The Evanston City Council will vote later this month to approve a measure which would allocate an initial disbursement of about $400,000 for housing needs, and residents will be eligible to apply for a designated $25,000 of this to use towards home improvements or mortgage assistance.
Evanston, IL to implement the U.S.’s first reparations program for Black citizens Read more
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), under the direction of the Biden administration, has announced it will now include discrimination on the basis of gender identity or sexual discrimination within discrimination outlawed by the Equal Credit Opportunity Act (ECOA).
Biden administration declares anti-LGBTQ credit discrimination illegal in the U.S. Read more
Located in the financial district of Taiwan’s capital, the award-winning vertical forest building was created by the architects as an “anti-global warming and carbon-absorbing ecosystem” and will feature approximately 23,000 trees, shrubs and plants along the ground floor, balconies and terraces.
“Carbon-absorbing” vertical forest skyscraper nears completion in Taipei Read more
Designed with eco-friendliness in mind, the disposable razor uses paper throughout its body and metal for the blade — reducing plastic by 98 percent compared to conventional razors.
Japanese knife maker Kai develops the world’s first disposable paper razor Read more
For the first time, manufacturers will be legally required to make spare parts available so that consumers can make repairs at home; hence, the nickname “right to repair law.”
U.K. citizens get the right to repair Read more
“This is a historic step forward towards transforming how we view and value nature. We will no longer be heedlessly allowing environmental destruction and degradation to be considered economic progress” said UN Secretary-General António Guterres.
UN adopts landmark framework to integrate natural capital in economic reporting Read more
The initiative, One Million Black Women, is named for and guided by the goal of impacting the lives of at least 1 million Black women by 2030.
Goldman Sachs commits $10 billion to One Million Black Women initiative Read more
Seven Romanian cities and towns will receive the 131 zero-emission e-buses. The total value of the contract is almost €65 million.
Romania orders 123 electric buses Read more
In 2018, the country’s domestic plant-based meat industry was $910 million and experiencing a yearly growth-rate of 14.2 percent.
Plant-based foods on the rise in China Read more
Islatravir, an HIV prevention drug developed by Merck, has already reached its second stage of trials. Following promising results, it looks likely to go to Phase 3 trials, bringing it one step closer to approval.
Once-a-month PrEP pill shows promising results for HIV prevention Read more
