• Thousands of deaths avoided in 7.4 magnitude Taiwan earthquake due to strengthened building codes and infrastructure. CNN.
• Slovakia has stopped production at its last coal-fired power plant 6 years ahead of schedule. Euronews.
• 12 US states now get most of their electricity from renewables. The Progress Playbook.
• Solar topped coal in Texas for the first time ever in March. electrek.
• Massachusetts pardons all misdemeanor marijuana possession convictions affecting potentially hundreds of thousands of people. Axios.
• Gender pay gap in Great Britain smallest since reporting first enforced. The Guardian.
• In the US, employers added 303,000 jobs in March, the strongest in 10 months. Axios.

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