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After a decade of community pressure, LA bans oil drilling for good

BY THE OPTIMIST DAILY EDITORIAL TEAM For more than a decade, residents in some of Los Angeles's most densely populated neighborhoods have lived alongside ...

The dermatologist guide to a skin-friendly shower routine

BY THE OPTIMIST DAILY EDITORIAL TEAM The morning shower is one of those things most of us have never really questioned. The alarm goes ...

Restoring Indigenous stewardship: Yurok Tribe to co-manage National Park lands

As the Yurok Tribe makes great progress towards regaining its ancient lands, the reverberations of history may be heard in the towering redwoods of ...

AI tool speeds up stroke care across England, tripling recovery rates

BY THE OPTIMIST DAILY EDITORIAL TEAM In a brilliant advancement for emergency care, every stroke centre in England is now equipped with a life-saving ...

French court holds TotalEnergies accountable for greenwashing in landmark ruling

BY THE OPTIMIST DAILY EDITORIAL TEAM In a groundbreaking decision, a French civil court ruled that oil giant TotalEnergies misled consumers in a 2021 advertising ...