Below the Fold - Today is our 200th edition!

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Today is the 200th edition of Below the Fold! It's hard for us to believe that 200 emails ago, we embarked on a mission to improve access to important news that the digital world makes difficult to both discover and understand.

To celebrate, we're looking back at some important stories we sent recently (in case you missed them again 😉). Each story contains the number 200 somewhere in the copy. The first five people to find all five and email us back the sentences in which they're mentioned will get the first generation of Below the Fold stickers!

FAST(ER) FASHION

Shein lawsuits aren't deterring otherwise socially conscious Gen Z
Wed Aug 4

Currently valued at ~$21.05 million, the China-based company’s market share has more than tripled to 30% since the start of the year. Now some are questioning the costs of this rapid growth.

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GUARANTEED INCOME

California cities experiment with cash incentives to reduce gun crimes
Thu Sep 16

As gun violence increases across the U.S., San Francisco is responding with a unique approach: paying people to not commit crimes. The city’s Dream Keeper Fellowship pilot program launches next month with 10 “at-risk” participants.

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ECO-UNFRIENDLY

Renting clothes might not be as eco-friendly as we think
Wed Jul 16

With the fashion industry generating 5% of global emissions, it’s no surprise companies are promoting greener alternatives. But a new study finds that renting products — celebrated as one of the biggest solutions to the problem — is actually less green than just owning and disposing. How?

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ELECTRIC!

These U.S. cities are helping low-income drivers with electric car-sharing programs
Wed Apr 7

It’s no secret that transportation is one of the largest contributors to U.S. greenhouse gas emissions But how do you provide affordable transportation solutions while curbing carbon emissions?

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TAX AUDITS

Going green for the tax cuts
Mon May 17

Around 1979, the U.S. began offering federal tax deductions for “syndicated conservation easement,” aka land deals made with the promise to never develop that land. These deductions make it financially worthwhile to preserve land — a priority of the Biden administration — but the IRS says it’s evolved into an abusive tax scheme.

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