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🎃 October is National Book Month! This annual, month-long event honors the power of reading and writing, and we can all join in celebrating by reading books, supporting others' rights to read books, making the choice to support independent bookstores, and more!
❤️🩹 One of the two students injured in the Evergreen High School shooting in Colorado was discharged from the hospital. The 14-year-old boy will continue his recovery at home.
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Starting in 2027, a groundbreaking preventative drug for HIV will be rolled out for $40 a year in over 100 countries
Global health agencies announced that generic versions of the groundbreaking, injectable HIV-prevention drug lenacapavir would be available for around $40 a year in more than 100 low- and middle-income countries starting in 2027.
The twice-yearly injection was shown to reduce the risk of HIV transmission by more than 99.9% — a medical breakthrough for bringing better, more effective preventative treatment to people around the world.
Currently, lenacapavir costs around $28,000 a year in the United States. The company behind it signed licensing agreements with six generic drugmakers to help bring it to poorer countries, where treatment is needed by more people, but is also less accessible
Why is this good news? This move is being hailed as a "game-changer" in the fight against the AIDS epidemic — with one expert saying that, with the generic product, "we can end HIV."
The world's first ocean reserve to be led and governed through Indigenous knowledge is a step closer to reality
New resources have been committed to continue the development of the Melanesian Ocean Reserve, which will be the world's first Indigenous-led marine protected area.
Located across the Solomon Islands, Papua New Guinea, Vanuatu, and New Caledonia, it will be the first reserve that utilizes modern science and local governments, but is led and governed completely by Indigenous knowledge.
When it's complete, it will make up more than 6 million square kilometers of ocean and islands — an area as large as the Amazon rainforest — and will protect some of the most biologically diverse seas on the planet.
Why is this good news?Healthy oceans and marine ecosystems are critical to the health of the planet and the living things that call it home. These areas have historically gone under- or un-protected, but more and more countries and leaders are taking concrete action to do better, while prioritizing the wisdom and insight of Indigenous groups who have long histories and connections with the ocean.
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A network of nearly 900 home bakers in four states makes sure food banks are stocked with fresh bread
The Seattle-based nonprofit Community Loaves started pairing home bakers with food pantries during the COVID-19 pandemic, but their work hasn't stopped.
The organization, made up of a network of nearly 900 bakers in Washington, Oregon, California, and Idaho, has donated over 200,000 loaves of fresh bread and around 220,000 energy cookies to food banks. It's one of the largest efforts of its kind in the country.
As opposed to the surplus bread often sent by grocery stores, which is often highly processed white bread or expired sweets, the home bakers' breads are made with whole grains and minimally processed ingredients.
Why is this good news?Families around the country are increasingly struggling with hunger, food insecurity, and the rising cost of groceries. More than 50 million people a year receive food assistance, and experts say the recent federal cuts to food aid for low-income families will impact around 3 million people, making this work even more essential.
A newly-designated 'autism-friendly' restaurant in North Carolina is making sure all its guests feel welcome
Jim Gordon owns the Peninsula Prime restaurant in Cornelius, North Carolina. His daughter also has autism, and he wanted to make sure she and other autistic people feel welcome and supported at the steakhouse.
The restaurant recently announced it would be an "autism-friendly" dining destination by offering sensory kits, a menu with pictures to allow customers with nonspeaking autism to point to their order, and generally providing a welcoming environment.
Gordon emphasized the need for more establishments to move past autism awareness to autism acceptance, and accommodations like these help get us there.
Why is this good news? Families and experts agree that this kind of support makes them feel welcome, considered, and cared for. One family whose son is autistic said they didn't go out to eat for five years after his diagnosis, but this move communicates, "Please come have dinner at our restaurant because we're going to meet your needs."
Big trees in the Amazon rainforest are more climate resilient and better at storing carbon than previously believed
A study that shows how the rainforest can draw carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere and sequester it in bark, trunk, branch, and root found something else: despite rising temperatures and strong droughts, the biggest trees in the Amazon are growing larger and more numerous.
Nearly 100 researchers from 60 universities looked at changes in the Amazon over the past 30 years. They found the mean cross-section of tree trunks thickened by 3.3% per decade, and the greatest increase was found in larger trees.
This proves the climate resiliency of these types of tropical rainforests and their effectiveness as a carbon sink — but only if they're left alone.
What's the nuance? We need to stop deforestation. The vital role these big trees play in fighting the climate crisis is at risk from fires and land clearance from the expansion of roads and farms, so the Amazon's climate resiliency "may count for little, unless we can stop the deforestation itself."
Sit, stay, and snuggle up with ... The Dogs Edition!
In the pages of this Goodnewspaper, you'll read about dogs doing good — and humans doing good for dogs.
And it's not all fluff, either: You'll learn ways to decrease your pup's carbon "pawprint," about volunteer vets that make sure homeless dogs (and their humans) get the care they need, and about dog jobs that help people and the planet, and more.
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— Megan
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