1
U.S. to eliminate exorbitant cost of prison phone calls
A new U.S. law that will allow the FCC to regulate prison phone calls needs only President Biden’s signature to put an end to a largely unknown, yet famously predatory, prison practice.
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2023 C.E. January 1
In a world first, Japenese scientists use artificial DNA to kill cancer cells
By creating a hairpin-shaped pair of DNA molecules, the researchers expose cancer to the immune system’s targeting procedure, and thus stop and even reverse cancer in mice.
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2022 C.E. December 22
France bans short-haul domestic flights to curb carbon emissions
The European Commission has approved the move which will abolish flights between cities that are linked by a train journey of less than 2.5 hours.
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2022 C.E. December 22
U.S. passes legislation banning the shark fin trade within the nation
Before the Senate passed this legislation, 14 states and three U.S. territories had already banned the sale and possession of shark fins. The new bill will prohibit the fin trade across the entire U.S.
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2022 C.E. December 21
Denmark reverses the direction of an oil rig for bulk carbon storage
Denmark is moving forward with an initiative that will take huge quantities of captured carbon out to an oil rig in the North Sea, and pump it down to sequester it in the sandstone formations that once held oil and gas.
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2022 C.E. December 21
University of Houston researchers create “game-changer” vaccine for deadly street drug
In a study published in Pharmaceutics, scientists tested their vaccine on 60 rats. The immunized animals could produce antibodies that stop the deadly drug’s effects.
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2022 C.E. December 21
3M to end ‘forever chemicals’ output at cost of up to $2.3 bn
The U.S. conglomerate has set a 2025 deadline to stop producing PFAS, the "forever chemicals" used in anything from cell phones to semiconductors that have been linked to cancer and other health problems.
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2023 C.E. January 3
World’s first university dedicated entirely to climate change opens in Wales
Black Mountains College in Wales is currently recruiting students for its BA in Sustainable Futures due to launch in September 2023.
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2023 C.E. January 3
Top British universities offer Afghan women free courses until Taliban lift learning ban
Afghan girls and women with internet access will be able to study more than 1,200 courses from 20 top British institutions at no cost to themselves.
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2023 C.E. January 3
U.S. Postal Service to only buy EVs by 2026
With $3 billion in funds from the Biden administration's Inflation Reduction Act, USPS plans to spend around $9.6 billion in upgrading its fleet and building charging stations, starting immediately with a purchase of 66,000 EVs.
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2023 C.E. January 1
U.S. to eliminate exorbitant cost of prison phone calls
A new U.S. law that will allow the FCC to regulate prison phone calls needs only President Biden’s signature to put an end to a largely unknown, yet famously predatory, prison practice.
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2023 C.E. January 1
In a world first, Japenese scientists use artificial DNA to kill cancer cells
By creating a hairpin-shaped pair of DNA molecules, the researchers expose cancer to the immune system’s targeting procedure, and thus stop and even reverse cancer in mice.
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2022 C.E. December 22
France bans short-haul domestic flights to curb carbon emissions
The European Commission has approved the move which will abolish flights between cities that are linked by a train journey of less than 2.5 hours.
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2022 C.E. December 22
U.S. passes legislation banning the shark fin trade within the nation
Before the Senate passed this legislation, 14 states and three U.S. territories had already banned the sale and possession of shark fins. The new bill will prohibit the fin trade across the entire U.S.
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2022 C.E. December 21
Denmark reverses the direction of an oil rig for bulk carbon storage
Denmark is moving forward with an initiative that will take huge quantities of captured carbon out to an oil rig in the North Sea, and pump it down to sequester it in the sandstone formations that once held oil and gas.
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2022 C.E. December 21
University of Houston researchers create “game-changer” vaccine for deadly street drug
In a study published in Pharmaceutics, scientists tested their vaccine on 60 rats. The immunized animals could produce antibodies that stop the deadly drug’s effects.
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2022 C.E. December 21
3M to end ‘forever chemicals’ output at cost of up to $2.3 bn
The U.S. conglomerate has set a 2025 deadline to stop producing PFAS, the "forever chemicals" used in anything from cell phones to semiconductors that have been linked to cancer and other health problems.