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❤️ Over a dozen Epstein survivors spoke at the U.S. Capitol, urging lawmakers to vote to compel the Justice Department to release files about the convicted sex offender and deliver justice for their younger selves.
In response to protesters, Brazil created 10 new Indigenous territories during COP30
COP30 host country Brazil announced the creation of 10 new Indigenous territories, which means the areas — one of which is in part of the Amazon — will have legal protections under Brazilian law.
Though not always enforced, it’s an important step for the country’s Indigenous communities, who are sometimes attacked when they try to defend their land from cattle ranchers or groups trying to cut down trees for agriculture.
Brazil also recognized 11 Indigenous territories last year.
Why is this good news?Beyond a deep cultural and spiritual connection to their lands, as one Indigenous activist put it, “Indigenous peoples today protect 82% of the world’s biodiversity,” so if you protect these lands, “you guarantee this area will be protected.” And protecting biodiversity is critical to addressing the climate crisis, the central purpose behind the COP events.
An expensive gas bill inspired a developer to build an all-electric affordable housing project that keeps bills low
In 1999, developer AJ Patton’s mother got a $400 gas bill in the mail. Making just $10 an hour, she couldn’t pay it, and “we got our gas shut off and for a year straight had to boil water to take a bath.”
Patton didn’t want others to experience that, so he now builds affordable housing that helps lower electricity costs. His latest project, Humboldt Park Passive Living in Chicago, is all-electric and being built to passive house design standards.
Featuring thick walls and high performance windows to minimize heating and cooling, rooftop solar, and a fast EV charging station, it’s also the largest passive housing development in the city’s history. Additionally, 48 units will be reserved for low-income residents.
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