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🗞️ Good News: We’re getting better at planting trees
Wednesday, May 6, 2026 Real, messy hope delivered to your inbox daily, from Good Good Good. In the headlines... 🏃♀️ The 2026 London Marathon raised over £87.5 million for charity, breaking its own fundraising record and solidifying its title as the world’s biggest annual one-day fundraising event. 🏳️⚧️ In a historic first, San Antonio leaders approved a resolution declaring the first week in May as “Trans+ History Week,” recognizing transgender history amid statewide LGBTQ+ restrictions....
🗞️ Good News: ‘SVU’ star reaches rape kit reform milestone
Tuesday, May 5, 2026 Real, messy hope delivered to your inbox daily, from Good Good Good. In the headlines... 🍎 This week is Teacher Appreciation Week! Whether you have little ones in school or not, here are some ways we can all show our appreciation to the educators in our communities this week. 👗 While preparations for the Met Gala were underway yesterday, labor unions from across the country hosted a “Ball Without Billionaires,” where Amazon warehouse workers and delivery drivers, and...
🗞️ Good News: ‘Historic breakthrough’ to phase out fossil fuels
Monday, May 4, 2026 Real, messy hope delivered to your inbox daily, from Good Good Good. In the headlines... 🐻 Officials in California announced that the world’s largest wildlife crossing will officially open on December 2, four and a half years after the project first broke ground. 🗑️ New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced the city would be swapping parking spots for 6,500 curbside “Empire Bins” to eliminate trash bag-filled sidewalks and deliver on the city’s “promise of clean,...
🗞️ Good News: Coral reef survives massive heatwave
Friday, May 1, 2026 Real, messy hope delivered to your inbox daily, from Good Good Good. In the headlines... 🧠 May is Mental Health Awareness Month! While it’s important to celebrate and prioritize mental health every day of the year, this month serves as a catalyst to learn more, seek help, offer support, and more. Here are some ways to do that all month long! 👏 Minnesota passed the country’s first ban on “nudification” apps, addressing one of the main sources of nonconsensual deepfakes. It...
🗞️ Good News: Global vaccine campaign reaches major milestone
Thursday, April 30, 2026 Real, messy hope delivered to your inbox daily, from Good Good Good. In the headlines... 🎟️ Ticketmaster Canada will now ban fans from reselling tickets above the original price. 🛒 Maryland became the first state in the U.S. to ban surveillance pricing in grocery stores. 🧠 Mental Health Awareness Month starts tomorrow! This month is all about celebrating, honoring, and de-stigmatizing the stories of mental health in your life and community. Global health...
🗞️ Good News: Amsterdam bans fossil fuel, meat ads
Wednesday, April 29, 2026 Real, messy hope delivered to your inbox daily, from Good Good Good. In the headlines... 👏 After nationwide backlash, a Republican-led bill that would have weakened endangered and threatened species protections was removed from the House floor. ☀️ A federal judge in Massachusetts struck down several Trump administration actions intended to slow down the development of clean energy. Governments doing good World Without Fossil Ads Defying last-minute lobbying,...
🗞️ Good News: French city cuts pollution to bring back seagrass
Tuesday, April 28, 2026 Real, messy hope delivered to your inbox daily, from Good Good Good. In the headlines... 🚬 The U.K. government is set to pass a law that would, among other things, make it illegal to sell tobacco, herbal smoking products, or cigarette paper to anyone born after 2009, in an effort to create a “smoke-free” generation. 🏈 The No. 1 pick in this year’s NFL draft, Fernando Mendoza, announced a $500,000 donation to support MS research and created a foundation, the Mendoza...
🗞️ Good News: ‘Miracle tree’ removes 98% of microplastics
Monday, April 27, 2026 Real, messy hope delivered to your inbox daily, from Good Good Good. In the headlines... 🎂 Today is Coretta Scott King’s birthday, and while she’s often remembered as a devoted wife and mother, she was also a committed activist in her own right long before she met and married Martin Luther King Jr., and long after his death. 🏆 The Peabody Award winners were announced last week, honoring storytelling that reflects “the social issues and the emerging voices of our day.”...
🗞️ Good News: Disney re-animates songs in ASL
Friday, April 24, 2026 Real, messy hope delivered to your inbox daily, from Good Good Good. In the headlines... 📚 Tomorrow is Independent Bookstore Day! This annual celebration is an opportunity to celebrate and support independent bookshops across the United States — here are 7 ways to celebrate this weekend. 🌏 Next week, more than 50 nations are attending a world-first conference on phasing out fossil fuels in Colombia. 🐘 Asian elephant calf Linh Mai made her public debut at the...
🗞️ Good News: Renewables beat natural gas in U.S. first
Thursday, April 23, 2026 Real, messy hope delivered to your inbox daily, from Good Good Good. In the headlines... 📰 Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger signed the “Right to Contraception” act, a bill that had been vetoed twice during the previous administration. 🤖 Maine became the first U.S. state to pass a moratorium on new large data centers, and it now awaits the governor’s signature, who has not said whether or not she will sign it. ✏️ Los Angeles became the first major school district to...
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