For years, obesity rates in the US have gone in one direction: up. From the first year it was launched, Gallup’s National Health and Well-Being Index has found that the share of US adults reporting obesity has climbed and climbed, rising from 25.5 percent in 2008 to 39.9 percent in 2022. That survey caught the […]| Vox
“It is a bold message, selecting a trans woman of color who is also a drag performer and works with children,” the city's first drag laureate said.| LGBTQ Nation
This is one of my favorite issues of the year. We asked people to contribute their visions of Santa Cruz’s future and the answers are eye-opening, fun and serious.| Good Times
Green turtles came back from the brink, The Maldives made medical history, and global EV sales surged, plus more The post What went right this week: coming off the ‘endangered’ list, plus more appeared first on Positive News.| Positive News
PLUS: Pete Buttigieg provides hope, queer ice cream, and cooking with beefcake!| LGBTQ Nation
Rewilding successes were celebrated, nations slashed fossil fuel funding, and fracking was sent packing in the UK, plus more good news| Positive News
40 years after the Vienna Convention and Montreal Protocol, the ozone hole is shrinking. Experts expect full recovery by 2066.| The Better News
Disease survival rate a ‘success story’, California rejected ultra-processed foods, and hyperloop broke barriers, plus more good news| Positive News
He was supposed to be saying a difficult goodbye, but he decided to join them on their journey instead.| GOOD
Biodiversity was brought into focus, Helsinki went a year without a road death, and investment in renewables surged, plus more good news| Positive News
My absolute favorite task, when I was the Vice President of Awards for the National Book Critics Circle, was when we had narrowed down all of the titles we’d considered to five finalists for our si…| Literary Hub
Mexico, Guatemala & Belize unite for Great Mayan Forest conservation—protecting 14M acres of biodiversity and Indigenous heritage.| The Better News
A mea culpa: just two posts ago I talked about how I didn’t really have an explanation for the above map (and an accompanying letter), which was illustrating land that the London Missionary S…| Pat in the World
No other solemnity breathes, like this one of the Assumption, at once triumph and peace; none better answers to the enthusiasm of the many and the serenity of souls consummated in love.| LifeSite
For most of his life, Adam Nugent turned to food to cope with his emotions, and as his unhappiness grew, so did his clothing size. Here’s how he completely transformed—both physically and mentally. The post How Adam Nugent Found Self-Love and Lost 120 Pounds appeared first on Good News Utah.| Good News Utah
By Brian Bienkowski Detroit suffers from some of the worst air quality in the nation. But last year the startup JustAir partnered with Wayne County to put up 100 air monitors, shining a light on the worst sources of pollution and empowering residents and local officials.| The New Lede
Solar energy was discovered in 1839 but ignored for over a century. Political decisions—not innovation alone—enabled its global breakthrough.| TheBetter.news
In cities like Zurich, Barcelona, or Bari, entire apartment buildings are turning into Airbnb hotspots. Vienna has managed to contain this trend. The city made it clear early on: apartments are not investment objects – they are places to live. In residential zones, short-term rentals are only allowed with official permission – and that permission […] The post Fighting the Airbnb Effect: What Vienna Is Doing Right appeared first on TheBetter.news.| TheBetter.news
Paris has cut car traffic, built 1,000 km of bike lanes, and cut air pollution—transforming one of Europe’s most polluted capitals in a decade.| The Better News
In Freyung, Bavaria, citizens save their brewery, build a sauna, and create a cultural hub — using cooperatives to revive their town.| The Better News
Austria takes on rising housing costs with a nationwide rent freeze, protecting over a million households.| The Better News
Prime Minister Keir Starmer visits Kimberley College, Bedford to celebrate the Universal Studios UK theme park deal...| Bedford Independent
Dandelion Salad June 25, 2024 Updated: June 26, 2024 Guardian Australia on Jun 24, 2024 Stella Assange, Julian Assange’s wife, has released a video statement on her husband’s release. The video was recorded on 19 June but released on 24 June after the news of Julian’s release from British prison. ‘It’s exactly 12 years today […]| Dandelion Salad
How Wikipedia’s volunteer community fought back against right-wing extremists trying to rewrite history – and won.| The Better News
Since 2022, Bradford’s Clean Air Zone has cut pollution, reduced doctor visits by 25%, and saved over €420,000 annually.| TheBetter.news
Wales mulled sacking politicians who lie, clean energy supercharged China’s economy, and the ocean came into focus, plus more good news| Positive News
Community Solar Power in East Africa provides clean energy solutions, improving millions of lives and could power half of households by 2040.| TheBetter.news
Gemeinschaftliche Solaranlagen verändern das Leben in Ostafrika. Solarstrom stärkt Gesundheit, Bildung und Wirtschaft in ländliche Regionen.| Kontrast.at
Morocco, exemplified by Agadir’s green seawater desalination plant, is leveraging innovative solutions to address water scarcity.| TheBetter.news
Marokko setzt auf Meerwasserentsalzung, um Wasserknappheit zu bekämpfen. Doch was bedeutet Meerwasserentsalzung für die Wasserkrise?| Kontrast.at
Belegschaft rettet Glashersteller, Milliardäre sollen weltweit besteuert werden, neuer Malaria-Impfstoff wirkt - der Kontrast Jahresrückblick| Kontrast.at
Höhere Löhne, Zuschüsse für Familien: Brasilien holt fast 9 Millionen Menschen aus der Armut. Präsident Lula de Silva freut sich.| Kontrast.at
Portugal is winning the war on drugs with a policy focused on help, not punishment—fewer deaths and lower HIV rates prove its success.| TheBetter.news
Alright! From my last post you are aware that I was able to visit the London Missionary Society archives kept at SOAS in London and it was super cool. The box with the photos is a box of a few diff…| Pat in the World
Die Mitarbeiter:innen von Duralex retten den französischen Glashersteller vor der Pleite, indem sie eine Genossenschaft gründen.| Kontrast.at
The EU Transgender Rights Ruling mandates recognition of gender changes across borders, advancing transgender rights and equality across Europe.| TheBetter.news
Spain’s economy is growing through gas price caps, rent controls, and affordable food policies, improving growth and living standards.| TheBetter.news
Bottrop leads Germany’s energy shift by replacing heating systems and adding solar panels, setting an example for sustainable urban growth.| TheBetter.news
The world largest wind and solar plants: India, Pennsylvania and the Philippines show that renewable energy production can succeed.| TheBetter.news
Reading this week: Visions from the Forests, General Editors Jan-Lodewijk Grootaers and Alexander Bortolot Sacred River by Syl Cheney-Coker Afro Sport This fall I got to visit the London Missionary…| Pat in the World
This groundbreaking betavoltaic device offers a potential method for recycling nuclear waste in a cost-effective manner.| The Brighter Side of News
10-Year-Old Abdul Hannan from Uttar Pradesh, India has been praised for his honesty after returning ₹500,000 to it's owner. The post Muslim Boy Finds ₹500,000. Returns it to Owner! appeared first on IlmFeed.| IlmFeed
Lula da Silva made a promise to the world and kept it. Compared to November 2022, deforestation in the Amazon fell by 64% in November 2023.| TheBetter.news
Seventeen states and the District of Columbia filed this suit challenging the U.S.Department of Education’s final rule addressing Title IX obligations, which was published in the Federal Register on May 19, 2020, and is scheduled to take effect on August 14, 2020. See Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Sex in Education Programs or Activities Receiving Federal| Save Our Sons
If you’re going to challenge an agency regulation, you’d better show how it violates legal precedents. New York City’s board of education and the state of New York failed miserably in that regard, not even coming close to persuading a federal judge to either halt or push back the Friday effective date of the Department of Education’s Title IX regulation on campus sexual misconduct proceedings.| Save Our Sons
A federal judge cited potential anti-male bias in the University of Iowa’s Title IX training, and its omission of exculpatory evidence in a Title IX proceeding, in refusing to dismiss a lawsuit by an expelled student.| Save Our Sons
