Sweden has announced controversial plans to scrap its tax on airline tickets from 2025 ~transport Link 6 votes
Bipartisan group of 350 US city mayors commit to electrifying fleets and broadening EV charging infrastructure ~transport Article 1144 words, published Aug 28 2024 18 votes
US Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to invest $76 million closing legacy oil & gas wells in Pennsylvania ~enviro pollution.water pollution.air Article 626 words 16 votes
Finland's Fortum starts using US nuclear fuel in bid to reduce Russian dependence ~enviro Article 400 words 7 votes
Over the last ten years Finland reduced road deaths by a sizable 29% – the average decline in the European Union was 16% ~transport Article 664 words 18 votes
How anti-trans US policies in Project 2025 could impact all families ~lgbt transgender Article 2126 words 27 votes
Book review: "Escaping Gravity" by Lori Garver ~space Article 1215 words, published Jun 24 2022 7 votes
What works: Groundbreaking evaluation of climate policy measures over two decades ~enviro climate change Article 591 words 22 votes
Nothing CEO Carl Pei gives employees two months to return to office full-time ~tech Article 319 words 34 votes
The US government spends millions to open grocery stores in food deserts. The real test is their survival. ~food Article 4079 words 35 votes
Sweden to kill 20% of its brown bears in annual hunt – conservationists say number of hunting licences granted is too high and condemn it as ‘pure trophy hunting’ ~enviro conservation Article 527 words 15 votes
Could Britain's soaring taxes push energy companies to Norway? Taxes on oil and gas profits have risen from 40% to about 78%, prompting several to think about pulling out. ~enviro energy Article 576 words 7 votes
Monopoly round-up: Price gouging vs price fixing vs price controls ~finance economics Article 1653 words 13 votes
The US government wants to make it easier for you to click the 'unsubscribe' button ~tech Article 563 words 58 votes
Apple’s requirements (subscription model only) to hit creators and fans on Patreon ~tech apple ios Link 53 votes
Sustainable US transit advocates unite for Kamala Harris-Tim Walz — and against Donald Trump’s embrace of fossil fuel ~transport Article 1289 words 20 votes
Léna Lazare is the new face of climate activism—and she's carrying a pickax ~enviro climate change Article 3838 words, published Aug 7 2024 26 votes
Sweden has cut 80% of its net emissions since 1990 – while growing its economy twofold. How have they done it? ~enviro climate change energy.renewable Article 1397 words 31 votes
Google and Meta struck secret ads deal to target teenagers ~tech google internet social media Link 61 votes
It’s official: These thirteen books are now banned from all public schools in Utah ~books libraries.school Article 636 words 48 votes
Cambodia PM launches project linking Mekong River to sea via canal ~transport Article 215 words 5 votes
IKEA has been accused of contributing to the rapid deterioration of Romania's biologically rich forests – campaigners say suppliers benefitting from corrupt environment in the country ~enviro Article 1316 words 29 votes
Google to charge new fee on ads in response to Canada’s digital services tax ~tech google Link 12 votes
‘Morally, nobody’s against it’: Brazil’s radical plan to tax global super-rich to tackle climate crisis ~enviro climate change Article 856 words 61 votes
Climate hero or villain? As it rapidly adopts clean technologies while drilling furiously for oil and gas, Norway is a paradox. ~enviro climate change Article 1955 words 11 votes
Scott Galloway - "The Algebra of Wealth" ~finance economics Video 9:26, published Jul 18 2024 15 votes
Tech giants should be made subject to a global tax for their use of people's personal data, according to Norway's Finance Minister Trygve Slagsvold Vedum ~tech Link 30 votes
Inside the two-year fight to bring charges against school librarians in Granbury, Texas ~books libraries.school Article 2214 words 20 votes
Elon Musk says he’s moving SpaceX and X from California to Texas, blames new trans privacy law ~tech social media privacy Article 256 words 28 votes
US appeals court blocks all of Joe Biden's SAVE student debt relief plan ~finance Article 274 words 45 votes
Does market failure justify government intervention? (with Michael Munger) ~finance economics Article 10 621 words 5 votes
Helsinki's incredibly well executed Jokeri light rail project – finished way ahead of schedule and costs lower than initially budgeted ~transport Video 4:50 24 votes
Crunchyroll announces the removal of its comment section across all platforms to 'reduce harmful content' ~tech social media Link 49 votes
Swedes take a new step in parental leave. Grandparents can now get paid to take care of grandkids. ~life family parenting Article 470 words 31 votes
MTA stops work on Second Ave. subway amid congestion pricing confusion in New York City ~transport Article 558 words, published Jun 20 2024 14 votes
Denmark will introduce a levy on farm emissions in what is set to be one of the world's first carbon taxes on agriculture ~enviro climate change Article 77 words 26 votes
Texas abortion ban linked to 13% increase in infant and newborn deaths ~health medicine healthcare Article 577 words 54 votes
US bans sales of Kaspersky anti-virus software, citing ties to Russia ~tech Article 377 words 22 votes
Iceland wants to switch up its tourism tax to protect nature – and fight overtourism ~travel Article 27 votes
Sweden's nuclear power goal is challenging but attainable – government wants 2.5 gigawatts of new capacity online by 2035 ~enviro energy.renewable Article 77 words 8 votes
EU states push past opposition to adopt landmark nature restoration law ~enviro conservation Article 627 words 28 votes
The US surgeon general wants tobacco-like warning labels on social media ~health.mental Article 512 words 28 votes
Photoshop Terms of Service grants Adobe access to user projects for ‘content moderation’ ~tech Article 237 words, published Jun 5 2024 32 votes
New York passes legislation that would ban 'addictive' social media algorithms for kids ~tech social media Article 789 words 51 votes
Sweden is set to become the second EU country to ban bottom fishing in marine protected areas ~enviro Article 400 words 16 votes