Good News Headlines 7/4/17
Boston Children’s Is The Best Pediatric Hospital In The Country
by Jamie Ducharme, Boston Magazine
In addition to its overall win, Boston Children’s placed in the top three for each of the 10 care specialties included in the ranking. It topped the lists for gastroenterology and GI surgery, nephrology, neurology and neurosurgery, orthopedics, and urology… Read More
Every Boston Public School To Get Youth Homelessness Liaison Under New Plan
by Kristin Toussaint, Boston Metro
About 3,000 Boston Public School students are currently experiencing homeless, though experts believe that the number may be much higher out of the roughly 56,000 students currently enrolled, and school officials believe that figure is growing… Read More
Reptile Skin Grown In Lab Could Help Save Endangered Turtles
by Max Carol, Treehugger
The green sea turtle is a majestic creature that can be found in tropical waters around the world. Unfortunately, the commercial harvest of these turtles and of their eggs has forced the International Union for Conservation of Nature to classify the species as endangered… Read More
How This Chicago Organization Is Using Sports To Empower Young Girls
by Joseph Misulonas, Good Magazine
Girls in the Game is a nonprofit organization based primarily in Chicago that provides after-school and summer programs to girls between ages 7 and 18. It uses sports and workshops to encourage physical and emotional health in girls growing up in high-risk communities… Read More
Thousands Of Veterans Given Dental Care Free Of Charge
by McKinley Corbley, Good News Network
Over 450 Aspen Dental offices across 36 states opened their doors to the nation’s heroes this weekend, giving 4,600 veterans free dental treatment… Read More
How Buzzing Bees Are Helping Save Themselves
by Kate Ryan, Good Magazine
At this point, most of us climate change believers are well aware of the symbiotic relationship between bees and a healthy environment. Despite their tiny stature, they play an outsized role in pollinating roughly 85 percent of the world’s flowering plants and three quarters of the world’s crops… Read More
Plastic Free July Encourages People To Go Beyond Recycling And Refuse Single-Use Plastic Altogether
by Emma Wynne, ABC Australia
Launched in 2011 by Perth's Western Metropolitan Regional Council, Plastic Free July aims to educate the public on the problems plastic causes… Read More
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