Growing corn in the desert, sponge combatting microplastics, AI camera against drink-driving

Photo: Peter Chapin via Unsplash (CC0) Today on Squirrel News, […] | Continue reading


@squirrel-news.net | 3 months ago

China’s 3000km green belt, green power overtakes fossil fuels in the UK, Zimbabwe votes to end death penalty

We're wrapping up the week at Squirrel News talking about China's 46-year campaign to surround the Taklamakan desert with trees, a green energy milestone in the UK, and the Zimbabwean senate voting to bring a formal end to the practice of capital punishment. | Continue reading


@squirrel-news.net | 3 months ago

World’s first ‘Rewilding Nation’, New Zealand to ban greyhound racing, Sweden’s ‘flying’ ferry

Photo: martin bennie via Unsplash (CC0) Today on Squirrel News, […] | Continue reading


@squirrel-news.net | 3 months ago

Syria celebrates end of Assad dictatorship, Ghana elects first female vice president, poetry pharmacies

We're kicking off the week at Squirrel News with some exciting developments! In today's edition, we're talking about the unexpected fall of Syria's decades-long Assad regime, Ghana making history with their first female vice president, and the pharmacy sending patients home with … | Continue reading


@squirrel-news.net | 3 months ago

AI cuts neonatal deaths by 82% in Malawi, Sierra Leone launches Ebola vaccine, UK bans junk food ads

In this edition of Squirrel News, we cover how AI monitoring is reducing stillbirths and neonatal deaths by a huge number in Malawi, Sierra Leone’s nationwide Ebola vaccination drive ten years after the region's devastating outbreak, and the UK’s new pre-watershed ban on TV ads f … | Continue reading


@squirrel-news.net | 3 months ago

Namibia’s first female president, Africa’s cleanest city, Bolivia’s female taxi services

Photo: UN Women via Flickr (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0) Today on […] | Continue reading


@squirrel-news.net | 4 months ago

27 stories on solutions and progress from November 2024

It's the start of a new month - which means it's time for another Squirrel News roundup! There's a lot to celebrate from November - from poverty in Latin America dropping to a decades-long low to the G20 committing to taxing the ultra-rich, we've got a lot to cover in today's edi … | Continue reading


@squirrel-news.net | 4 months ago

Pakistan’s solar revolution, US cervical cancer deaths plummet by 60%, Argentine jail ends recidivism

At Squirrel News, we're wrapping up the week talking about Pakistan's unexpected solar energy surge, a sharp decline in US cervical cancer deaths thanks to the HPV vaccine, and how an Argentine prison has effectively ended recidivism among newly-former inmates. | Continue reading


@squirrel-news.net | 4 months ago

Car fuel from seaweed, invisible fences protecting wildlife, school plays unlocking student potential

Photo: hat3m via Pixabay (CC0) Today on Squirrel News, Caribbean scientists and […] | Continue reading


@squirrel-news.net | 4 months ago

UK launches cash trial for homeless, Mexico’s civilian-led cartel strategy, deforestation’s health impact in Brazil

In today's edition of Squirrel News, we cover the UK's first major trial offering cash to unhoused people as a poverty reduction strategy, Mexico's civilian-led efforts to fight cartel violence, and the positive effects of reducing deforestation on public health in Brazil. | Continue reading


@squirrel-news.net | 4 months ago

Denmark to plant one billion trees, Minnesota’s largest coal plant switches to solar, ending corporal punishment

In today's edition of Squirrel News, we're wrapping up the week talking about Denmark's plan to plant one billion trees and dedicate 10% of its farmland to reforestation, Minnesota's largest coal plant making the switch to solar energy, and a pledge from eight countries to outlaw … | Continue reading


@squirrel-news.net | 4 months ago

Global billionaire tax, sustainable concrete from textile waste, women firefighters in Pakistan

Photo: Nazar Haponov via Unsplash (CC0) Today on Squirrel News, […] | Continue reading


@squirrel-news.net | 4 months ago

World’s largest offshore solar farm, Latin American poverty hits 33-year low, AI model spots overlooked tumours

Today at Squirrel News, we're kicking off the week by talking about China launching the world’s largest offshore solar farm, how poverty in Latin America has fallen to its lowest level in over three decades, and how a new AI model is helping brain surgeons by quickly identifying … | Continue reading


@squirrel-news.net | 4 months ago

Colombia outlaws child marriage, reducing homelessness to “functionally zero”, matchmaking for teens and elders

In today’s edition of Squirrel News, we wrap up the week with stories on Colombia’s landmark decision to eliminate child marriage after a 17-year fight, Redondo Beach’s success in drastically reducing homelessness, and how matchmaking programmes are building meaningful friendship … | Continue reading


@squirrel-news.net | 4 months ago

First anti-slavery commissioner in Australia, cross-border power sharing, demountable timber sports hall

Photo: Alexander Serzhantov via Unsplash (CC0) Today on Squirrel News, […] | Continue reading


@squirrel-news.net | 4 months ago

Self-sufficient supermarkets, groundbreaking lupus treatment, New Zealand bans stalking

Photo: Cheung Yin via Unsplash (CC0) Today on Squirrel News, […] | Continue reading


@squirrel-news.net | 4 months ago

Free public transit for job seekers, deforestation in Brazil falls, magic tricks in climate education

Photo: Svetlana Gumerova via Unsplash (CC0) Today on Squirrel News, Istanbul supports […] | Continue reading


@squirrel-news.net | 4 months ago

Smoking ban in England, world’s first wooden satellite, Bookbanks, men’s sheds movement addresses loneliness

Photo: Nick Fewings via Unsplash (CC0) Some days, it’s tempting to bury […] | Continue reading


@squirrel-news.net | 4 months ago

Historic regime change in Botswana, Indigenous voices in the UN, reparative justice for Black farmers

In today’s edition of Squirrel News, we're talking about how Botswana's voters have ended the BDP's 58-year reign, delegates at the UN biodiversity conference agreeing to establish a new advisory body that will incorporate Indigenous voices in nature conservation decisions, and a … | Continue reading


@squirrel-news.net | 5 months ago

October recap: More ocean protection, revolutionary children’s hospital, reforestation with tree islands

From new marine protected areas in Australia and Portugal to a "revolutionary" hospital for kids in Switzerland and new method to regrow forests with the help of animals: Here's our recap of the most important solutions-focused news from the past month. | Continue reading


@squirrel-news.net | 5 months ago

Global life expectancy rises, exit assistance for neo Nazis, prison with a cat and a fish tank

In today’s edition of Squirrel News, we look into recent statistics showing a rebound in global life expectancy, a former British far-right figure shifting his focus to helping others leave extremist ideologies, and how a Pennsylvania prison is experimenting with a new approach t … | Continue reading


@squirrel-news.net | 5 months ago

In vivo gene therapy breakthrough, Norway raises minimum age limit for social media, part-time farmers

Photo: Sangharsh Lohakare/Unsplash (CC0) As we kick off the week […] | Continue reading


@squirrel-news.net | 5 months ago

Murder rate plummets in Argentinian drug hotspot, railway to connect East Africa, salmon back in Klamath Basin

Today in Squirrel News, the murder rate in Argentina's highest-crime city has fallen sharply, a groundbreaking railway line starts in Tanzania, and weeks after the historic dam removal, salmon re-appear in Klamath River Basin. | Continue reading


@squirrel-news.net | 5 months ago

Portugal launches Europe’s largest marine protected area, Ireland’s bottle deposit scheme, US expands PFAS ban

In today’s edition of Squirrel News, we cover Portugal becoming home to the largest ocean protection project in Europe, the encouraging adoption of Ireland’s bottle deposit return scheme, and the increasing number of states taking action to ban forever chemicals in a broader rang … | Continue reading


@squirrel-news.net | 5 months ago

Egypt goes malaria-free, El Paso’s teen court offers alternatives to jail, wildlife crossings cut crash rates by 90%

In today's edition of Squirrel News, we cover Egypt’s malaria-free status, the Texas teen courts providing peer-led alternatives to incarceration, and how Colorado’s wildlife crossings have reduced animal-related accident rates by nearly 90%. | Continue reading


@squirrel-news.net | 5 months ago

Teen tobacco use at 25-year low, year off-curriculum changes teenage lives, frequent flyer tax could generate billions

Today in Squirrel News, only one in ten US teens reports tobacco use, Ireland's year-off curriculum leads teens lives down new paths, and a tax on repeat return flights in Europe could generate 64 billion euro for investment in buses and trains. | Continue reading


@squirrel-news.net | 5 months ago

Indian state goes 100% organic, app improves care for non-white infants, new cervical cancer treatment regime

In today’s edition of Squirrel News, we're talking about a state in India that has hit their target of 100% organic farming, a new app developed to bridge the knowledge gap in neonatal care for non-white babies, and a new cervical cancer treatment regime that reduces the risk of … | Continue reading


@squirrel-news.net | 5 months ago

America’s most polluted river makes a comeback, Latvia’s school smartphone ban, Zurich’s child-friendly hospital

In today’s edition of Squirrel News, we're kicking off the week with the resurgence of what once was America’s most polluted river, Latvia’s decision to ban smartphones in primary schools, and the unveiling of a revolutionary children’s hospital in Zurich. | Continue reading


@squirrel-news.net | 5 months ago

India eliminates trachoma, urban crime sees record-breaking decline, Ottawa’s fresh approach to opioid treatment

In the last edition of Squirrel News for this week, we're excited to share the WHO's announcement that trachoma is officially no longer a public health problem in India, a big drop in urban crime rates despite pervasive media narratives, and how the market medic programme is huma … | Continue reading


@squirrel-news.net | 5 months ago

Australia to lead world in ocean protection, rooftop solar surge, $90 billion plan for African energy access

Today at Squirrel News, we're talking about Australia's plans to protect more than 52% of its oceans and a remarkable surge in rooftop solar installations in the country, as well as the World Bank's $90 billion initiative aimed at providing electricity to more than 300 million pe … | Continue reading


@squirrel-news.net | 5 months ago

20€ rail pass in Portugal, communal dining in Copenhagen, tree islands regrow rainforest

Today in Squirrel News, Portugal's €20 monthly rail pass grants unlimited access to national trains; Community suppers in Copenhagen bring together hundreds of different people; and a new method is helping to regrow Ecuador's rainforest. | Continue reading


@squirrel-news.net | 5 months ago

25 stories of solutions and progress from September 2024

It's the start of a new month - which means it's time for our September round up! From medical breakthroughs such as the world's first mpox vaccine to the first G7 nation to end the use of coal for energy purposes, there's a lot to celebrate from the past four weeks. | Continue reading


@squirrel-news.net | 6 months ago

Mexico’s first female president, California bans artificial dyes from school food, constructing with hops

Today in Squirrel News, Mexico's new president Claudia Sheinbaum tries to lead the country into a new era, a California law bans six artificial colors in public school food, and a German start-up makes construction materials from hop harvest waste. | Continue reading


@squirrel-news.net | 6 months ago

Britain leads G7 in phasing out coal, first new schizophrenia drug in 30 years, Slovenia’s bee paths

In this edition of Squirrel News, we cover Britain’s historic move to become the first G7 nation to eliminate coal power, the FDA's approval of a new schizophrenia drug – the first in over three decades – and Slovenia's efforts to protect pollinators through the establishment of … | Continue reading


@squirrel-news.net | 6 months ago

Stem cells reverse type 1 diabetes in world first, Assam’s rhino population thrives, rewilding São Paulo

In this week's final edition of Squirrel News, we're highlighting a medical breakthrough in which a 25-year-old woman with type 1 diabetes began producing her own insulin just three months after receiving a transplant of reprogrammed stem cells, the extraordinary comeback of the … | Continue reading


@squirrel-news.net | 6 months ago

Landmark bill on fast fashion, subway trains as power stations, clinic free of charge

Photo: Becca McHaffie via Unsplash (CC0) In today’s edition of […] | Continue reading


@squirrel-news.net | 6 months ago

California bans plastic bags, US sees big drop in overdose deaths, Toronto tenants win historic rent strike

At Squirrel News, we're starting the week with some exciting updates: California's governor has enacted a law prohibiting plastic bags in grocery stores, the US is seeing a major decline in deaths from drug overdoses, potentially saving thousands of lives, and a group of over 100 … | Continue reading


@squirrel-news.net | 6 months ago

World’s largest initiative against deforestation, audio ballots for Navajo voters, improving patient nutrition

In this week’s final edition of Squirrel News, we're highlighting the Ashaninka tribe’s work to restore their Amazon territory, how Arizona is breaking down language barriers for Navajo voters through audio ballots, and the partnerships between hospitals and anti-hunger organisat … | Continue reading


@squirrel-news.net | 6 months ago

‘Housing First’ in Manchester, trees as medicine, Germany’s freedom hotel

Photo: William McCue via Unsplash (CC0) Today on Squirrel News, Greater Manchester […] | Continue reading


@squirrel-news.net | 6 months ago

WHO greenlights first mpox vaccine, The Hague bans fossil fuel ads, California’s new marine sanctuary

We're kicking off the week at Squirrel News with exciting updates: the WHO has approved the first mpox vaccine, setting the stage for distribution in Africa, The Hague has become the world's first city to outlaw fossil fuel-related advertisements, and California is establishing i … | Continue reading


@squirrel-news.net | 6 months ago

South Africa’s travelling health train, dropping HIV drugs from the sky, hospital for elephants

In this week's final edition of Squirrel News, we're covering South Africa’s mobile health train, sky-dropping HIV medications, and a unique hospital in India dedicated to Asian elephants. | Continue reading


@squirrel-news.net | 6 months ago

Skin cancer cases falling in Sweden, Mexico City’s ‘tree army’, village transformed from no-go area to delight

Today in Squirrel News, Sweden becomes the first European country with falling skin cancer rates among 20-50 year olds; volunteers in Mexico City protect trees from being mistreated; and a historic village in the UK has been transformed from dereliction to 'delight'. | Continue reading


@squirrel-news.net | 6 months ago

Alaska protects 28 million acres of public land, early warning for cardio risks, medical respite for the unhoused

In Squirrel News this week: Alaskan public lands are forever protected from development, a simple way is found to predict women's heart risks decades in advance, and US medical respite programmes support the homeless in healing. | Continue reading


@squirrel-news.net | 6 months ago

Philadelphia’s affordable housing, world’s largest air-to-water heat pump, global solar power breaks records

In this week's final edition of Squirrel News, we highlight groundbreaking developments including a major step forward for affordable housing in Philadelphia, the launch of world's largest air-to-water heat pump in Finland, and record-breaking achievements in global solar energy. | Continue reading


@squirrel-news.net | 7 months ago

Millions of trees for Mauritanian desert, South Korea pilots 4.5-day workweek, pest control without chemicals

Photo: SAREP Today on Squirrel News, a German professor is […] | Continue reading


@squirrel-news.net | 7 months ago

How a German professor plans to grow millions of trees in the Sahara

A German scientist is looking to turn part of the […] | Continue reading


@squirrel-news.net | 7 months ago

27 stories of solutions and progress from August 2024

The start of a new month means a roundup of the most exciting stories from the world of solutions journalism - and we've got 27 of our favourites right here. In this edition, we explore everything from the world's largest solar project to breakthrough lung cancer vaccine trial an … | Continue reading


@squirrel-news.net | 7 months ago

NHS 111 offers 24-hour mental health support, Berlin becomes “sponge city”, intergenerational housing

In today’s edition of Squirrel News, we look at England’s move to provide round-the-clock mental health support via a single phone line, the German capital’s innovative approach to water management, and how intergenerational housing is emerging as a promising solution to tackle l … | Continue reading


@squirrel-news.net | 7 months ago