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The legal system is failing Americans as authoritarianism targets LGBTQ rights f-st.co/3NzuyOx
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"Ensuring kids have year-round access to food is one of the smartest investments we can make in human capital." f-st.co/n8ZJuw7

Why ending childhood hunger is a business imperative

The hidden cost of not ensuring kids have enough to eat.

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"Nonprofits are often the first responders in a crisis or time of need. With AI in their hands, they can also be the most efficient responders." f-st.co/of2C3wf
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Genomines just raised $45 million to scale up a new type of mine that uses farming instead of explosives. f-st.co/V3jcCiZ

This startup grows plants instead of digging mines to extract a critical mineral

Genomines just raised $45 million to scale up a new type of mine that uses farming instead of explosives.

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All companies, including those in oil and gas, are under growing pressure to address climate change. f-st.co/EJ5YA7s
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At the Fast Company Innovation Festival, the Schmidt and Gibney discussed their new partnership to help amplify his company's films, which have recently had a hard time finding distribution due to their tough subject matter. f-st.co/1AG3jQX

How philanthropist Wendy Schmidt is helping Alex Gibney tell stories that matter—and make sure...

At the Fast Company Innovation Festival, Schmidt and Gibney discussed their new partnership to help amplify his company's films, which have recently had a hard time finding distribution due to their...

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"Susan Monarez will tell senators that Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. pressured her to endorse new vaccine recommendations before seeing scientific evidence." f-st.co/hscidK7

Ousted CDC director to testify that Health Secretary RFK Jr. pushed her to ethics breach on vaccines

Susan Monarez, who was fired weeks into the job, is set to appear before the Senate's health committee to discuss her dismissal.

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The tech giant just made a deal with Vaulted Deep, a startup that injects organic waste deep underground to store CO2. f-st.co/gephNgf

Why is Google paying to inject cow poop into the ground?

The tech giant just made a deal with Vaulted Deep, a startup that injects organic waste deep underground to store CO2.

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While U.S. and global solutions seem far off, policies to limit harm from microplastics are gaining traction at the state and local levels. f-st.co/PnMY7EO

4 policy solutions cities and states are using to tackle the microplastics problem

These state-level initiatives are starting to influence policymakers in Washington.

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Accelerate Wind takes advantage of the physics of buildings to generate wind power at the edge of the roof. f-st.co/aA9Y7Uu

This roof is hiding a secret: sleek new wind turbines you can barely see

Accelerate Wind takes advantage of the physics of buildings to generate wind power at the edge of the roof.

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Our research shows that while cutting NIH funding may appear to save money in the short term, it can trigger a chain of effects that increase long-term healthcare costs and slow the development of new treatments and public health solutions. f-st.co/DHU7viM

How NIH funding cuts could stunt U.S. research for decades

The larger issue is how the U.S. will choose to support science and medical research going forward.

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At least two Brazilian factories that supplied Diamond Green Diesel with cattle fat are sourcing some of it from slaughterhouses that have bought animals from illegally deforested ranches in the Amazon rainforest. f-st.co/ek9Qa12

This refinery is turning cattle into 'green' jet fuel—but it's destroying the Amazon

Diamond Green Diesel is a major player in the U.S. sustainable fuels market.

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Antonio Gianfrancesco was helping build the 65 wind turbines that would have made up the largest wind farm in the U.S. Now he says: "I still don't know if I'm going to have a job in a day or a month." f-st.co/GT60MNK

What it was like to be building an offshore wind farm as Trump shut it down

Antonio Gianfrancesco was helping build the 65 wind turbines that would have made up the largest wind farm in the U.S. Now he says: 'I still don't know if I'm going to have a job in a day or a month.'

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The surge is further souring Santiago's residents on their city's tourism-centric economic model. f-st.co/nz8DkaB

Overtourism hits Spain's Santiago de Compostela, forcing some locals to leave

Santiago has emerged as the latest global destination where longtime residents have grown embittered by the overtourism transforming their community.

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The indoor solar panels will be able to power small devices like remotes and smoke detectors, replacing the need for batteries. f-st.co/JwIYRiR

These new solar panels generate power from indoor light

The indoor solar panels will be able to power small devices like remotes and smoke detectors, replacing the need for batteries.

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These beautiful new modular homes for disaster victims were supplied by FEMA. But as Trump targets the agency, their future—and a plan for better post-disaster housing—remains uncertain. f-st.co/UPsffZJ
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Encouraging electric vehicle adoption is even better for the climate than many people expected, because EV charging can actually cause lower-emitting power plants to be built. f-st.co/XSDzSIt

Trump's rollback on EV policy affects clean electricity, research shows

What’s good for climate in the transportation sector—eliminating emissions from vehicle tailpipes—is also good for climate in the power sector.

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It wasn't intended to indicate plastics' recyclability. But consumers misinterpreted it, and the industry encouraged them. f-st.co/wVPY7Pt

How the 3-arrows 'recycling' symbol turned into a tool for greenwashing

It wasn't intended to indicate plastics' recyclability. But consumers misinterpreted it, and the industry encouraged them.

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“Solar and wind are a perfect match for Brazil’s hydropower resources, taking the pressure off in drought years." f-st.co/jqKveUX

Brazil generates over one-third of its electricity from wind and solar for the first time

The milestone highlights Brazil’s shift from an almost entirely hydro-based power system to one built on three main pillars: hydro, solar, and wind.

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Jetson has found a way to lower the cost of a heat pump (with rebates) to just $5,000. f-st.co/yYyiblH

Want a heat pump? This startup just cut the cost in half

Jetson has found a way to make a heat pump as affordable as a new gas furnace.

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