Good News Headlines 5/2/17
101-Year-Old Becomes Oldest Woman Ever To Win Gold In 100-Meter Race
by Steven Hoffer, HuffPost
A 101-year-old from Chandigarh, India, made history at the World Masters Games on Monday when she became the oldest woman ever to claim gold in the 100-meter dash… Read More
Thousands Demand Action On Climate Change In Boston
from The Associated Press
Protesters rallied at the Boston Common on Saturday afternoon. The demonstration coincided with similar protests around the country in what is being called the People's Climate March… Read More
Galapagos Giant Tortoises Make A Comeback, Thanks To Innovative Conservation Strategies
by James P. Gibbs, The Conversation
The tortoise dynasty is on the road to recovery, thanks to work by the Galapagos National Park Directorate, with critical support from nonprofits like the Galapagos Conservancy and advice from an international team of conservation scientists… Read More
Teen Siblings Raise Nearly $110,000 To Fight Hunger In Washington State
by Patty Hastings, The Christian Science Monitor
Aidan Ryan started volunteering abroad, but when he realized the challenges much closer to home, he adjusted his focus. His sister, Erin Ryan, has gotten involved, too… Read More
5 Schools Moving The Needle On Sustainability
by Hallie Steiner, NationSwell
As many environmental regulations in the United States are reconsidered and loosened, these colleges and universities are committed to cultivating sustainable campuses and future environmental leaders… Read More
New Orleans Takes Down White Supremacist Monument
by Jesse J. Holland and Gerald Herbert, Associated Press/ABC News
A monument to a deadly white-supremacist uprising in 1874 was removed under cover of darkness by workers in masks and bulletproof vests Monday as New Orleans joined the movement to take down symbols of the Confederacy and the Jim Crow South… Read More
Plastic-Eating Caterpillar Could Munch Waste, Scientists Say
from Good News Network
Researchers may now be on track to find a solution for plastic waste; and the key is a caterpillar commonly known as a wax worm… Read More
Prairie Dogs Win Major Victory In Court
by Charlie Wood, The Christian Science Monitor
The Denver-based 10th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in favor of protecting the threatened Utah prairie dog, strengthening precedent that the federal government has the authority to override state law regarding the regulation of endangered species… Read More
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