New York enacts first-in-nation plan to electrify all state school buses
The historic legislation aims for all new school bus purchases to be zero emission by 2027, while requiring that all buses in operation are electric by 2035.
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Stanford University researchers invent groundbreaking solar panels that work at night
The setup is inexpensive and, in principle, could be incorporated within existing solar cells. It is also simple, so construction in remote locations with limited resources is feasible.
New technique uses plastic waste to capture CO2 emissions
The scientists from Rice University developing the technique estimate that the cost to remove CO2 from flue gas streams would be about US$21 a ton, a significant improvement over existing alternatives.
New blood test predicts risk of heart attack and stroke with twice previous accuracy
Scientists from SomaLogic in Boulder, CO have developed a blood test that can predict whether someone is at high risk of a heart attack, stroke, heart failure within the next four years.
Ketanji Brown Jackson to become first Black woman to serve on U.S. Supreme Court
Jackson made history as the U.S. Senate confirmed her by a vote of 53-47. President Biden nominated Jackson to take over the seat of retiring Justice Stephen Breyer.
Amazon workers on Staten Island vote for company’s first unionized warehouse in U.S.
The outcome represents a landmark win for organized labor, which has for years tried to organize Amazon warehouse and delivery workers.
Hertz partners with Polestar to build “the largest EV rental fleet in North America”
Over the next five years, Hertz will buy up to 65,000 Polestar electric sedans with the first models rolling into Europe shortly followed by North America and Australia.
The Rappahannock Tribe has reacquired 465 acres of sacred land in Virginia
The Tribe plans to educate the public about their history by constructing a replica 16th-century village and expand their “Return to the River” program.
Washington State launches first-in-the-nation missing Indigenous people alert system
The law attempts to address a crisis of missing Indigenous people — particularly women — through a system similar to Amber Alerts.
Instead of a wall, a binational park to be built at the border of Texas and Mexico
The historic project at the border of Laredo, Texas and Nueva Loredo, Tamaulipas will span six miles and focus on the conservation of the Rio Grande River.