Volcanoes are erupting in The Philippines, but on-fire Australia received some welcome rain. The Iran war cries have been called off and The Donald’s military powers are about to be hamstrung by the Senate. Meanwhile, his impeachment trial is starting, and we’re all on Twitter for a front-row seat.
Author: Molly Bergen
02/15/2022
Denver council approves $1.4 million to expand STAR program
STAR currently has three vans operating citywide. With this new funding, they hope to increase the number to six vans and 10 teams.
02/22/2022
From ‘Airpocalypse’ to Olympic blue: China’s air quality transformation
Less than a decade ago, China was home to some of the most polluted cities on earth; today it’s a leader in cutting pollution. How did that happen?
02/15/2022
Crazy, Unloved but Potentially Transformational – What’s in your Loonshot nursery?
Author Safi Bahcall introduced the term “loonshots” to describe ventures with game-changing potential that nobody thought would work and whose champions were ridiculed. Which raises the question of how you keep the crazy ideas alive long enough to realize their potential?
02/16/2022
Basic income: Wales pilot offers £1,600 a month to care leavers
Every 18-year-old leaving care will be offered £1,600 a month for two years under a Welsh government basic income pilot.
02/23/2022
Russia-Ukraine crisis: What you need to know
The conflict escalated dramatically when Putin recognized Donbas separatists and ordered troops into Ukraine, triggering sanctions from the U.S. and its allies.
02/22/2022
Kenya to use solar panels to boost crops by ‘harvesting the sun twice’
Successful trials found growing crops beneath panels – known as agrivoltaics – reduced water loss and resulted in larger plants
02/22/2022
‘They fill me with emotion’ … Benin celebrates the return of its looted treasure
Priceless treasures stolen by the French army over a century ago have finally been returned to the African nation. Our writer joins the emotional celebrations
02/21/2022
Horseshoe crabs are drained for their blue blood. That practice will soon be over.
Horseshoe crabs' blue blood is so valuable that a quart of it can be sold for $15,000.
02/12/2022
‘There is no Judgment’: A look inside Uganda’s LGBTQ+ inclusive church
Adonai Inclusive Christian Ministries is led by and welcomes LGBTQ+ people in Uganda, a huge fraction of who struggle with reconciling their faith and sexuality in a country where churches and religious leaders have openly voiced out intolerance for gay people.
02/15/2022
Belgium approves four-day week and gives employees the right to ignore their bosses after work
Workers in Belgium will soon be able to choose a four-day week under a series of labour market reforms
02/15/2022
New Mexico House unanimously passes bill to increase pay for Indigenous language teachers
“Native languages must be respected, honored and preserved.”
02/17/2022