Good News Headlines 9/15/15
Court Sides With The Bees, Overturns EPA Approval Of A Pesticide
by Margaret Badore, Treehugger
A federal appeals court has overturned the Environmental Protection Agency’s approval of the pesticide sulfoxaflor, citing the threat to already vulnerable bee populations… Read more
Former MA State House Staffer First Openly Transgender Official Hired At White House
from Bay Windows/Associated Press
The White House announced Raffi Freedman-Gurspan's appointment on Tuesday as an outreach and recruitment director for presidential personnel in the Office of Personnel… Read more
Pine Street Inn Receives Award For Community Safety
from South End News
Kevin Smith, Pine Street Inn's Director of Security, was honored with a community service award at Boston's 2015 National Night Out… Read more
World’s First Solar-Powered Airport Takes Off
by Pramila Krishnan, Climate News Network
The international airport at Cochin in southern India has blazed a pioneering trail by becoming the first to run all its ground operations on solar power… Read more
Black And Afro-Indigenous Farmers Share 2015 Food Sovereignty Prize
from EcoWatch
In this moment when it is vital to assert that Black lives matter, the U.S. Food Sovereignty Alliance honors Black and Afro-Indigenous farmers, fishermen and stewards of ancestral lands and water… Read more
Right-To-Die Bill Passes In California
by Mollie Reilly, The Huffington Post
The bill, inspired by Brittany Maynard, passed in the state Senate Friday… Read more
French Court Finds Monsanto Guilty Of Chemical Poisoning
by Lorraine Chow, EcoWatch
An appeals court in Lyon, France has upheld a 2012 ruling against Monsanto, in which the agribusiness giant was found guilty of the chemical poisoning a farmer named Paul François… Read more
New York State Approves $15 Minimum Wage For Fast-Food Workers
from Truthdig
On Thursday, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo and his administration approved legislation that will gradually raise the minimum wage for fast-food workers to $15 an hour… Read more
Across Europe, Tens Of Thousands Rally To Welcome Refugees
by Lauren McCauley, Common Dreams
Tens of thousands of Europeans took to streets in London and elsewhere across the continent Saturday in a massive demonstration of support and solidarity for those seeking refuge from the war and violence in the Middle East… Read more
California Becomes First State To Label Monsanto’s Roundup As A Carcinogen
by Lorraine Chow, EcoWatch
In a first for the country, California’s Environmental Protection Agency has issued plans to list glyphosate—the toxic active ingredient in Monsanto’s Roundup herbicide—as known to cause cancer… Read more
Robotic Limbs Get A Sense Of Touch
by Larry Greenemeier, Scientific American
The U.S. Defense Department’s research division last week issued a press release touting a 28-year-old paralyzed person’s ability to “feel” physical sensations through a prosthetic hand… Read more
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