Good News Headlines 6/26/18
Hawaii Becomes First State To Ban Widely-Used Pesticide Found To Be Harmful To Kids
by Dominique Mosbergen, HuffPost
Hawaii has become the first U.S. state to ban the use of pesticides containing chlorpyrifos, a widely-used chemical that’s been linked to severe developmental delays in children and other health risks… Read More
The Home Depot Will Be Third Major U.S. Retailer To Ban Deadly Paint Strippers
by Natural Resources Defense Council, EcoWatch
The world's largest home improvement retailer, The Home Depot, announced Tuesday that it will phase out the use of the toxic chemicals methylene chloride and N-methylpyrrolidone (NMP) in its paint removal products by the end of this year… Read More
Maternal Survival Rates Are Soaring To New Highs – And Part Of It Is Thanks To Folk Songs
by McKinley Corbley, Good News Network
Fewer and fewer women are dying from childbirth than ever before – but the declining mortality rate is most notable in India… Read More
Mexico City Uses Vertical Gardens On Highway Pillars To Combat Vehicle Emissions And Noise
from The News Wheel
It’s been in the news a lot lately: our vehicles are destroying the environment. This fact has caused many automakers to push for an electric future, but in the meantime, Mexico City is working to combat the problem in a new way: vertical gardens… Read More
Killing Dogs For Meat Ruled Illegal By South Korean Court
from The Guardian
A South Korean court has ruled the killing of dogs for meat is illegal, in a landmark decision that animal rights activists have said could pave the way to outlawing the eating of canines… Read More
Canada Becomes First Western Nation To Legalize Marijuana
by McKinley Corbley, Good News Network
The C-45 bill – also known as the Cannabis Act – passed the Senate in a 52 to 29 vote on Tuesday. The government emphasizes that the legalization will come with strict regulation that will prevent adolescent use and crack down on the illegal drug market… Read More
The City Of London Will Be Powered With 100% Renewable Energy By October 2018
by Greg Beach, Inhabitat
The City of London, the historic “Square Mile” central district of London, will soon switch to clean energy in a big way… Read More
Lyft Is Offering Free Rides To Cancer Patients In Major U.S. Cities
by Sy Mukherjee, Fortune
Ride sharing giant Lyft is offering cancer patients free rides—or at least effectively free for riders—to and from their treatments in 10 major U.S. cities, including Los Angeles, Philadelphia, Houston, Miami, Las Vegas, Cincinnati, Denver, St. Louis, and Atlanta… Read More
How India’s Fishermen Turn Ocean Plastic Into Roads
by Maanvi Singh, National Geographic
In an innovative project, fishermen in Kerala collect ocean plastic for recycling, cleaning the ocean in the process… Read More
Researchers Develop New Method For Recycling Diapers
from Springwise
With millions of diapers being used daily, disposable diaper waste accounts for a large portion of the waste in our landfills. One of the current main methods of disposal is burying diapers in landfills which can take 400 years to decompose… Read More
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