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Two women in conversation, for article on equal pay pledge

2016 C.E.

Over 100 U.S. companies sign the White House Equal Pay Pledge

The Equal Pay Pledge, announced by the Obama White House in December 2016, drew more than 100 companies — from AT&T to Adobe — into a public commitment to audit their pay and review hiring practices. At the time, the typical American woman working full-time earned 80 cents for every dollar a man made. A voluntary step, but a visible one.

Dakota Access Pipeline, for article on Dakota Access Pipeline

2016 C.E.

U.S. Army halts Dakota Access Pipeline route in Standing Rock victory

At Standing Rock in December 2016, thousands of water protectors camped on the North Dakota plains erupted in cheers when the U.S. Army Corps denied the easement to drill the Dakota Access Pipeline under Lake Oahe. The pause proved temporary, but the movement brought tribal treaty rights and the phrase "water is life" into wider American conversation.

Various mushrooms on a table, including types studied in psilocybin cancer trials

2016 C.E.

Psilocybin lifts depression and anxiety in cancer patients, trials show

Psilocybin therapy took a remarkable step forward in 2016, when two clinical trials at Johns Hopkins and NYU found that a single guided session eased depression and anxiety in roughly 80% of cancer patients, with relief lasting at least six months. The results marked psychedelic research's careful return to mainstream science after decades of dormancy.

A wide-angle view of the U.S. Capitol building at dusk for an article about the first Latina senator

2016 C.E.

Catherine Cortez Masto becomes the first Latina elected to the U.S. Senate

Catherine Cortez Masto made history on November 8, 2016, winning Nevada's Senate seat and becoming the first Latina ever elected to the U.S. Senate. The former state attorney general, recruited by retiring Harry Reid, rode strong early-voting turnout in Clark County to victory. After 227 years, the chamber finally had a seat it had never held before.

People installing solar panels for Florida solar property tax exempt home energy upgrade, for article on community solar microgrid

2016 C.E.

Florida votes overwhelmingly to remove property tax on solar equipment

Florida solar got a boost on Election Day 2016, when roughly 73% of voters approved Amendment 4, exempting home solar equipment from property tax assessments. The measure drew a rare bipartisan coalition and passed alongside the defeat of a utility-backed counter-measure. In the years that followed, Florida climbed from near the bottom of U.S. solar rankings toward the top.

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