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In 2016, Serena Williams helped fund and build a school in Jamaica alongside charity partners and volunteers; the Salt Marsh project was designed to give 80 preschool children access to free education

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In 2016, Serena Williams helped fund and build a school in Jamaica alongside charity partners and volunteers; the Salt Marsh project was designed to give 80 preschool children access to free education

Photo credit: Helping Hands Jamaica In February 2016, Serena Williams traded the tennis court for a construction site in Jamaica, joining charity partners, local workers and volunteers to help build the Salt Marsh Basic School in Trelawny. The project was created to give young children access to free early education in a community where such … Read more

In 2024, New York turned 250 discarded Christmas trees into nearly 600 feet of breakwaters; by fall, the trees were trapping sediment around a restored salt marsh

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In 2024, New York turned 250 discarded Christmas trees into nearly 600 feet of breakwaters; by fall, the trees were trapping sediment around a restored salt marsh

What looked like holiday waste ended up helping rebuild a fragile salt marsh at Jamaica Bay, where the trees were turned into nearly 600 feet of natural breakwaters. In 2024, 250 discarded Christmas trees were repurposed into nearly 600 linear feet of natural breakwaters at New York’s Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge, helping protect newly planted … Read more

Say goodbye to giant burger billboards: Abu Dhabi bans junk food advertising, billboards to become sugar-free in new public health policy to target obesity

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Say goodbye to giant burger billboards: Abu Dhabi bans junk food advertising, billboards to become sugar-free in new public health policy to target obesity

A health revolution? Abu Dhabi halts junk food promotions In a landmark shift towards proactive public health policy, Abu Dhabi has announced a blanket ban on outdoor advertising of junk food and unhealthy drinks across the emirate, one of the most ambitious food marketing restrictions in the region. The initiative was launched under the Abu … Read more