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How you can help save declining butterflies

Fast Company Tech

With restoration efforts, one Karner blue population in the Albany Pine Bush Preserve in New York rebounded from a few hundred individuals in the early 1990s to thousands of butterflies. Photo: Chris Light , CC BY-SA] Supporting policies that benefit conservation can also help. Read the original article.

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Pornhub limits uploads and disables downloads after New York Times exposé

The Verge

Pornhub has made significant changes to its content policies after a New York Times report detailed the damage done by nonconsensual videos posted to the platform, often involving underage girls. In a statement today , Pornhub announced a new set of policies aimed at keeping nonconsensual videos off the site.

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Amazon sues to block state investigation of New York warehouse labor fight

The Verge

Amazon has filed a lawsuit against the New York state attorney general’s office as a preemptive effort to prevent legal action over the company’s handling of COVID-19 conditions at a Staten Island warehouse last spring. Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge.

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With legalization of marijuana, New York will expunge prior convictions

The Verge

New York has passed the Marijuana Regulation and Taxation Act , legalizing the recreational use of marijuana in the state. The new legislation also expunges the records of people who were convicted on marijuana-related charges that are no longer criminalized. Photo by Vjeran Pavic / The Verge.

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Using data to make LGBTQ+ elders and their needs visible 

Candid

SAGE (Advocacy and Services for LGBTQ+ Elders) is the only national organization dedicated to addressing issues related to LGBTQ+ people and aging. What public policies are needed to address the unmet needs of our constituents? Analyzing data to ensure program impact and effectiveness With an annual budget of $21.8

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Using Data to Improve Health Policies and Outcomes

Forum One

For health data to impact health outcomes and related policies, the data must be made accessible to policymakers, health advocates, and other interested parties. Making key health data easy to understand can change how people think, how policies are made, and, quite literally, save lives.

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New York State is suing Amazon for alleged worker safety failures during COVID-19

The Verge

New York Attorney General Letitia James filed a lawsuit against Amazon in the state’s supreme court on Tuesday, claiming the company failed to protect its workers early on in the COVID-19 pandemic and also retaliated against employees who voiced concerns over what they felt were inadequate safety measures.