California sets nation-leading limit for carcinogenic chromium-6 in drinking water ~enviro pollution.water water.drinking Article 1321 words 13 votes
European Commission approves creation of an environmental zone in the city centre of Stockholm, where petrol and diesel cars will be banned entirely from 2025 ~transport Article 440 words 13 votes
Copenhagen and Paris mayors exchange lessons learned after huge fires destroy landmarks ~design architecture Article 479 words 12 votes
Norway's health minister resigned Friday, the second Norwegian government member to step down this year amid allegations they plagiarized academic works ~misc politics Article 322 words 17 votes
Idaho libraries must move materials deemed harmful to children, or face lawsuits, under new law ~books libraries Article 868 words 24 votes
Norwegian court finds police acted unreasonably in fining activists who blocked government buildings ~enviro energy.renewable Article 451 words 15 votes
Hawaii ban on short-term vacation rentals moves forward in state legislature ~life housing Article 557 words 28 votes
Norway's top authority revokes decision by city to only take Ukrainian refugees – was contrary to the constitution and the Scandinavian country's discrimination laws ~misc politics Article 330 words 13 votes
Indiana appeals court upholds injunction on abortion ban, citing religious liberty ~health Article 591 words 17 votes
German state ditches Microsoft for Linux and LibreOffice ~tech linux microsoft Article 592 words 56 votes
Icelandic PM Katrín Jakobsdóttir announced her resignation – said that she will run for president, a ceremonial post that is mostly above the daily political fray ~news iceland politics Article 280 words 11 votes
Few states cover fertility treatment for same-sex couples, but that could be changing ~health Article 1244 words 4 votes
Families of people buried in pauper's field next to Hinds County Penal Farm near Jackson, MS, are calling for a federal investigation into the burials, which took place without families being notified ~news usa.ms Article 1001 words 33 votes
California introduces 'right to disconnect' bill that would allow employees to possibly relax ~life work Article 295 words 23 votes
UT Austin lays off around sixty staffers to comply with Texas DEI ban ~life education.higher work Article 512 words 22 votes
Phoenix passes historic ordinance giving outdoor workers protection from extreme heat ~enviro Link 28 votes
Norway to increase number of conscripted soldiers from 9,000 to 13,500 – Russia's attack on Ukraine has given northern European countries an impetus to beef up their militaries ~news norway politics russia denmark Link 10 votes
California is preparing to defend itself — and the nation — against Trump 2.0 ~enviro pollution Article 31 votes
Florida latest to restrict social media for kids as legal battle looms ~tech social media Article 1047 words 22 votes
San Francisco city leaders look to bring back emergency sirens by end of 2024 ~enviro Article 487 words, published Sep 6 2023 8 votes
Norway unveiled plans to remove a loophole used by the Nordic nation's richest – government attempts to drag more tax revenue out of the fleeing billionaires ~finance Article 77 words 15 votes
Why ban books when you can ban book awards?: Suburban Illinois district cancels youth chosen Caudill Awards ~books Article 1126 words, published Mar 19 2024 30 votes
100,000 years and counting – how do we tell future generations about highly radioactive nuclear waste repositories? ~enviro energy Article 1381 words 20 votes
How does Paris stay Paris? By pouring billions into public housing. (gifted link) ~life housing.public Article 1293 words, published Mar 17 2024 17 votes
US Supreme Court justice Sonia Sotomayor slams appeals court and scolds fellow justices for ‘sowing chaos’ by allowing Texas to arrest and deport illegal crossers ~misc politics Article 909 words 23 votes
Hong Kong lawmakers unanimously approve another law giving government more power to curb dissent ~news hong kong china law politics Article 628 words 20 votes
Connecticut, USA wants to penalize insurers for backing fossil-fuel projects ~enviro Article 862 words 13 votes
California, USA must triple its rate of carbon emissions reductions to reach 2030 target, report says ~enviro Link 16 votes
Israel’s ultra-Orthodox don’t serve in its armed forces. That’s getting harder than ever to justify and threatens Benjamin Netanyahu's coalition. ~humanities religion Article 1917 words, published Mar 15 2024 39 votes
US libraries struggle to afford the demand for e-books and seek new state laws in fight with publishers ~books libraries Article 912 words, published Mar 12 2024 46 votes
Indian government to impose ban on import, sale, and cross-breeding of twenty-three ferocious dog breeds ~life.pets Article 686 words 15 votes
YouTube blocks access to CBC's The Fifth Estate story on killing of B.C. Sikh activist at India's demand ~news india politics canada.bc Article 537 words 50 votes
A state by state review of how easy or difficult it is to enforce open records laws in the US reveals many obstacles ~misc politics Article 3094 words, published Mar 10 2024 7 votes
Haiti’s leader to resign as gangs run rampant through country engulfed in crisis ~news haiti politics crime.organized Article 16 votes
New York governor sends national guard to subway in crime crackdown ~transport Article 337 words 21 votes
350,000 Californians are now on the FAIR Plan, the last resort for fire insurance. Now what? ~finance Article 1549 words, published Jan 23 2024 36 votes
Denmark has pledged to put up more statues of women, with the country's culture minister saying the capital has “more statues of mythical beasts and horses” ~life.women Article 455 words 12 votes
France becomes the first country in the world to guarantee abortion as a constitutional right ~health Article 270 words 58 votes
A group of Indigenous women in Greenland has sued Denmark for forcing them to be fitted with intrauterine contraceptive devices in the 1960s and 70s ~health healthcare Article 398 words 29 votes
A legal historian who studies the US abortion battle explains why the Alabama state Supreme Court’s decision on in vitro fertilization is so momentous ~health Article 35 votes