Data released this month by the Electric Reliability Council of Texas shows wind created 22 percent of the electricity used in the first half of the year, edging out coal by 1%.
Texas is generating more electricity from wind than coal for the first time ever Read more
The First Step Act, a bipartisan criminal justice reform law passed in Congress last year, was the catalyst for the release of more than 3,100 formerly incarcerated individuals from federal custody on July 19.
“Cat declawing is a brutal procedure similar to severing a human finger at the first knuckle and has lifelong ramifications for cats.”
New York becomes first state to ban declawing cats Read more
A new law signed by New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo sets the nation’s most aggressive targets for reducing carbon emissions.
New York climate plan sets 30-year goal for 100% renewable energy Read more
Biologists estimate that the 1,000th and 1,001st chicks hatched in May this year, and they confirmed their existence this week.
California condor births mark soaring comeback after numbers dwindled to 22 Read more
The drop marks the first time that the number of overdose-related deaths has fallen since 1999.
Overdose deaths in the United States drop for first time in two decades Read more
The tribal council last week approved a same-gender marriage ordinance in a 12-3 vote with one abstention.
Oglala Sioux Tribe legalizes same-sex marriage Read more
The UT Board of Regents voted to establish a $160 million endowment to offer full scholarships to in-state students with family incomes under $65K by 2020.
University of Texas promises full scholarships to low-income students Read more
The CROWN Act updates the state’s anti-discrimination law so that “race” includes “traits historically associated with race,” such as afros and braids.
Researchers and volunteers have cataloged more than 12,200 nests left by loggerheads, a threatened species protected under the U.S. Endangered Species Act.
Rare sea turtles smash nesting records in Georgia, Carolinas Read more
