Plastics have shaped nearly every aspect of society. Now what? ~enviro plastics.single use pollution Article 3552 words 22 votes
Tennessee ban on gender-affirming care for minors to go into effect for now ~lgbt transgender Article 435 words 39 votes
Free transit in Stavanger, Norway, places the city in a growing vanguard of municipalities that have made buses, trains and trams free at point of use ~transport Article 12 votes
Vote to block Georgia spaceport upheld by state’s high court ~space Article 964 words, published Feb 7 2023 17 votes
Iowa joins dozens of other US states in legalizing sales of raw milk ~food drinks Article 1774 words 57 votes
Florida bill allowing radioactive roads made of potentially cancer-causing mining waste signed by Ron DeSantis ~transport Article 1022 words 43 votes
How a megachurch wields power in a regional California city and influence in the music industry ~humanities religion Article 4468 words 7 votes
SEPTA Board approves $1.69 billion FY24 operating and capital budget ahead of expected fiscal cliff ~transport Link 11 votes
Controversy over lack of renewable in plans to rebuild electrical grid in Puerto Rico ~enviro energy.renewable Article 1084 words 10 votes
New York City is cleared for first-in-US congestion tolls as soon as April ~transport Article 45 votes
You may soon have to pay more to drive that SUV in New York ~transport Article 1675 words, published Jun 23 2023 37 votes
A Delaware city is set to give corporations the right to vote in elections ~finance business Article 714 words 28 votes
Seattle plans to extend and upgrade Third Avenue transit mall in 2024 ~transport Article 797 words 16 votes
What the hell happened to the California of the ’50s and ’60s? ~enviro Article 1757 words, published Jun 18 2023 12 votes
Philadelphia politician proposes more local options for mass-transit funding ~transport Article 630 words 11 votes
Calgary Transit goes electric as feds commit additional $325M for zero-emission buses ~transport Article 223 words 13 votes
Ontario government awards contract for eastern GO Transit extension in Toronto area ~transport Article 200 words 10 votes
Landmark ‘kids’ climate trial begins: how science will take the stand ~enviro climate change Article 1049 words 13 votes
I-95 highway in Philadelphia has collapsed; officials say repairs will take "months" ~transport Article 418 words 32 votes
Residents of Christiania in Denmark may vote to end open cannabis trade over fears of rising gang violence ~life Article 666 words 6 votes
Australian governments impose recycling rules after the packaging industry fails on waste ~enviro recycling plastics Article 615 words 7 votes
Welsh town seats world’s first known nonbinary mayor ~lgbt Article 653 words, published May 13 2021 12 votes
A Republican suburb designed for cyclists ~transport Article 1478 words, published Sep 26 2019 15 votes
From playwright to pandemic Queen: How D’Arcy Drollinger became the first drag laureate ~lgbt activism Article 1285 words 2 votes
Indiana governor signs “Don’t Say Gay” bill that forces teachers to out trans kids to their parents ~lgbt transgender Article 517 words 12 votes
F1 star Lewis Hamilton blasts Florida’s anti-LBGTQ measures ~lgbt transgender Article 681 words 8 votes
US lawmakers are being silenced for speaking out against anti-trans bills ~lgbt transgender Article 1368 words 10 votes
Colorado becomes first state to pass “right to repair” law for farmers ~transport Article 645 words 14 votes
Residents of Greenland have switched to daylight saving time this weekend for the very last time ~life Article 230 words 11 votes
Producers of the latest Mission: Impossible film have dropped their attempt to obtain permission for dozens of helicopter landings on Svalbard ~movies Article 869 words 3 votes
Nebraska lawmaker three weeks into filibuster over trans bill ~lgbt transgender Article 1176 words 21 votes
How Californians are weaponizing environmental law ~enviro Article 1728 words, published Mar 12 2021 9 votes
Bergen is gearing up to open the world's longest purpose-built pedestrian and bicycle tunnel – 2.9km tunnel takes 30-45 minutes to walk through ~transport Link 8 votes
Sacramento recycle center shutters, blames California agency for ‘irate’ customers ~enviro recycling Article 1118 words 8 votes
Alaska says it’s now legal “in some instances” to discriminate against LGBTQ individuals ~lgbt Article 2601 words 12 votes
Giant California greenhouse signals a big bet on cannabis legalization ~enviro Article 1785 words 4 votes
Tennessee becomes the first state to pass a ban on drag shows. The bill is so vaguely worded it could also target trans people and Pride celebrations generally. ~lgbt transgender Link 12 votes
US local news outlets need tax breaks to help save democracy, says advocate ~news usa journalism Article 815 words 3 votes
The greatest tax system in the world – why can't America be as great as the Faroe Islands? ~finance business Article 1242 words, published Jan 2 2023 14 votes
There are plenty of football supporters' groups in Norway, but not many are dedicated to clubs like Kidderminster Harriers from the sixth tier in the UK ~sports.football Article 1057 words 5 votes
Some Californian cities to lose zoning powers in two days ~design urban planning Article 1725 words 19 votes
British Columbia embarks on bold experiment to decriminalize hard drugs - Possession of small amounts of fentanyl, heroin, cocaine and other hard drugs will be allowed in Canada’s westernmost province ~health.mental Article 10 votes