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🗞️ Good News: California takes action to stop book bans

Friday, October 4, 2024 Real, messy hope delivered to your inbox daily, from Good Good Good. Together with making an impact Helene Helpers update: World Central Kitchen has already distributed around 60,000 meals to people impacted by Hurricane Helene. TIME just released their “TIME 100 Next” list of emerging leaders who “aren’t waiting to make an impact.” Today’s Top Good News Story Photo: Redd F/Unsplash A new California law stops public libraries from banning books based on their “views,...
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🗞️ Good News: A massive NYC climate mitigation project is complete

Thursday, October 3, 2024 Real, messy hope delivered to your inbox daily, from Good Good Good. Together with More Good News Fat Bear Week is officially underway in Katmai National Park & Preserve to celebrate the park’s magnificent bears and the ecosystem that allows them to thrive (and bring a little healthy competition along with it). Unprecedented levels of damage from Helene call for unprecedented levels of help from “ordinary” people... like one local candle shop giving (literal) light...
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🗞️ Good News: Colorado’s landfills are about to get a lot cleaner

Wednesday, October 2, 2024 Real, messy hope delivered to your inbox daily, from Good Good Good. Together with but first... Today is International Day of Non-Violence: read some words of wisdom from the King of non-violence. The Vice Presidential debate was last night — you should watch it if you didn’t tune in live... you should also watch Tim Walz talk about how his former shelter dog made him a better leader. Today’s Top Good News Story Photo: Marli Miller/UCG/Universal Images Group via...
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🗞️ Good News: Helene survivors get free mental health support

Tuesday, October 1, 2024 Real, messy hope delivered to your inbox daily, from Good Good Good. Together with helene helpers... For those looking to help in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene: we collected ways you can take action, whether you’re nearby or helping from a distance. Today is President Jimmy Carter’s 100th birthday and we’re celebrating his life by reflecting on his life of public service driven by love, by justice, and by his faith. (Even more below!) Today’s Top Good News Story...
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🗞️ Good News: The U.K.’s 140-year reliance on coal is over

Monday, September 30, 2024 Real, messy hope delivered to your inbox daily, from Good Good Good. Together with first up... We spent our weekend reading tributes to Maggie Smith, renowned for her acting talent — but she was also (quietly) a charitable icon. All across the southeastern U.S., Hurricane Helene devastated communities — search and rescue crews are working tirelessly to help. Today’s Top Good News Story Photo: Getty Images Ending the country’s 140-year reliance on coal, the last coal...
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🗞️ Good News: Local parks just got a historic investment

Friday, September 27, 2024 Real, messy hope delivered to your inbox daily, from Good Good Good. Together with all this For free... You can now order another four free COVID-19 tests for your household! National Public Lands Day is tomorrow (September 28) in the U.S. — keep reading for good public lands news and ways to celebrate! Today’s Top Good News Story Photo: Courtesy of Mundus Bishop / Scott Dressel-Martin Local parks in the U.S. just got a record $254 million investment from the...
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🗞️ Good News: The world’s first vertical strawberry farm is now open

Thursday, September 26, 2024 Real, messy hope delivered to your inbox daily, from Good Good Good. Together with storm's coming... Hurricane Helene is expected to make landfall as a major hurricane in Florida’s “big bend” region today. To help with future disaster relief situations like what Helene will undoubtedly bring, the NFL is working with FEMA to officially certify stadiums as emergency shelters. Today’s Top Good News Story Photo: Courtesy of Plenty Covering 40,000 square feet, the...
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🗞️ Good News: 11,500 people get their medical debt forgiven

Wednesday, September 25, 2024 Real, messy hope delivered to your inbox daily, from Good Good Good. Together with autumn now loading... Now that autumn is officially here, it’s time for our annual reminder to not rake your leaves! It still doesn’t exactly feel like autumn though — and schools are adjusting their playgrounds accordingly. Today’s Top Good News Story Photo: Mike Belleme / NBC News A hospital company in North Carolina forgave the medical debt of 11,500 patients Following a news...
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🗞️ Good News: California sues ExxonMobil over plastic pollution

Tuesday, September 24, 2024 Real, messy hope delivered to your inbox daily, from Good Good Good. Together with first up... NASA’s “Hidden Figures” — a group of Black women scientists and mathematicians — were just given Congressional Gold Medals for their pioneering space work. Arkansas is making good progress in getting through its backlog of sexual assault kits (a huge problem in many parts of the country). Today’s Top Good News Story Photo: Kathleen Flynn/Reuters California just sued...
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🗞️ Good News: Flu shots get a needle-free alternative

Monday, September 23, 2024 Real, messy hope delivered to your inbox daily, from Good Good Good. Together with Today’s Top Good News Story Photo: AstraZeneca A needle-free alternative to the shot, the FDA approved a nasal spray vaccine against the flu Providing an alternative for those who are afraid of needles, the FDA just authorized at-home use of a nasal spray vaccine for the flu. It’s been found to be just as effective as the shot. The first alternative to the annual flu shot, FluMist can...

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