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Biden administration restores threatened species protections dropped by Trump
The Biden administration restored rules to protect imperiled species and shield their habitat from destruction after the measures were rolled back under Trump. Among the changes, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will reinstate a decades-old regulation...
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Lawmakers in Thailand overwhelmingly approve a bill to legalize same-sex marriage
Thailand’s lower house of Parliament overwhelmingly approved a marriage equality bill that would make the country the first in Southeast Asia to legalize equal rights for marriage partners of any gender. The bill passed its final reading...
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The United States has its first large offshore wind farm, with more to come
America’s first commercial-scale offshore wind farm is officially open, a long-awaited moment that helps pave the way for a succession of large wind farms. Danish wind energy developer Ørsted and the utility Eversource built a 12-turbine wind...
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The Biden administration restored rules to protect imperiled species and shield their habitat from destruction after the measures were rolled back under Trump. Among the changes, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will reinstate a decades-old regulation that mandates blanket protections for animals and plants …
Thailand’s lower house of Parliament overwhelmingly approved a marriage equality bill that would make the country the first in Southeast Asia to legalize equal rights for marriage partners of any gender. The bill passed its final reading with the approval of 400 of the 415 …
America’s first commercial-scale offshore wind farm is officially open, a long-awaited moment that helps pave the way for a succession of large wind farms. Danish wind energy developer Ørsted and the utility Eversource built a 12-turbine wind farm called South Fork Wind 35 miles (56 …
The giant meat producer JBS was accused of making misleading claims about its greenhouse gas emission goals to boost sales among environmentally conscious consumers in a lawsuit filed by New York Attorney General Letitia James. The lawsuit filed in a state court in New York …
Supervisors in San Francisco formally apologized to African Americans and their descendants for the city’s role in perpetuating racism and discrimination, with several stating that this was just the beginning of reparations for Black residents and not the end.
Greece has become the world’s first Christian Orthodox nation to legalize same-sex marriage after the Athens parliament passed the landmark reform amid scenes of both jubilation and fury in the country. In a rare display of parliamentary consensus, 176 MPs from across the political spectrum …
Hurricanes are becoming so strong due to the climate crisis that the classification of them should be expanded to include a “category 6” storm, furthering the scale from the standard 1 to 5, according to a new study. Over the past decade, five storms would …
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