Good News Headlines 7/10/18
This Boot Camp Trains Young People To Fight Plastic Pollution
by Shaima Shamdeen, Good Magazine
From 16-year-old Jamie Margolin leading to July 21’s Zero Hour youth climate marches in Washington, D.C., to the lawsuit Juliana v. United States filed on behalf of 21 youths suing the government for failing to address climate change — youth are leading the way on climate action… Read More
In Rare Good News For Coral, UN Agency Says Belize Barrier Reef No Longer In Danger
by Nick Visser, HuffPost
Nearly 1,400 species, including endangered manatees and hawksbill turtles, live in the region… Read More
Vast New Study Confirms Significant Health Benefits Of Nature
by Melissa Breyer, Treehugger
Global data involving more than 290 million people confirms what we've been saying for years: Time outdoors could save your life… Read More
At Age 67, Swimmer Honors Brothers With World Record Career
by Karen Given, WBUR
To really understand why Pat keeps swimming, we have to go back — not to the story of Pat’s son, Tom, but to her brothers, Johnny and Robbie… Read More
New York And Virginia Become The First States To Require Mental Health Education In Schools
by Sy Mukherjee, Fortune
For the first time, two U.S. states will require schools to provide mental health education in a bid to combat a rising tide of depression and psychological hurdles facing American youth… Read More
Sweden Hits Its 2030 Clean Energy Target This Year
by Matthew Phelan, Inverse
Sweden will claim 3,681 wind turbines by December 2018, putting it 12 years ahead of a country goal to add 18 terawatt-hours to its renewable energy output by 2030, according to a recent report from the Swedish Wind Energy Association… Read More
A Chemical Breakthrough Could Eat The Plastic Pollution Crisis
by Bonnie Christian, Wired
A new chemical process can liquify plastic. The next challenge? Creating a machine that can recycle the sludge on an industrial scale… Read More
Town’s Compassionate Approach Cuts Rates Of Overdose By More Than Half – State To Adopt It
by McKinley Corbley, Good News Network
For years, the city of Huntington, West Virginia experienced a steady climb in drug overdoses. When it finally came to a tee in 2014, the town launched a compassion-based outreach program that has cut the rate of overdoses by more than half in less than one year… Read More
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