NY City Council passes workplace anti-harassment bills
The New York City Council has passed 11 bills designed to strengthen workplace sexual harassment protections.
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The New York City Council has passed 11 bills designed to strengthen workplace sexual harassment protections.
NY City Council passes workplace anti-harassment bills Read more
A recently published data by the CDP researchers disclosed that of the 570 cities in its book, 101 cities now use renewable energy to source for 70% of their electricity, a figure that was previously 42 cities in 2015.
Over 100 global cities powered by 70% renewable energy Read more
It is expected to process up to two million tons of solid waste every year this is about 60 percent of the waste produced in the city.
Dubai has the world’s most ambitious plan to turn waste into energy Read more
Mayor Bill de Blasio: ‘It’s up to the fossil fuel companies whose greed put us in this position to shoulder the cost of making New York safer and more resilient’
New York City plans to divest $5bn from fossil fuels and sue oil companies Read more
As Burgos and Falconer see it, the city of Boise, Idaho Power and the Sierra Club are all on the same page when it comes to supporting clean energy.
Boise moves toward 100 percent clean energy Read more
50 cities and towns across the United States have now committed to transition to 100 percent clean, renewable sources of energy like wind and solar.
Truckee becomes 50th U.S. City to commit to 100% clean, renewable energy Read more
The San Jose City Council on Tuesday voted to raise its minimum wage to $15 per hour by 2019 as part of a regional effort to ensure more Silicon Valley residents benefit from the growing economy.
San Jose council votes to raise minimum wage to $15 by 2019 Read more
Montgomery, which is the largest and one of the most affluent jurisdictions in Maryland, is the first in the state to require a $15 minimum wage, and the second jurisdiction in the Washington region, after the District of Columbia.
Montgomery County Council in Maryland unanimously approves $15 minimum-wage Read more
The win comes amid growing momentum for the gay rights movement in Asia, with Taiwan’s constitutional court this year declaring that same-sex couples have the right to marry, the region’s first such ruling.
Hong Kong to host 2022 Gay Games as LGBT acceptance grows in parts of Asia Read more
The resolution, unanimously approved by the legislative body, tasks the city with developing a plan by December 2018 to wean itself off fossil fuels.
St. Louis commits to 100 percent renewable energy by 2035 Read more