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[US] Feds spread $1 billion for tree plantings among US cities to reduce extreme heat and benefit health (apnews.com)
Dying woman’s last wish: to pay off others’ medical debt – $15m worth (www.theguardian.com)
Arnold Schwarzenegger Was 'More Than Happy' to Give $1M to Strike Fund: “Have To Give Something Back” (streamsgeek.com)
Abandoned golf courses are being reclaimed by nature (www.cnn.com)
Golf courses, despite occupying large green spaces, are not necessarily good for the environment. Land is often cleared to make way for a fairway and maintaining the pristine turf often requires a lot of water, regular mowing and the spraying of fertilizers and pesticides – none of which is good for biodiversity....
Tumor-destroying sound waves receive FDA approval for liver treatment in humans (news.umich.edu)
13 Ways the World Got Better in 2023 (time.com)
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The world's largest single-site solar farm just came online (electrek.co)
Restaurant workers created a website to avoid abusive workplaces (kitchenconfidentials.com)
Pristine coral reefs discovered near Galápagos Islands are thousands of years old and teeming with life (www.livescience.com)
Denver Basic Income Project for the unhoused sees the number of participants who own or rent a home increase from 5% of participants to 40% in 6 months. (drive.google.com)
There are multiple groups, the group referred to in the title received a lump sum of $6500 the first month, then $500 every month after that.
The US is bringing back nature's best firefighters: beavers (lemmy.world)
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Virginia college students are running a thrift store for transgender and nonbinary people (www.advocate.com)
Transgender people looking to change up their wardrobes are often met with financial barriers. At a private college in Virginia, LGBTQ+ students are working to break down those walls with a no cost food and clothing pantry....
New York City Moves to Ban Solitary Confinement, Defying Mayor Adams (www.nytimes.com)
The Kingdom Of Bhutan Becomes The First Country In The World To Achieve 100% Dog Sterilization & Vaccination (worldanimalnews.com)
Single mother with 6 kids gifted car refurbished by high school automotive tech students (www.westernmassnews.com)
Wildcats thriving in Scottish Highlands conservation project (www.bbc.co.uk)
Oregon launches legal psilocybin access amid high demand and hopes for improved mental health care (apnews.com)
'I can't accept Drum & Bass. We need Jungle, I'm afraid.' - Amol Rajan on how a University Challenge question spawned a remix craze (www.bbc.com)
Oregon Airport Unveils Unconventional Stress-Busters: Meet The Therapy Llamas Bringing Joy To Travelers (www.sunnyskyz.com)
Germany approves global minimum corporate tax (www.reuters.com)
New Portable Water Treatment System Vaporizes 99% of ‘Forever Chemicals’ (www.extremetech.com)
Baby shark caught in glove rescued by couple on scuba diving trip in Rhode Island (news.sky.com)
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Prime Minister Trudeau backs bill to ban export of live horses for Japanese horse-meat delicacy (www.theglobeandmail.com)
Anheuser-Busch Says It Has Stopped Amputating Tails of Budweiser Clydesdales (www.nytimes.com)
Facing pressure from animal rights activists, Anheuser-Busch announced on Wednesday that it had ended the practice of amputating the tails of its Budweiser Clydesdales, the familiar equine figures in the brewing company’s advertising campaigns for nearly a century....
