Good News Headlines 7/12/16
Proctor And Gamble Engineer Accidentally Discovers Organic Repellent Effective Against Zika Carrying Mosquitos
by Alexandra Rosenmann, AlterNet
Last year when Brazil was hit with a Zika outbreak, Todd Wichmann dropped everything to develop an organic mosquito repellent… Read More
Gov. Baker Signs Transgender Accommodations Bill Into Law
by Steve Brown, WBUR
Less than 24 hours after it landed on his desk, Gov. Charlie Baker quietly signed into law a bill (S. 2407) expanding civil rights protections for transgender individuals… Read More
China Aims To Halve Meat Eating
by Alex Kirby, Climate News Network
In a bold challenge to individual appetites and societal norms, China says it wants to reduce its citizens’ consumption of meat by 50%… Read More
City Brings Free Mobile Medical Services To Homeless People
by Sarah Grossman, The Huffington Post
Seattle just unveiled a new RV bringing primary care and mental health services to homeless individuals, at no cost to them, according to KGW. Mayor Ed Murray called it one of many solutions to tackle the problem of homelessness… Read More
One Last U.S. Medical School Still Killed Animals To Teach Surgery. But No More.
by Darryl Fears, The Washington Post
“Effective immediately, the University of Tennessee College of Medicine Chattanooga has ceased to provide surgical skills training for medical students using live animal models,” Robert Fore, its dean, wrote to the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, which has fought the practice for more than a decade… Read More
Serena Williams Uses Historic Wimbledon Win To Fight For Social Justice
by Lindsay Gibbs, ThinkProgress
“I don’t think that the answer is to continue to shoot our young black men in the United States,” Williams said, as reported by Ben Rothenberg… Read More
Same-Sex Parents Win Key Court Victory
by Zack Ford, ThinkProgress
A year after the U.S. Supreme Court’s marriage equality decision, state courts are still sorting out the implications for same-sex couples when it comes to disputes over children… Read More
Mandatory GMO Labels Hit Vermont Shelves
by Jesse Hirsch, Good Magazine
The tiny state of Vermont is making a very big statement—as of tomorrow, all products containing genetically modified organisms (GMOs) will have to be clearly marked on its shelves… Read More
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