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Fat Tuesday...
Today is Mardi Gras! While festivities happen all over the world, Mardi Gras is most famously celebrated in New Orleans, where traditions like king cake, parades, and more have been happening since January.
Not to be a party pooper, but those green, gold, and purple plastic Mardi Gras beads have a terrible impact on the environment — thankfully, some LSU students made a biodegradable alternative. Party on!
Governments doing good
Photo: Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles Public Library branches are providing free immigration resources to help residents
The New Americans Initiative is a longstanding, city-funded program at public libraries across Los Angeles, where anyone can meet with an immigration expert by phone or in person — completely free. The program helps people become legal permanent residents, apply for citizenship, renew green cards, and more.
Recently, given the current U.S. presidential administration’s attacks on immigrants and promise of mass deportations, demand for the free service has increased dramatically.
And it’s led the city council to take action to bolster programs like this in support of the city’s estimated 1.4 million residents who are foreign-born. The library is also planning more citizenship classes and workshops for those who may be impacted.
Why is this good news? The U.S. immigration system can be challenging and confusing to navigate, and accessing support can be equally hard to come by. Rather than leaving immigrants to figure it out on their own, programs like this help people navigate the legal system, become citizens, and not live in persistent fear.
Electric vehicles made up 64% of all new cars sold in Denmark in January — up from 35% last year
Norway is leading the way among Scandinavian countries for electric vehicle sales — representing 96% of the new car market — thanks in large part to its strong EV policies. Those policies are being adopted by its neighbors and showing progress, too.
In 2024, similar policies and incentives led to electric vehicles making up 51.5% of all new car sales — up from 36.3% in 2023.
And that progress is already appearing to continue in 2025: 64% of new cars sold in January were electric vehicles. That’s up from 35% in January 2024.
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