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Bail reform concept showing bail bonds document and gavel on a courtroom desk

2016 C.E.

U.S. jurisdictions move to end money bail for low-risk defendants

Bail reform gained real ground in 2016, when New Mexico voters approved a constitutional amendment with 87 percent support, barring judges from jailing low-risk defendants simply because they couldn't afford to pay. The shift, echoed in cities and states nationwide, began reframing a basic question: should pretrial freedom depend on your bank account?

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2016 C.E.

U.S. E.P.A. science finds fracking contaminates drinking water

Fracking contamination got an honest reckoning in December 2016, when EPA scientists released the largest study of its kind and removed an earlier line claiming no systemic threat to drinking water. They found risks at every stage, from sourcing to wastewater storage. A quiet act of scientific self-correction, published as political winds blew the other way.

Oil refinery representing fossil fuel divestment debate and the push to move away from petroleum infrastructure

2016 C.E.

Fossil fuel divestment funds double to $5 trillion in one year

Fossil fuel divestment crossed a remarkable threshold in late 2016, when committed funds reached $5.2 trillion — double the total from just 14 months earlier. What began with student activists pressing universities had pulled in pension managers, insurance giants, and Norway's sovereign wealth fund. It was the moment climate pressure started speaking fluently in the language of balance sheets.

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2016 C.E.

Economic Security Project commits $10 million to U.S. basic income research

Universal basic income got its first serious American test run in December 2016, when the Economic Security Project pledged $10 million over two years to fund U.S. pilots and research. More than 100 signatories joined in, from Sam Altman to Robert Reich. It marked the moment a long-running thought experiment finally met real money.

Business executive reviewing financial documents related to CEO pay surtax policy discussions

2016 C.E.

Portland becomes first U.S. city to tax companies over CEO pay gap

Portland's CEO pay surtax, passed by the City Council in December 2016, became the first U.S. tax tied directly to corporate pay ratios. Companies paying chief executives more than 100 times their median worker owed a 10 percent surcharge on their business license tax, with steeper rates above 250:1. A small city turning federal disclosure data into local consequence.

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