In today’s edition of Squirrel News, young activists in Montana win a landmark climate change lawsuit against their state, California patients receive fresh vegetables on prescription, and a dentist’s office has integrated a mental health check-up into its services.
‘Gamechanger’: judge rules in favor of young activists in US climate trial
Sixteen young plaintiffs had alleged the Montana state government had violated their right to a healthy environment and contributed to climate change by enacting pro-fossil fuel policies.
Revolutionising medicine with free prescriptions of fresh vegetables
Amidst rising rates of preventable diseases like diabetes, initiatives across California seek to address the root causes by delivering free fresh produce to patients as well as providing cooking and nutrition classes.
Mental health is still a taboo topic among Asian Americans. A dental clinic in California integrates a mental health check-up into its patient intake form and provides in-house counseling services.
Record number of heat pumps and solar panels installed in UK
More British households and businesses than ever have installed heat pumps and solar panels this year, with more than 120.000 solar panels and 21.000 pumps installed. Government subsidies are available to support these renewable energy upgrades.
Largely prevented from working under the Taliban regime, women in Afghanistan have turned to home-based jobs and underground businesses including gyms, beauty salons and girls’ schools.
Due to a shortage of lifeguards for New York’s public pools and despite a rigorous training programme, several seniors are among the new lifeguard recruits in the city.
Belgium-based company EnFoil has developed a one millimeter thick solar panel which can revolutionise the industry. The panels are lightweight, flexible and durable, and can be easily installed on surfaces like car or house roofs.
Solar energy is making rapid progress in many countries, but in others there is opposition to large solar farms in the countryside. Therefore entrepreneurs find less obvious places like lakes, car parks and office windows to install solar panels.
Debt-bonded labour is still a significant issue in India. Former bonded labourers founded a small company in Tamil Nadu to help rescue, rehabilitate and empower others in that situation.
