Why fire hydrants ran dry as wildfires tore through Los Angeles ~enviro water Article 1923 words 23 votes
These two cities used to be the same - London, ON vs Utrecht and difference between their infrastructural development ~transport Video 19:37, published Dec 23 2024 12 votes
Massachusetts bill could fully legalize kei cars and override RMV ban ~transport Article 544 words, published Sep 12 2024 58 votes
New California law prohibits using AI as basis to deny insurance claims ~tech Article 632 words 51 votes
California will require insurance companies to offer coverage in wildfire zones ~enviro Article 794 words 25 votes
More liquor stores in Oakland California are selling produce, thanks to Saba Grocers and City tax initiative (2021) ~food drinks Article 1696 words, published Dec 8 2021 17 votes
Louisiana forbids public health workers from promoting COVID, flu and mpox shots ~health medicine Article 2855 words 33 votes
US President Joe Biden administration grants California waiver to ban gas car sales in 2035 ~transport Article 444 words 48 votes
$10 billion in government loans announced for United States EV charging network, battery production ~transport Article 458 words 13 votes
Why Elon Musk doesn’t have access to SpaceX’s biggest US government secrets ~space rocketry Article 12 votes
In a first, Arizona’s attorney general sues an industrial farm over its water use ~enviro Article 1265 words 26 votes
As tourists discover Finland's Santa Claus Village, some locals call for rules to control the masses ~travel Article 589 words 9 votes
Costs from hurricane Helene more than $53 billion in North Carolina. Currently available funding is significantly less than that. ~enviro Article 998 words, published Nov 26 2024 14 votes
The women of the West are making political history — and have been for 130 years ~life.women Article 1228 words, published Nov 26 2024 4 votes
Trans refugees turn to TikTok and Instagram for help fleeing red states ~lgbt transgender Link 22 votes
Iceland has authorised whale hunting for the next five years, despite welfare concerns ~enviro Article 372 words 11 votes
Oregon, USA introduces new statewide recycling rules to combat plastic waste ~enviro recycling plastics Article 603 words 13 votes
Norway has paused its controversial project to open up its seabed for commercial-scale deep-sea mining ~enviro Article 419 words 17 votes
Supreme Court wants US input on whether ISPs should be liable for users’ piracy, in $1 billion Sony v. Cox case ~tech internet Article 241 words 38 votes
In Northeast D.C., a rancorous post-election fight erupts — over bike lanes ~transport Article 1394 words, published Nov 15 2024 15 votes
US awards $1.5 billion in grants to improve passenger rail along Northeast Corridor ~transport Article 925 words 18 votes
After a unanimous local vote in 1996, the Swedish town of Växjö became the first in the world to commit to becoming fossil fuel free ~design urban planning architecture Article 1302 words 14 votes
New York Governor Kathy Hochul to relaunch congestion pricing with $9 base toll, sources say ~transport Article 752 words 15 votes
Tens of thousands of Chinese college students went cycling at night for soup dumplings in Kaifeng. That put the government on edge. ~transport Article 24 votes
US voters greenlight over $25 billion in public transportation ballot measures in 2024 ~transport Article 446 words 47 votes
Iceland's president urged to intervene over Europe's last whaler – conservation groups are asking for the decision to allow Hvalur to hunt to be put on hold until after election ~enviro conservation Article 563 words 5 votes
Subsea pumped storage tech secures funding from US, German governments ~enviro Article 876 words, published Nov 1 2024 10 votes
Sweden rejects applications for thirteen offshore wind farms – government believes building them would have unacceptable consequences for national defence ~enviro energy.renewable Article 300 words 11 votes
The world's most feminist city – how Umeå in Sweden became an idyll for women ~life.women Article 2179 words, published Oct 30 2024 7 votes
US Joe Biden–Kamala Harris administration announces $45 million to reduce electric vehicle battery recycling costs ~enviro recycling Link 29 votes
US Joe Biden-Kamala Harris administration announces $3 billion of investments in clean ports ~enviro climate change pollution.air Article 2319 words 24 votes
Sweden abolishes tax on plastic bags despite warnings usage could rise – centre-right coalition government says consumption already below EU target ~enviro pollution plastics Article 572 words 10 votes
No, raising the minimum wage does not hurt US fast-food workers ~finance business Article 1022 words 29 votes
More US states ban PFAS, or ‘forever chemicals,’ in more products ~enviro pollution Article 970 words 38 votes
The latest in North Korea’s fake IT worker scheme: Extorting the employers ~tech Article 1032 words 17 votes
Chicago built 50+ miles of new bike lanes, increasing cyclists by 119% and dramatically reducing fatal collisions ~transport Article 1021 words 54 votes
Goodbye, floppies - San Francisco pays Hitachi $212 million to remove 5.25-inch disks from its light rail service ~tech Article 428 words 30 votes
Norway is to enforce a strict minimum age limit on social media of fifteen as the government ramped up its campaign against tech companies it says are “pitted against small children's brains” ~tech social media Article 508 words 32 votes
Geothermal power in the North Bay ~enviro energy.renewable Article 222 words, published Oct 5 2024 9 votes
Florida threatens TV executive with jail time for airing ad in support of abortion rights ~tv Article 557 words 35 votes
Hurricane Milton barrels toward Florida with 155 MPH winds ~enviro climate change Article 77 words 42 votes
‘Paper or plastic?’ will no longer be a choice at California grocery stores ~enviro pollution.water pollution.ground plastics Article 750 words, published Aug 30 2024 32 votes
More people than ever are trying to hack the US government--and they love it ~tech security.cyber Article 328 words 11 votes
UK music festival The Great Escape has withdrawn its partnership with the Faroe Islands after it was criticised for working with a country which allows “barbaric” whaling ~music Article 441 words 8 votes
Kentucky sues Express Scripts, alleging it had a role in the deadly opioid addiction crisis ~health Article 834 words 15 votes