Good News Headlines 7/3/18
730 Acres Of Old Growth Redwoods Preserved
from SF Gate
Hundreds of old growth redwoods will be preserved with the Save the Redwoods League’s acquisition of a 730-acre reserve north of Cazadero in Sonoma County… Read More
New ‘Promiscuous’ Enzyme Helps Turn Plant Waste Into Sustainable Products
from University of Portsmouth
A new family of enzymes has been discovered which paves the way to convert plant waste into sustainable and high-value products such as nylon, plastics, chemicals, and fuels… Read More
Ikea Wants You To Stop Throwing Away Your Ikea Furniture
by Jessica Hullinger, Fast Company
The items are then recycled or resold as-is, and the donor has a wallet full of Ikea money ready to spend on something new, so the cycle continues… Read More
In Major Privacy Win, Supreme Court Rules Police Need Warrant To Track Your Cellphone
by Nina Totenberg, NPR
The 5-4 decision imposes new limits on law enforcement’s ability to get at the increasing amount of data that private companies amass in the modern technological age… Read More
Thousands Gather In Boston To Protest Trump Immigration Policy
from WBUR
Saturday’s “Rally against Family Separation” began with a morning march from City Hall to Boston Common. The rally was timed with other protests nationwide and was also meant to oppose Trump’s ban on travelers from certain Muslim-majority nations… Read More
Massachusetts Legislature Reaches ‘Grand Bargain’ On $15 Minimum Wage, Sales Tax Holiday, Paid Leave
by Shira Schoenberg, Mass Live
The Legislature has reached an agreement on a deal to raise the minimum wage to $15, institute paid family and medical leave and create a permanent sales tax holiday, in an attempt to keep multiple proposed ballot questions off the November 2018 ballot… Read More
Anonymous Person Buys $1M Worth Of Remaining Toys At Toys “R” Us To Donate
by Christina Capatides, CBS News
America’s last remaining Toys “R” Us stores will close for good today, after a final Friday of clearance sales. One Toys “R” Us location in Raleigh, North Carolina, however, has shut its doors a little early — and for good reason — after an anonymous patron purchased $1 million worth of the store’s remaining toys to donate them to local children… Read More
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