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Investing in walking and biking, coupled with proposed emissions caps, could save hundreds of lives and billions of dollars each year in the Northeast United States. Infrastructure investments to promote bicycling and walking—proposed by the Transportation and Climate Initiative (TCI), a regional collaboration of 12 northeastern states and Washington, DC—could save as many as 770 lives and $7.6 billion annually. Those findings appear in the The analysis shows that the economic benefit of lives saved from increased walking and cycling far exceeds the estimated annual investment it would c...

When Lindy Drew posts content online, she aims high. Her goal is understanding, particularly on issues of racial equity, gender equality and LGBTQ rights. Drew is co-founder of the blog Humans of St. Louis. The nonprofit group features the people and places that make St. Louis tick. It is the second most popular “Humans of” site in the United States after the Humans of New York (with 20 million followers).

The Chagossians despite having lived on the disputed islands for up to 8 generations have been stripped of property rights and citizenship The Chagossian people are seeking billions of dollars in damages from the United States under the Foreign Claims Act. The United Nations General Assembly, African Union, and International Court of Justice have all found that the forcible deportation of the Chagos Islanders a generation ago to make way for the US military base at Diego Garcia was unlawful and the continued military occupation is a serious violation of international law, ...

Biden's federal fleet EV plan raises capacity questions Alexa St. John President Biden’s move to electrify all government vehicles could push forward charging infrastructure development. WASHINGTON—President Biden is looking to make all U.S. government vehicles electric—an ambitious plan that underscores his administration's interest in mitigating climate change and bolstering U.S. manufacturing through electrification. So far, there has been resounding support for Biden's order from industry leaders, policy makers and lobbyists. But there are some questions as to how realistic it is to...

I’ll tell you what I’m going to do. I’m going to try to understand why certain Scottish voters, including me, behave the way they do. I’m also going to try to understand why, when politicians go on public forums, there’s so much nastiness and abuse. The Scottish Tory leader Douglas Ross did a Facebook Live event the other day and a fair proportion of the comments scrolling up the screen were abusive and aggressive. Why? Part of the explanation is Facebook itself, which seems to circumvent many of the conventions we usually work to; it really is remarkable how quickly conversatio...