The Pentagon confirmed Monday that the first transgender person has signed a contract to join the US military, a development made possible after a federal judge ruled that the military must accept transgender recruits.
Fueled by anguished voices in the aftermath of the Florida high school shooting, Oregon's Legislature on Thursday banned people convicted of stalking and domestic violence or under restraining orders from buying or owning firearms and ammunition.
Once it is further reviewed, this data could potentially convince those on the fence that UBI is, at the very least, worth investigating with small, U.S.-based trials. It at least opens up the discussion by suggesting that, even when people receive supplemental income from the government, their drive to work doesn’t simply dissipate.
Last year, Bloomberg New Energy Finance defined renewable energy as the new normal” in its Sustainable Energy in America Factbook. This year’s edition affirms that finding.
Drugstore chain Walgreens announced it will be implementing a new policy that will allow transgender employees and customers to use the restrooms that correspond to their gender identities.
EVgo, the nation’s largest public network of electric vehicle (EV) DC Fast charging stations, experienced a record year in 2017. Its network of chargers provided 40 million miles of emissions-free electric driving, a dramatic year-over-year increase compared to the 22 million EV miles charged in 2016*.
The smiling red-faced logo which has for years been criticized as racist by the Native American community and others will be removed from the team’s jersey sleeves and caps starting in the 2019 season, the MLB announced Monday.
Legislation passed by the Metropolitan King County Council on Monday calls for the county’s Department of Public Defense to provide attorneys to families participating in inquests no matter their financial status.
The leading global athletic wear company announced a huge 86-megawatt deal that throws the force of Texas wind power behind its pledge to bring 100 percent of its North American operations into the renewables fold by 2025 seven years earlier than planned.
According to the census, solar energy adds jobs 17 times faster than the overall economy in the United States.
