The Senate on Thursday approved legislation to spend $270 million to aid the residents of Flint, Mich., and other poor communities that have suffered from lead-contaminated water, attaching the funds to a broader bill authorizing $9 billion to repair ports, dams, levees and other water infrastructure in 17 states.
U.S. Senate approves $270 million in funding for Flint water crisis Read more
Three months after a teenager died while undergoing female genital mutilation conducted by a doctor, Egypt is cracking down on the practice.
The Egyptian cabinet approved a draft bill on Sunday that would enact a punishment of five to seven years in prison for anyone who performs FGM, according to Ahram Online. Previously, the penalty was three months to two years.
Egypt cracks down on female genital mutilation Read more
The designation, expected to take effect Friday, will expand Papahānaumokuākea Marine National Monument from 139,797 square miles to 582,578 square miles, making it the largest marine protected area on the planet.
Obama to quadruple Hawaii monument, creating world’s largest protected marine area Read more
Despite a societal backdrop of widening income inequality, kids on opposite ends of the wealth spectrum are now entering kindergarten with closer levels of achievement than in the past, new research finds.
Learning gap between rich and poor kids in the U.S. narrows Read more
The Justice Department plans to end its use of private prisons after officials concluded the facilities are both less safe and less effective at providing correctional services than those run by the government.
U.S. Justice Department says it will end use of private prisons Read more
A new report shows that in the third quarter of this year alone, enough solar panels to generate 4,143 MW of electricity were installed in the United States. This boom in installations contributes to the prediction that coal is a fading industry, and will never return to its former grandeur.
U.S. sets staggering record with 191% growth in solar power installations in 2016 Read more
In an unprecedented action, Pacific Island national leaders called for “the implementation of an international moratorium on the development and expansion of fossil fuel extracting industries.”
Pacific Islands nations adopt Suva Declaration on Climate Change Read more
According to its website, NCI is touted as “the U.S. government’s principal agency for cancer research.” And recently, it quietly admitted that cancer cells have been killed by cannabis in a lab setting.
U.S. National Cancer Institute acknowledges that cannabis kills cancer cells Read more
According to a new French law approved on Thursday, rooftops on new buildings in commercial zones across France must either be partially covered in plants or solar panels.
France says new roofs must be covered in plants or solar panels Read more
Initiated by the Indian government, the mission aimed to achieve an “open-defecation free” and resulted in the construction of an estimated 89.9 million toilets between 2014 and 2019.
