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2018 C.E. July 9
Starbucks says it will stop offering plastic straws by 2020
Starbucks says it will eliminate plastic straws from its stores globally by 2020. The company becomes the largest food and beverage company to do so as calls to cut waste globally grow louder.
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2018 C.E. July 9
Japan is having its own #MeToo moment
The #MeToo movement captured the nation's attention after a top-ranking Finance Ministry official was accused by a female reporter of repeated sexual harassment.
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2018 C.E. July 6
Seattle becomes the first major U.S. city to ban plastic straws
Seattle has become the first major city in the U.S. to ban plastic straws and utensils. Businesses that don't comply with the ban can now face a $250 fine.
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2018 C.E. July 6
Scotland’s groundbreaking offshore wind test site generates first power
The groundbreaking project has delivered its first power to the U.K. National Grid this week, marking yet another landmark moment for the offshore wind industry.
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2018 C.E. July 6
Minimum wage increases around Oregon
The new minimum wage for Lane County is $10.75. The Portland area totals to $12 per hour, and non-urban counties are at $10.50 per hour.
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2018 C.E. July 5
Sweden to reach its 2030 renewable energy goal this year
An exciting new report shows that Sweden has installed so much wind power, the country is now 12 years ahead of schedule for its renewable energy goals.
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2018 C.E. July 5
Scientists grow first test-tube rhino embryo in bid to save Northern White Rhinos from extinction
Researchers explained that they had created embryos by injecting southern white rhino eggs with northern white rhino sperm. The embryos are the first ever rhino embryos produced in a test tube.
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2018 C.E. July 5
Iowa Supreme Court blocks 72-hour abortion waiting period law
The judge sided with Planned Parenthood of the Heartland and the American Civil Liberties Union of Iowa in a lawsuit.
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2018 C.E. July 3
Virginia and New York enact first laws demanding mental health education
The Empire State's law, which was reportedly written in 2015, says mental health is "an integral part of our overall health and should be an integral part of health education in New York schools."
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2018 C.E. July 3
U.K. to ban “abhorrent practice” of gay conversion therapy
The British government says it will ban gay conversion therapy as part of 4.5-million-pound ($5.9 million) effort to make society more inclusive for LGBT people.
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2018 C.E. September 10
California pledges 100% clean electricity by 2045
Gov. Jerry Brown signed a bill Monday that puts California -- the world's fifth largest economy if it was an independent country -- on an ambitious path: using 100% clean electricity by 2045.
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2018 C.E. September 10
The world’s first ocean cleanup system launched from San Francisco
The cleanup system is heading to a location 240 nautical miles offshore for a two-week trial before continuing its journey toward the Great Pacific Garbage Patch.
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2018 C.E. September 9
Minimum wage hikes in Chicago, Seattle, San Francisco, San Jose, Oakland, and DC not job killers, new study finds
Raising minimum wage has boosted the paychecks of food service workers while not harming jobs, according to a new study from the University of California, Berkeley.
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2018 C.E. September 6
India’s gay sex ban is struck down
In a groundbreaking victory for gay rights, India's Supreme Court on Thursday unanimously struck down one of the world's oldest bans on consensual gay sex.
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2018 C.E. September 6
Largest U.K. van companies commit to go electric
Tesco, Network Rail, and Anglian Water join new coalition that will today set out plans to replace 18,000 diesel vans with electric models by 2028.
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2018 C.E. September 5
Henkel commits to make all packaging recyclable by 2025
Germany-based consumer goods company Henkel has committed to make all of its packaging recyclable, reusable or compostable by 2025 to promote a circular economy.
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2018 C.E. September 5
World Bank to launch first sustainable water bond
First in a new series of Sustainable Development Goal bonds issued by the World Bank will aim to fund projects that promote clean water and healthy oceans.
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2018 C.E. September 4
In ‘world first’, ultra-cheap printable solar panels are launched in Australia
Less than one millimeter thick and held down with double-sided sticky tape, the panels are similar in texture to a potato chip packet and can be produced for less than $10 per square meter.
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2018 C.E. September 4
LEGO will stop production of plastic blocks by 2030
After 85 years of production, Lego has announced plans to make new pieces from plant-based plastic instead
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2018 C.E. September 4
New research shows CBD found in cannabis can help people with psychosis
According to a new study from King's College London (KCL), just one dose of CBD can reduce abnormal brain function in people with psychosis.