Insert In today’s edition of Squirrel News, we’re talking about sign language-equipped ambulances reducing barriers to care in England, a significant decline in tetanus-related fatalities, and the construction of a wildlife corridor in the Amazon rainforest.
Vermont’s oil companies to foot climate change bill, second-chance gun crime initiative, Chile’s coastal cleanup
In today’s edition of Squirrel News, we’re exploring Vermont’s legislation now compelling fossil fuel companies to bear responsibility for climate change-induced damages, a novel programme empowering Florida’s at-risk youth with mentorship, and how frontline medical professionals in California are addressing the complex intersection of homelessness and mental health.
25 stories of solutions and progress from May 2024
In today’s edition of Squirrel News, our editors have curated 25 standout stories highlighting the most remarkable solutions and progress from May 2024. From a groundbreaking legal victory for small island nations at an international ocean tribunal to a new device helping paraplegics regain partial control of their arms and hands, there’s a lot to think about in our latest issue.
Bogotá’s car-free Sundays, Colombia bans bullfighting, the Mekong’s green transformation
In this month’s last edition of Squirrel News, we delve into the evolution of the car-free movement in Bogotá, a victory for animal rights activists in Colombia, and the Mekong river’s eco-friendly makeover.
Voluntary rent payments to First Nations communities, CAR receives first malaria vaccines, ending school meal debt
We’re starting the week at Squirrel News with stories about Vancouver Island’s decision to pay voluntary rent to First Nations communities, the Central African Republic receiving its first shipment of a groundbreaking malaria vaccine, and how a district in Butte, Montana, found a creative solution to tackle school meal debt.
Maternal mortality rate plummets, socially just salaries, curbing gun violence in Chicago
In today’s edition of Squirrel News, we’re covering groundbreaking progress in maternal mortality rates, how needs-based salaries are changing workplace dynamics for the better, and cognitive behavioural interventions are reducing gun violence rates in Chicago.