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🗞️ Good News: Black bears rebound in southern US
Friday, September 4, 2026 Real, messy hope delivered to your inbox daily, from Good Good Good. Heads up: There will be no Goodnewsletter in your inbox on Monday as our team commemorates the Labor Day holiday. We’ll be back in your inbox with a roundup of good news on Tuesday, September 8! In the headlines... ❤️ Gloria Steinem, the face of the women’s movement and a feminist thought leader for generations, died at the age of 92 — and her legacy in shaping feminism and gender equality continues...
🗞️ Good News: CA makes getting solar easier, cheaper
Thursday, September 3, 2026 Real, messy hope delivered to your inbox daily, from Good Good Good. In the headlines... 🍎 New York City Public Schools, the largest public school system in the country, announced a one-year moratorium on AI use in elementary and middle schools starting this school year. 📹 The Florida Department of Transportation revoked permits for Flock cameras and other license plate readers on state highways, ordering them to be removed within 30 days. 🇺🇳 A UN committee said...
🗞️ Good News: Principal saves 900 from Nepal floods
Wednesday, September 2, 2026 Real, messy hope delivered to your inbox daily, from Good Good Good. In the headlines... 🇳🇵 GoFundMe launched a hub of verified fundraisers in Nepal as the death toll reaches over 1,000 in the wake of devastating flash floods. 🌎 A new peer-reviewed study suggests that it is possible to demonstrate that “emissions from company X cause injury Y,” making it easier to sue fossil fuel companies over climate change. 🗺️ After it announced it would not change the name of...
🗞️ Good News: The Ms. Rachel effect is real
Tuesday, September 1, 2026 Real, messy hope delivered to your inbox daily, from Good Good Good. In the headlines... 💦 A new law in New Jersey requires data centers to report their water and energy use to state energy regulators every six months as part of a plan to “hold data centers accountable.” 💊 Dolly Parton’s sister revealed that Dolly had asked her medical team to try experimental treatments in the hope that they could help other people in the future. 🥾 At 91 years old, Dale “Grey...
🗞️ Good News: World’s largest-single-day ocean cleanup
Monday, August 31, 2026 Real, messy hope delivered to your inbox daily, from Good Good Good. In the headlines... 🌼 Olivia Rodrigo’s Daisy Chain Fields music festival raised $20 million for reproductive rights, $10 million of which came from a matching donation from Melinda French Gates. ✈️ The Nashville airport and Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee announced they will name the airport in Dolly Parton’s honor. Environment Caitlin Blaisdell/Ocean Conservancy More than 1.3M plastic bottles were collected...
🗞️ Good News: Zoo rescues 800 endangered turtles
Friday, August 28, 2026 Real, messy hope delivered to your inbox daily, from Good Good Good. In the headlines... 👠 A federal judge cited Dolly Parton in his ruling to strike down a Texas law banning drag shows, and suggested to anyone who might be “offended” by them to “just not go.” 📱 More than a decade after launching in Europe, the Dutch company Fairphone is now selling its repairable smartphones in the U.S. Animals Terria Clay/Wildlife Conservation Society The Bronx Zoo has rescued 800...
🗞️ Good News: Dolly’s books had a proven global impact
Thursday, August 27, 2026 Real, messy hope delivered to your inbox daily, from Good Good Good. In the headlines... 📚 Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library confirmed it would continue her legacy and send free books to millions of children around the world. 📱 In a landmark settlement with 47 states, Meta agreed to pay up to $17.1 billion in penalties and make major changes to its products over claims it endangered children with addictive social media platforms. (Gifted link) 🏀 Two former NBA...
🗞️ Good News: Michelin stars made affordable
Wednesday, August 26, 2026 Real, messy hope delivered to your inbox daily, from Good Good Good. Remembering Dolly... ❤️ Tributes from peers, co-stars, and fans poured in for Dolly Parton after the “Queen of Country Music” died at the age of 80 in Nashville after a brief battle with cancer. 📚 While she was famous for a lot of things, in the music industry and beyond, Parton had said she was most proud of her “Imagination Library,” which has now gifted over 300 million free books to children in...
🗞️ Good News: Influencer, NBA player feed Gary residents
Wednesday, September 30, 2026 Real, messy hope delivered to your inbox daily, from Good Good Good. In the headlines... 🗳️ Voting is now open for Fat Marmot Week, the online competition supporting scientists and their research after their budget was cut by the Trump administration. 🥘 World Central Kitchen is providing free meals in Gary, Indiana as the state’s utility company continues working to restore power for thousands of residents nearly two weeks after severe storms. Today’s Top Good...
🗞️ Good News: California regulates tire efficiency
Monday, August 24, 2026 Real, messy hope delivered to your inbox daily, from Good Good Good. In the headlines... Aisha Wahab made history as the first Afghan American elected to Congress, fulfilling the rest of the term of former Rep. Eric Swalwell, who resigned amid accusations of sexual misconduct. A federal judge upheld a pause on border wall construction along a wildlife refuge in Texas for allegedly “interfering and altering the property, canals and related irrigation infrastructure.”...
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