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January 31, 2018
In a country where a third of people have sight problems, specialist nurses have visited all 15,000 villages as part of a life-changing project
January 31, 2018
The government of British Columbia has proposed new regulations restricting the transportation of oil through the western Canadian province in what is expected to be a major setback for a planned pipeline expansion project.
January 30, 2018
Legislation passed by the Metropolitan King County Council on Monday calls for the county's Department of Public Defense to provide attorneys to families participating in inquests no matter their financial status.
January 30, 2018
The smiling red-faced logo which has for years been criticized as racist by the Native American community and others will be removed from the team's jersey sleeves and caps starting in the 2019 season, the MLB announced Monday.
January 29, 2018
The widening acceptance boosted numbers with some 6,000 people coming along on the first day alone, compared with 2-3,000 over the whole festival in previous years.
January 29, 2018
The 2021 goal sets a more aggressive target than the timeline advanced by Mr Macron's predecessor, Francois Hollande, who sought to shut down the country's coal-powered plants by 2023.
January 26, 2018
The European Union Parliament voted Wednesday to increase its renewable energy goal for 2030 from a goal of 27% to a new target of 35%, which will now be taken to EU member states in upcoming talks.
January 26, 2018
Lloyd's of London, the world's oldest insurance market, has become the latest financial firm to announce that it plans to stop investing in coal companies.
January 25, 2018
Dubbed the 'Tesla of the canals', the unmanned vessels will operate on Dutch and Belgian waterways, vastly reducing diesel vehicles and emissions
January 25, 2018
The leading global athletic wear company announced a huge 86-megawatt deal that throws the force of Texas wind power behind its pledge to bring 100 percent of its North American operations into the renewables fold by 2025 seven years earlier than planned.
January 24, 2018
According to the census, solar energy adds jobs 17 times faster than the overall economy in the United States.
January 24, 2018
At the World Economic Forum in Davos, 11 companies have announced that they will work towards using 100 percent reusable, recyclable or compostable packaging by 2025 or earlier
January 24, 2018
In a move that will make the Sydney institution the world's first university to be energy carbon neutral, the University of New South Wales has inked a deal to meet all its electricity needs with solar energy from next year onwards.
January 23, 2018
Single-use non-biodegradable plastic, including bags and polystyrene takeaway containers, will be banned in Vanuatu from January 31, as the Government tries to control a growing plastic waste problem.
January 23, 2018
In the Democratic-controlled court's decision, the majority said the boundaries "clearly, plainly and palpably" violate the state's constitution and blocked the boundaries from remaining in effect for the 2018 elections with just weeks until dozens of people file paperwork to run for Congress.
