Good News Headline 4/28/20
Coronavirus Lockdown Boosts Numbers Of Thailand’s Rare Sea Turtles
from Reuters/The Guardian
Thailand has discovered the largest number of nests of rare leatherback sea turtles in two decades on beaches bereft of tourists because of the coronavirus pandemic, environmentalists say… Read More
Lebanon Becomes First Arab Country To Legalize Cannabis Farming
from Al-Monitor
Despite pushback from Hezbollah, the Lebanese parliament passed legislation Tuesday legalizing cannabis cultivation for medicinal and industrial purposes… Read More
Sweden Shuts Down Its Last Coal Plant Two Years Early
by Olivia Rosane, EcoWatch
Swedish utility Stockholm Exergi announced the closure April 16, a day before Austria also closed its last remaining coal plant… Read More
Mutual Aid Volunteers Are Mobilizing To Help The Most Vulnerable Communities To Deal With Coronavirus
by April M. Short, Independent Media Institute
Across the nation, people who are able to are volunteering to offer free delivery of food and household supplies to the most vulnerable members of their communities… Read More
Before-And-After Images Show How Air Pollution Levels Have Dropped Around The World Amid COVID-19 Lockdowns
by Kelly Taylor Hayes, Fox 4
With so many people under stay-at-home orders around the world to help combat the spread of the novel coronavirus, these changes — while at a high cost — have also positively impacted the environment… Read More
A Woman Is Sewing Masks And Hanging Them On A ‘Giving Tree’ For Anyone To Take
by Alaa Elassar, CNN
It’s not Christmas, but for the community of Lisbon, Iowa, there’s a tree out there with a few special gifts nonetheless… Read More
Florida Aquarium’s Latest Discovery May Help Save The Continental United States’ Only Coral Barrier Reef From Extinction
by Li Cohen, CBS News
The Florida Aquarium celebrated Earth Day this year by announcing a history-making accomplishment that could help save the United States’ only living coral barrier reef from extinction… Read More
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