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2022 C.E. April 7
Ketanji Brown Jackson to become first Black woman to serve on U.S. Supreme Court
Jackson made history as the U.S. Senate confirmed her by a vote of 53-47. President Biden nominated Jackson to take over the seat of retiring Justice Stephen Breyer.
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2022 C.E. April 7
Portugal’s floating solar energy auction sets world record negative price
EDPR's winning bid was a negative price, meaning it will pay the Portuguese electric system 4.13 euros for each megawatt hour it generates over 15 years.
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2022 C.E. April 6
Brown bear population in Pyrenees Mountains highest for a century
Monitors have identified 70 individuals in 2021, with 114 newborns since launch of repopulation scheme in 1996.
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2022 C.E. April 6
Amazon workers on Staten Island vote for company’s first unionized warehouse in U.S.
The outcome represents a landmark win for organized labor, which has for years tried to organize Amazon warehouse and delivery workers.
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2022 C.E. April 6
Hertz partners with Polestar to build “the largest EV rental fleet in North America”
Over the next five years, Hertz will buy up to 65,000 Polestar electric sedans with the first models rolling into Europe shortly followed by North America and Australia.
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2022 C.E. April 4
Norway’s walrus population bounces back thanks to hunting bans
By the 1950s, only a small population of Svalbard’s walruses remained. In 2006, researchers were thrilled to count 2,629 walruses, and the latest count in 2018 recorded 5,503.
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2022 C.E. April 4
The Rappahannock Tribe has reacquired 465 acres of sacred land in Virginia
The Tribe plans to educate the public about their history by constructing a replica 16th-century village and expand their “Return to the River” program.
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2022 C.E. April 4
Zimbabwe decriminalizes the transmission of HIV
The decision aims to strengthen the country's HIV response by reducing the stigma and discrimination that often prevents people from receiving prevention, care, and treatment services.
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2022 C.E. March 31
Washington State launches first-in-the-nation missing Indigenous people alert system
The law attempts to address a crisis of missing Indigenous people — particularly women — through a system similar to Amber Alerts.
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2022 C.E. March 31
Global wind and solar growth on track to meet climate targets
Renewables can grow enough to limit global warming to 1.5C if the 10-year average compound growth rate of 20% can be maintained to 2030, according to climate think tank Ember.
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2022 C.E. April 29
South Korea’s supreme court overturns military convictions of two gay soldiers in landmark ruling
The supreme court’s new ruling sets the precedent that consensual same-sex sexual activity can no longer be punishable for military service members.
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2022 C.E. April 29
E.U. makes history with its largest-ever ban on toxic chemicals
Using existing European laws as precedent, the E.U. has released a plan that seeks to eliminate about 12,000 toxic substances.
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2022 C.E. April 28
England to ban glue traps in ‘momentous victory’ for wildlife
Protected and endangered species including hedgehogs, birds, bats, and pet cats have been known to sustain injuries in glue traps, many of which are fatal.
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2022 C.E. April 27
‘Radical’ solar technology breakthrough allows energy to be stored for up to 18 years
A pair of Swedish scientists designed a microchip that stores solar energy in liquid, and shipped it to China where three months later it was converted into electricity.
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2022 C.E. April 27
Zurich begins to turn off natural gas networks
The current shutdown in Switzerland's biggest city is due to be completed in 2024 with more areas of Zurich set to see the end of natural gas between now and 2040.
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2022 C.E. April 27
Major Japan railway now powered exclusively by renewable energy
Tokyu Railways’ trains running through Shibuya and other stations were switched to power generated only by solar and other renewable sources starting April 1.
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2022 C.E. April 26
Colorado passes bill offering 10 hours per week of free universal preschool
By the fall of 2023, all 4-year-old children in Colorado will be able to attend preschool at no cost to their families.
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2022 C.E. April 26
New Zealand’s new machine revolutionizes its e-waste recycling
The new system shreds and sorts e-waste in an enclosed negative pressure system and can recover up to 90 percent of materials.
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2022 C.E. April 26
Landmark DNA study finds 58 new mutations that cause cancer
The landmark findings from a massive study of more than 12,000 cancer patients offer researchers a trove of new resources to guide future studies on tailored cancer treatments.
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2022 C.E. April 25
Los Angeles County mandates compostable and recyclable dining ware
This new ordinance will also ban the sale of expanded polystyrene foam, more commonly known as Styrofoam, in items like coolers, dining ware, and pool toys.