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The world’s largest database of social change milestones, from the first fire to today’s good news.
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2023 C.E.
April 11 According to the airport, private and small business travel departing from Amsterdam emits around 20 times more climate-warming carbon dioxide per passenger than commercial aircraft.
2023 C.E.
April 10 Uzbekistan's unanimous parliamentary vote to criminalize domestic violence marks a meaningful shift in a region where such protections remain rare — joining only four other countries across Eastern Europe and Central Asia that recognize it as a distinct criminal offense. Convicted abusers now face fines or imprisonment, and sexual offenders lose eligibility for early release. Still, advocates are clear-eyed: economic and psychological violence remain outside the law's reach, and changing enforcement culture will be...
2023 C.E.
April 5 Under SB64, offenders who committed crimes when they were younger than 18 and received life sentences will be eligible for parole hearings 15 to 25 years into their sentences.
2023 C.E.
April 5 California's electric truck mandate signals something bigger than a single state rule — it's a national blueprint for cleaning up the most polluting corner of transportation. Heavy-duty trucks are responsible for nearly a third of California's nitrogen oxide emissions, and their exhaust falls hardest on communities near ports and freight corridors, making this a health win as much as a climate one. Six other states had already adopted the same standard and can now...
2023 C.E.
April 5 The advisory opinion, spearheaded by youth activists from Vanuatu, could impact thousands of lawsuits filed worldwide against governments for their inaction in addressing the crisis.
2023 C.E.
April 4 With the Swiss national railway network stretching beyond 2,000 miles of track, estimates place the amount of power generation at potentially beyond 1 terawatt hour or 2% of the entire gross annual consumption.
2023 C.E.
April 4 Legal psilocybin mushrooms are now being grown in Oregon for the first time in over 50 years of U.S. prohibition, with Satori Farms PDX becoming the first licensed producer in the country. Owner Tori Armbrust, a longtime gourmet mushroom grower, plans to supply two service centers within months, where trained facilitators will guide adults through supervised sessions. The framework, approved by Oregon voters in 2020, has already drawn more than 200 license and worker...
2023 C.E.
April 3 More than 120 top attorneys have signed a declaration to “withhold services in respect of supporting new fossil fuel projects and action against climate protesters exercising their right to peaceful protest."
2023 C.E.
April 3 Malaria vaccination is quietly reshaping what childhood looks like in Kenya's hardest-hit regions. Since the phased rollout began in 2019, over 400,000 children have received at least one dose, and this expansion extends free vaccines to lake-endemic counties where transmission runs highest. Families in western Kenya, where malaria has long meant serious illness or worse, describe the news as genuine relief. Advocates remain honest that partial efficacy and supply constraints still limit reach across...
2023 C.E.
April 3 A provincial court recognized that the mining companies violated the communities’ constitutional right to consultation and the rights of nature guaranteed by Ecuador’s Constitution since 2008.
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