Good News Headlines 4/10/2023
A two-year study on the interactions of several seabird species at an offshore wind farm found that not a single case of birdstrike was recorded over the study period or in the 10,000 videos taken.
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FCC Should Revisit Exposure Limits For Radio Frequency Radiation
The FCC guidelines for public radiation exposure were established over two decades ago before wireless technology infiltrated our neighborhoods, homes and even the sanctity of our bodies.
Good News Headlines 4/3/2023
Happy the cow was never destined for greatness, born as he was a bull on a dairy farm. Yet despite his inability to produce milk, Happy had another valuable skill that began working the minute he dropped onto the grass of Barry Coster’s dairy—making people smile.
Good News Headlines 3/29/2023
After three years of extreme drought, the Western U.S. is finally getting a break. Mountain ranges are covered in deep snow, and water reservoirs in many areas are filling up. Many people are looking at the snow and water levels and asking: Is the drought finally over?
Good News Headlines 3/22/2023
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz on Friday afternoon signed into law a bill to provide breakfast and lunch at no cost to all of the state's roughly 820,000 K-12 pupils regardless of their household income.
Good News Headlines 3/15/2023
Kristine Tompkins has conserved more land than any other single individual, calling it ‘capitalist jiujitsu’ for the planet. Read the story of how one woman protected millions of acres, a feat of conservation never before done on such a large scale, and then gave the land back to the people
Good News Headlines 3/8/2023
When Zandile Ndhlovu started scuba diving in her native South Africa, she was the only black person on the boat. Beneath the surface of the ocean she had discovered the place where she felt most herself – “an incredible world filled with wonder”.
What The Whiteness Story Of America Denies
Diversity is our strength. That is what we and our children can learn from our history; and so, as I argue in The Stories Whiteness Tells Itself, our history must be told from the perspective of all Americans, whatever their race or ethnicity.
Good News Headlines 3/1/2023
Australia’s Albanese Labor Government has announced its plans to triple the size of the Macquarie Island Marine Park to protect millions of seals, seabirds and penguins in the Southern Ocean.
Good News Headlines 2/22/2023
A privately-funded program to provide basic income to 100 California homeless people aims to study how the cash—plus one-on-one social support—can be potentially life-changing.
Good News Headlines 2/15/2023
Imagine how children feel when they find out that the person preparing to read them a story is the person who wrote it. But just days before the start of Black History Month, the superintendent of Hoover City Schools abruptly canceled the scheduled readings.
Our Planet Versus Plastic Bags—A Tale Of Two Cities
Santa Fe and Albuquerque share many qualities and conditions, but the two communities are also dissimilar, which is reflected in the way they have dealt with the plastic bag dilemma.
Good News Headlines 2/8/2023
Oslo, Norway has announced plans for its transportation system to be fully electric by the end of 2023. Oslo already has a system of electric trains, ferries and trams, along with some buses.
Good News Headlines 2/1/2023
2022 saw major advances, and even victories, as cancer deaths plummet, Guinea worm is eradicated, and we say bye-bye to Ebola — three huge wins for humanity.
The Past As Prologue: Why We Still Need Black History Month
The month of February dedicated to Black history continues to stir controversy. However, we can't continue to ignore the fact that although we have made progress towards racial unity, we still have ways to go towards racial harmony, understanding and tolerance, if not acceptance.
Good News Headlines 1/25/2023
The Department of Agriculture (USDA) updated its regulations on foods labeled “organic” on Thursday, as part of an effort to close loopholes and increase confidence in the agency’s organic seal.
This Lunar Year Will Be The Year Of The Rabbit Or The Year Of The Cat, Depending On Where You Live
On Jan. 22, 2023, more than a billion people globally will welcome the Year of the Rabbit – or the Year of Cat, depending on which cultural traditions they follow – as the start of the Lunar New Year.
Good News Headlines 1/18/2023
The recent adoption of a landmark agreement to protect 30 per cent of nature by 2030, signed by 196 countries at Cop15 in December, marks a turning point. But how can individuals be true stewards of nature?
Girls On The Run Worcester County Invites New Participants For 2023 Spring Season
Registration is now open for Girls on the Run, a physical activity-based, positive youth development program that inspires girls in grades 3-8 to be joyful, healthy and confident.
Good News Headlines 1/11/2023
Laurier University’s 23-year-old Scotty Creek Research Station had become the first Indigenous-led research station in Canada. The event marked another milestone in a remarkable effort by Indigenous people across Northern Canada to address the impacts of climate change.
Good News Headlines 1/4/2023
Conservationists called on the federal government to stop big cats like Sombra from going extinct in the US by reintroducing jaguars to the region and increasing protections for the animals’ habitat.
Good News Headlines 12/28/2022
What went right in 2022? The top 25 good news stories of the year included seismic shifts in energy policy, major medical advances, animal comebacks, four-day week trials, plus plenty more good news.
Good News Headlines 12/21/2022
The candy darter (Etheostoma osburni), listed as a federally protected endangered species in 2018 and included in WBOY's 2022 list of West Virginia's six "weirdest animals," is a festive-looking fish. And its red-and-green coloration does resemble a candy cane.
Good News Headlines 12/14/2022
Lenox Massachusetts voters killed a proposed wireless communications bylaw. They backed $70 million for a wastewater plant upgrade and a new public safety complex.
9 Ways To Reduce Loneliness In Your Community
You might be wondering where to start to lessen loneliness where you live. The nine articles offer good starting ideas from hosting a stranger dinner to creating engaging public spaces.
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October 4, 2023
Mental Mercury begins the day at the final degree of Virgo. Thanks to September’s retrograde the Winged Messenger has been in Virgo since late July. Viewpoints are about to change. The waning Gemini Moon favors...
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