Humpback whales no longer endangered, Australian officials say
Australia passed an anti-whaling policy in 1979, and the Guardian reports there are now as many as 40,000 individuals alive in the wild, after reaching a low of 1,500 decades ago.
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New pregnancy risk tool cuts baby loss in Black and Asian women
In a study of 20,000 pregnant women, baby death rates in ethnic groups were three times lower than normal when the tool was used.
Germany aims to get 100% of energy from renewable sources by 2035
Economy Minister Robert Habeck has described the accelerated capacity expansion for renewable energy as a key element in making the country less dependent on Russian fossil fuel supplies.
E.U. adopts new tolling rules in watershed moment for green trucking
By May 2023, haulers operating zero-emissions trucks — battery electric or hydrogen — must be given discounts of at least 50% on distance-based road tolls.
New method allows vaccines to be stored for months without refrigeration
The World Health Organization has estimated that more than 50 percent of vaccines go to waste every year, often due to the challenge in keeping vaccines at stable cold temperatures.
U.S. FDA approves first condom designed to prevent HIV during anal sex
The organization has just authorized the sale of the ONE Male Condom, designed specifically to prevent the transmission of HIV and other STIs during anal sex.
$1 billion to be invested in cleaning up Great Lakes
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will clean up, strengthen nearby infrastructure, and improve nearby supporting communities in 22 identified areas of concern.
India’s National Medical Commission forbids conversion therapy throughout the country
Any doctor in India found engaged in LGBTQ conversion therapy is now liable to be prosecuted for professional misconduct.
Giant anteaters lead biodiversity resurgence in Argentina’s Iberá
In 2007, the first pair of giant anteaters was reintroduced Iberá reserve, a region from which it had gone extinct decades earlier. Today, more than 200 anteaters live free in the reserve.
The second-largest U.S. electric company by market value plans to exit all coal by 2035
Duke Energy Corp. intends to close the rest of its coal plants by 2035 and more than double its renewable capacity by 2030 as part of a massive — and expensive — clean energy push.