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The best good news stories from August
August was filled with so much good news, it’s easy to overlook some of it!
Today, we’re highlighting some of the most popular stories from the past month — to help make sure you catch all the good news you might have missed.
Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library/Facebook
New research shows Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library had a proven impact on kids all over the world
Children enrolled in the Imagination Library were significantly more likely to display foundational early literacy skills and to develop an interest in reading.
New York City broke ground on 50K affordable homes — the public can track construction in real-time
A new interactive tracking tool called the LIFT Tracker is available any member of the public and shows real-time progress on these housing projects and available land across the city.
Leonardo DiCaprio launched a new project dedicated to saving 100 of the world’s most endangered species
The Phoenix Species Project is not just looking to manage the decline of critically endangered animals; it aims to recover them to the point that a species can survive in the wild on its own.
Food influencer Keith Lee distributed food and supplies to Gary, Indiana after storms caused ongoing power outages
Lee and Indiana Pacers player Tyeese Haliburton partnered with the Salvation Army, Ace Hardware, and city officials to host a relief drive for locals, distributing food and supplies.
New basketball courts in New York City double as ‘sponges’ that mitigate flash flooding
The Water Square courts are not just a vibrant transformation of the neighborhood’s once-derelict courts, but a built-in flood mitigation system, retaining water during flash floods.
Three U.S. states have now banned ‘surveillance pricing’ to charge certain customers more
Connecticut, Maryland, and New Jersey have all cracked down on surveillance pricing, which uses personal data such as browsing history or shopping habits to set individualized prices on goods and services.
The nation’s first public ‘nature library’ just opened in Colorado: ‘Part REI, part library’
Visitors can play in an on-site mud pit, walk along a trail system, become a green thumb in the “kinship garden,” and grab free outdoor gear for the whole family.
College students in New York City were facing homelessness, so a group of nuns welcomed them into their convent
At the University of Mount Saint Vincent in the Bronx, eight women pay $250 a month for a room of their own — and the stability to pursue a college degree.
A new report found that a late summer monsoon led to ‘signs of recovery’ in the Great Barrier Reef
Cycles of disturbance and recovery threaten to turn the reef’s colorful coral gardens into algal-dominated seascapes — then back again — and these cycles are becoming more volatile as our world warms.
A mass evacuation drill weeks before fires broke out helped save residents of Spokane
More than 950 vehicles participated, nearly three times the number that took part in the city’s first drill the previous year, making it one of the largest neighborhood evacuation exercises of its kind in the region.
Researchers in Hawaii developed a better, low-impact way to track humpback whales by using drones
The drone-integrated tagging technology allows scientists to collect detailed data without approaching by boat, which can disrupt a whale’s natural environment.
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