Concrete manufacturing is responsible for roughly 7% of all heat-trapping carbon pollution every year. But one European construction firm is now using a proprietary type of “green concrete” made from recycled materials to create an approach that could bring the industry’s pollution levels way down, the Stanford Social Innovation Review reported. Construction giant Skanska’s concrete, […]
BRUSSELS (AP) — Hungary on Tuesday lifted its veto on Mark Rutte becoming the next head of NATO after the outgoing Dutch prime minister gave written guarantees that he would not force the country to take part in the military alliance’s new plans to provide support to Ukraine. Rutte’s assurances, contained in a letter to […]
(Bloomberg) — Thailand’s same-sex marriage bill cleared its final hurdle with the Senate endorsing it in a special session Tuesday, putting the nation on course to be the first in Southeast Asia to guarantee marriage equality. Most Read from Bloomberg The 250-member upper house voted with 130 in support of the bill that was already […]
SEATTLE (AP) — The United States granted the Makah Indian Tribe in Washington state a long-sought waiver Thursday that helps clear the way for its first sanctioned whale hunts since 1999. The Makah, a tribe of 1,500 people on the northwestern tip of the Olympic Peninsula, is the only Native American tribe with a treaty […]
Editor’s Note: Sign up for CNN’s Meanwhile in China newsletter which explores what you need to know about the country’s rise and how it impacts the world. Tesla is one step closer to launching full-self driving (FSD) technology in China after it clinched an agreement with Baidu to upgrade its mapping software. The Chinese tech […]
President Joe Biden’s campaign has been clear: He will debate former President Donald Trump only one-on-one. That hasn’t stopped Robert F. Kennedy Jr. from trying. As the deadline to qualify for the June 27 debate draws closer, Kennedy, who is running for president as an independent, has said he’s confident he can still meet host […]
CHICAGO (AP) — Sen. Tammy Baldwin, facing a tough reelection fight in one of the races that will determine control of Congress, has made protecting reproductive rights a cornerstone of her campaign, and she’s willing to back that up by pledging to change the Senate filibuster rules if Democrats retain control of the chamber. The […]
May 12—State Rep. Randall Pettigrew jumped on the phone the same day Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham announced she was calling lawmakers back to Santa Fe for a special session in July. Pettigrew, a Republican who lives in Lovington in far Southeastern New Mexico — some 300 miles from the capital city — sought to find […]
This article was originally published in Louisiana Illuminator. Louisiana lawmakers gave initial approval to a bill that would provide six weeks of paid parental leave to teachers, but its cost has made some lawmakers wary. Senate Bill 426, authored by Sen. Samuel Jenkins, D-Shreveport, comes with a $15 million cost to the state. The proposal […]
(Bloomberg) — Elon Musk’s surprise visit to China appears to have paid immediate dividends, with Tesla Inc. clearing two key hurdles to introduce its driver-assistance system to the world’s biggest auto market. Most Read from Bloomberg The US electric car maker will partner with Chinese tech giant Baidu Inc. for mapping and navigation functions to […]
A California bill that would target the airport security screening company CLEAR passed its first legislative hurdle on Tuesday, though it was watered down amid steep industry opposition to avoid effectively placing a ban on the company. The proposal, which passed the state Senate Transportation Committee 8-4, would now restrict CLEAR from expanding to new […]
The $60.8 billion package to help Ukraine defend itself against Russia’s invasion survived a key procedural vote in the House Friday, teeing it up for final passage in the next few days. The vote to allow the bill to the floor, over the strenuous objections of hard-line conservative House Republicans, was 316 to 94, with […]