In this week’s final edition of Squirrel News, we’re highlighting a medical breakthrough in which a 25-year-old woman with type 1 diabetes began producing her own insulin just three months after receiving a transplant of reprogrammed stem cells, the extraordinary comeback of the one-horned rhinoceros, and how a guerrilla conservationist has planted around 40,000 trees throughout Brazil’s most populous city.
California bans plastic bags, US sees big drop in overdose deaths, Toronto tenants win historic rent strike
At Squirrel News, we’re starting the week with some exciting updates: California’s governor has enacted a law prohibiting plastic bags in grocery stores, the US is seeing a major decline in deaths from drug overdoses, potentially saving thousands of lives, and a group of over 100 tenants in Toronto has successfully led a groundbreaking rent strike.
Amazon tribes restore 640,000 hectares, audio ballots for Navajo voters, improving patient nutrition
In this week’s final edition of Squirrel News, we’re highlighting the Ashaninka tribe’s work to restore their Amazon territory, how Arizona is breaking down language barriers for Navajo voters through audio ballots, and the partnerships between hospitals and anti-hunger organisations to make sure patients receive nutritious meals.
WHO greenlights first mpox vaccine, The Hague bans fossil fuel ads, California’s new marine sanctuary
We’re kicking off the week at Squirrel News with exciting updates: the WHO has approved the first mpox vaccine, setting the stage for distribution in Africa, The Hague has become the world’s first city to outlaw fossil fuel-related advertisements, and California is establishing its first new marine sanctuary in more than three decades to protect its coastline.
South Africa’s travelling health train, dropping HIV drugs from the sky, hospital for elephants
In this week’s final edition of Squirrel News, we’re covering South Africa’s mobile health train, sky-dropping HIV medications, and a unique hospital in India dedicated to Asian elephants.
27 stories of solutions and progress from August 2024
The start of a new month means a roundup of the most exciting stories from the world of solutions journalism – and we’ve got 27 of our favourites right here. In this edition, we explore everything from the world’s largest solar project to breakthrough lung cancer vaccine trial and a whole lot in between.