Good News Headlines 5/17/16
Native American Tribes Dedicating Land, Food To Protect Monarch Butterflies
from The Huffington Post
Tribal leaders in Oklahoma have vowed to plant nectar-producing plants for the butterflies whose numbers have dwindled… Read More
Obamacare Rule Bans Discrimination Against Transgender Patients
by Maya Rhodan, Time
The Obama administration has finalized a new rule that bans discrimination against transgender people and all discrimination on the basis of sex within health programs that receive federal funding… Read More
Walgreens Now Provides Free Online Mental Illness Tests
from Good News Network
Each day, more than 8 million customers interact with Walgreens, giving this chain store a unique opportunity to influence countless lives in a positive way… Read More
N.H. Honors Women’s Rights Activist With State House Portrait
by Felice Belman, The Boston Globe
At a ceremony in Concord Monday, Marilla Ricker fans, led by the state chapter of the League of Women Voters and the New Hampshire Women’s Bar Association, will unveil a portrait of her by Vermont artist Kate Gridley… Read More
Muslims Pitch In To Help Catholic Neighbors Rebuild Church Destroyed In Storm
by Terry Turner, Good News Network
When monsoon rains washed away a small Catholic church in Pakistan, Muslim neighbors were quick to help the minority’s congregation rebuild… Read More
Colorado Is Finally Legalizing Rain Barrels
by Katie Medlock, Inhabitat
By hell or high water Colorado residents have been on a mission to legalize backyard rain barrels for rainwater collection, and it now appears their efforts have paid off… Read More
Pfizer Cuts States Off From Execution Drugs
by Bryce Covert, ThinkProgress
“Pfizer makes its products to enhance and save the lives of the patients we serve,” the company said in its statement announcing the new policies… Read More
Germany Throws Out Convictions Of 50,000 Gay Men
by Rachel Nuwer, Good Magazine
Good news comes from Germany this week, where the Federal Republic will finally do away with convictions left over from an era in which homosexuality was criminalized… Read More
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