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Bicycle mayor network, freeing Black mothers from jail, Benin eradicates trachoma
In today’s edition of Squirrel News, we’re looking at a global cycling revolution gathering speed across the African continent, a campaign confronting the harm mass incarceration has on Black mothers in the US, and the WHO’s announcement that a preventable disease has been officially eliminated in Benin.
Illinois bans book bans, India to stop building new coal plants, Colorado to make prison phone calls free
In today’s edition of Squirrel News, we’re talking about landmark legislation preventing book bans in Illinois, a groundbreaking move to halt the creation of new coal-fired power plants in India, and a campaign in Colorado to keep incarcerated persons better connected to their families free of charge.
New York’s historic climate win, First Nation self-declares marine protected area, fighting the Taliban with art
In today’s edition of Squirrel News, we’re exploring the passing of groundbreaking climate legislation in New York state, the indigenous people of the Kitasoo/Xai’xais taking the safety of their waters into their own hands, and how Afghan women are fostering solidarity through writing and art.
Global decline in child marriages, detecting cancer with AI, Barefoot College reinvents rural education
In today’s edition of Squirrel News, we’re talking about the ongoing decrease in the number of child marriages recorded across the globe, a new AI tool that can accurately identify incidents of cancer, and a radical new university demystifying education for illiterate villagers in India.
World’s first robotic lung transplant, legal rights for criminal defendants, supporting the children of sex workers
In today’s edition of Squirrel News, we’re talking about how the world’s first automated lung transplant reduces the invasiveness of the procedure and speeds up healing periods, a mandate in Mississippi ensuring criminal defendants can’t be indicted without a lawyer, and an initiative to support the children of New Dehli’s sex workers.
Chile fights desertification with fog nets, coal makes an exit, kangaroo care for premature babies
In today’s edition of Squirrel News, we’re talking about how a rural Chilean community is harvesting half a million litres of water from the air per year, the continuing phaseout of coal across the US, and Colombia’s innovative method to help premature infants bond with their mothers.
30 of the best solutions-oriented stories from March 2023
In today’s monthly review, we’re exploring the most exciting stories of the past month. We’re talking about a groundbreaking ocean protection agreement ten years in the making, the creation of a 350,000 km² island protection zone between Tasmania and Antarctica, and Europe’s first wild river national park finding a home in Albania.
Redefining homelessness, legal protections for ex-prisoners, free meals for children during holidays
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