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🗳️ Following a campaign focused on affordability and issues like housing and child care, Zohran Mamdani was elected mayor of New York City, making history as the city's first-ever Muslim mayor. The election also saw historic turnout, with more than 2 million New Yorkers participating for the first time since 1969.
👏 Voters in Maine rejected a ballot measure that would have eliminated two early voting days, added voter ID requirements, and more. They also approved a "red flag" law, joining more than 20 other states with similar extreme risk laws.
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Photo: Chicago Hope Food Pantry/Facebook
In less than 24 hours, a Chicago suburb launched a community-wide food drive to help neighbors losing SNAP
Last weekend, a sworn statement from the U.S. Department of Agriculture said that $4.65 billion from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program's contingency fund would "be obligated to cover 50% of eligible households' current allotments" for November, but that it could be weeks until the benefits actually reach people.
Within 24 hours of that official statement, more than 100 volunteers in Evanston, Illinois came together to drop off supplies for local food banks, like the Chicago Hope Food Pantry.
The emergency food drive brought in supplies by the thousands to help keep food on the table for people who would only be seeing a partial payment that month.
Even better: Although food assistance has been the biggest draw for food-insecure households, organizers also handed out know-your-rights cards and whistles in response to the increased presence of Immigration and Customs Enforcement throughout the city.
Connecticut and Maine are teaming up to fast-track renewables, helping more projects qualify for expiring federal incentives
Maine and Connecticut are collaborating to build renewable energy projects faster, as states with ambitious emissions reduction goals rush to take advantage of expiring federal tax credits. It could lead to a model for others to follow, too.
The two states are both working to get all their power from clean energy sources by 2040, and have been quickly looking for new ways to get projects underway.
Connecticut put out a request for proposals for solar and onshore wind projects in September, which included a provision to allow other states to participate. Maine took them up on it with the hope that by pooling demand and sharing information, both would have more efficient and viable projects at lower prices for residents.
Why is this good news?States have eight more months to take advantage of federal tax incentives on renewable energy projects included in the Inflation Reduction Act, which spurred massive investment in clean energy. The Trump administration is phasing those incentives out — states working together could help more projects meet the deadline.
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U.S. Politics
To fight gerrymandering, a new political coalition is backing candidates that are guaranteed to lose
Barr knew her district had been gerrymandered to the point where she wouldn't even have a chance at being elected, so she wanted to spotlight the injustice and the threat it poses to free and fair elections.
And now, she wants to expand the effort. Barr launched a new political coalition called the Can't Win Victory Fund to recruit candidates who are guaranteed to lose. Not only will the coalition organize for a path to fairer maps, but it aims to improve voter turnout and bring awareness to power imbalances.
Why is this good news?Gerrymandering has been used to undermine democracy for centuries. Both major parties in the United States do it, and in 2022, North Carolina's State Supreme Court even ruled that the state constitution allows partisan gerrymandering.
The Can't Win Victory Fund gives the people a platform to fight back.
Global deforestation declined for the third decade in a row
While an estimated 489 million hectares — equivalent to about 750 million soccer fields — of forest have been lost globally through deforestation since 1990, the rate of loss has slowed every decade, too.
From 2015-2025, the deforestation rate was estimated to be 10.9 million hectares annually, down from 13.6 million hectares per year from 2000-2015, and 17.6 million hectares per year from 1990-2000.
Additionally, more than 90% of the world's forests are regenerating naturally. The total area of these types of forests decreased between 1990 and 2025, but the rate of loss was cut in half over the same time period.
What's the nuance? The rate of forest expansion also slowed, from 9.88 million hectares per year from 2000-2015, to 6.78 million hectares per year from 2015 to 2025. It's certainly better than no reforestation — but we still have a lot of making up to do.
The High Seas Treaty won one of five 2025 Earthshot Prizes for its work to revive and protect the world's oceans
The winners of the 2025 Earthshot Prizes were just announced, and the High Seas Treaty was one of them. It's a historic recognition of an almost two-decade global effort to protect half of the planet that lies beyond national jurisdiction.
In September, the High Seas Treaty reached the 60-ratification threshold needed, triggering it to enter into force in January 2026 — a huge and historic milestone for ocean protection as it's the world's first treaty to protect marine biodiversity in international waters.
A total of 75 countries have now ratified it, indicating their consent to adhere to the new international law.
Why is this good news?The £1 million Earthshot Prize comes at a critical time, since once the treaty is in force, governments and civil society must then work together to turn commitments into action.
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