B.C. government to provide transgender surgery
The British Columbia government announced Friday it will provide reconstructive lower surgery for transgender people.
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France announces plans to ban deforestation imports
Five French Government departments have announced the adoption of a new nation strategy to end deforestation caused by the import of unsustainable forest or agricultural products, including palm oil, beef, wood, and soy.
Spain will switch to 100% renewable energy by 2050
The country will install at least 3,000 megawatts of wind and solar power capacity every year for the next ten years. This will result in greenhouse gas emissions being cut by 90 per cent compared to 1990 levels by the middle of the century.
United Nations lifts sanctions on ‘Africa’s North Korea’, Eritrea
The United Nations on Wednesday lifted sanctions on Eritrea, bolstering the precarious peace in one of the world’s most volatile and strategic corners.
Massachusetts voters uphold transgender rights law
The Yes on 3 campaign described Massachusetts as the first state in the nation “to successfully defend transgender rights by popular vote.”
Special bacteria is found to be a ‘battery’ that turns sewage waste into clean hydrogen energy
A new study has found that purple phototrophic bacteria when supplied with an electric current can recover near to 100% of carbon from any type of organic waste, while generating hydrogen gas for electricity production.
St. Paul City Council passes $15 minimum wage, and mayor signs it
Minnesota’s second-largest city has joined the growing wave of cities across the country that have decided to require that workers be paid a minimum of $15 an hour.
BBC announces new Greener Broadcasting strategy
The broadcaster has set a number of sustainability goals to be completed by 2022. They aim to reduce carbon emissions by 24 per cent as well as operating a zero waste to landfill policy.
JPMorgan Chase commits to $18 an hour minimum wage in D.C.
JPMorgan Chase bank has committed to paying its newly hired tellers, bankers and branch managers in the Washington area a minimum of $18 an hour.
Colorado elects nation’s first openly gay governor
Colorado Democratic US Rep. Jared Polis will be his state’s next governor, becoming the nation’s first openly gay man elected to a governor’s mansion.