Good News Headlines 4/3/18
To Treat Pain, PTSD And Other Ills, Some Vets Try Tai Chi
by Blake Farmer, WBUR
This idea of going beyond prescriptions — and especially beyond opioids — in dealing with different sorts of pain and trauma has become a focus of the VA nationally… Read More
Dorchester Teacher Honored For Work With ESL Students
by Kristin Toussaint, Boston Metro
Jennifer Dines, a teacher at Lilla G. Frederick Pilot Middle School in Dorchester, is one of five winners in a Born This Way Foundation and DonorsChoose.org challenge focusing on mental health and emotional wellbeing… Read More
Harvard Takes Steps To Become A More Inclusive Campus
by Kristin Toussaint, Boston Metro
After the final report of the school’s Task Force on Inclusion and Belonging, Harvard is dedicating $10 million to hiring faculty who can make the school more inclusive… Read More
McDonald’s Takes Action On Plastic Straws
by Katherine Martinko, Treehugger
Soon, diners will have to request a straw if they want one. And it might be paper… Read More
Mumbai Beach Goes From Dump To Turtle Hatchery In Two Years
by Michael Safi, The Guardian
Hatchlings from a vulnerable turtle species have been spotted for the first time in decades on a Mumbai beach that was rejuvenated in the past two years by a massive volunteer cleanup operation… Read More
Appeals Court Affirms Order To Spill More Water Over Dams To Help Salmon Survive
from EcoWatch
The Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has sided with almost a dozen conservation and fishing organizations, the Nez Perce Tribe and the State of Oregon in their efforts to improve wild salmon and steelhead survival as the fish migrate to the Pacific Ocean… Read More
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