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Your favorite good news stories from September
September was filled with so much good news, it's easy to overlook some of it!
Today, we're highlighting the most-clicked stories from the past month — making sure you catch all the good news you might have missed.
Photo: Wayne Baker via Facebook
Residents of Springfield, Ohio packed a local Haitian restaurant to show their support
After a (debunked) rumor that Haitian immigrants who had relocated to Springfield were stealing and eating pets was put in the national spotlight, the community gathered at Rose Goute Creole Restaurant.
Reducing delays for survivors, new tech is helping speed up DNA collection in sexual assault cases
Newly published research outlines a technique for analyzing DNA evidence that could radically streamline the forensics pipeline — helping reduce delays, clear out notorious "rape kit backlogs," and bring justice to survivors faster.
Protecting 116 miles of coastline, California designated its first marine sanctuary in over three decades
The Chumash Heritage National Marine Sanctuary is the third-largest in the country, and it's also the first "Indigenous-focused" sanctuary, a process that's been in the works for many years.
An Oregon county helped 5,477 people become housed in the past year, a 28% increase over the previous year
A significant improvement, the agency tasked with addressing homelessness plans to expand permanent housing services, add shelter capacity, and help even more people in the coming year.
To help fight world hunger, scientists created a new protein product using easy-to-source ingredients
The bacterium deployed in this research could lead food scientists to create a vegan meat substitute, or even offer a long-term, climate-friendly solution to ending the global hunger crisis.
Food banks provided 1.7 billion meals to more than 40 million people in 2023
And since much of the food was recovered from farms or wholesale produce markets, an estimated 1.8 million metric tons of carbon dioxide were also prevented.
For the first time in decades, data shows a sharp decline in the number of drug overdose deaths across the U.S.
In some states, early data is showing declines by as much as 30% and experts estimate this national decline could mean as many as 20,000 fewer fatalities per year.
In honor of International Day of Peace, 2,500 olive trees were planted in the West Bank
Since 2020, an estimated 4,000 olive trees have been uprooted from the West Bank by Israeli officials, which adds to the 800,000 total olive trees that have been uprooted since 1967 — equivalent to razing all the trees in New York's Central Park 33 times.
The highest peak in Great Smoky Mountains National Park will officially revert to its Cherokee name
Responding to a request from the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, the U.S. Board of Geographic Names voted to change the name after it'd been named after a Confederate general for over 150 years.
Scientists just discovered heat-tolerant coral in the Great Barrier Reef
As humanity works to dramatically reduce emissions to prevent further ocean warming, this research will help with interventions to buy time for corals to survive.
Covering 40,000 square feet, the world's first vertical strawberry farm opened in Virginia
Using advanced software to control temperature, light, and humidity — creating the ideal growing environment for the planet, the farm is designed to produce over 4 million pounds of strawberries every year.
Local parks in the U.S. got a record $254 million investment from the Interior Department
It's the single-largest grant investment made from the department's Outdoor Recreation Legacy Partnership Program, which aims to provide safe outdoor spaces for historically marginalized communities.
Virginia's 43 state parks all now feature special viewfinders for colorblind visitors
The viewfinders are equipped with special lenses from EnChroma that help those with red-green color vision deficiency experience an expanded range of colors.
After the city's clean air zone went into effect, 4 in 10 kids started walking to school in London
When London restricted the volume of high-emitting vehicles roaming city streets, it knew it would bring quieter streets and cleaner air — but this benefit was a surprise.
🍿 Dylan and her dad saw it first, but now we can all watch the new Will & Harper documentary — it's now streaming on Netflix!
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What's good?
While I wish it wasn't necessary, it was truly so inspiring to see the Springfield community come together to support their Haitian neighbors.
What was your favorite story to read from this month?
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