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❌ Appeal rejected for now! Same-sex marriage remains as it is: "The justices, without comment, turned away an appeal from Kim Davis, the former Kentucky court clerk who refused to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples."
US supreme court rejects call to overturn decision legalizing same-sex marriage
Justices turn away appeal from former Kentucky court clerk who refused to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples
www.theguardian.com
November 10, 2025 at 7:50 PM
🚺💉💪 Nearly 3 million girls have been vaccinated against #HPV and #cervicalcancer in Mozambique! Through an extensive #publichealth campaign, the government’s HPV #vaccine rollout reached 95% of its target, reaching all 11 provinces!
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#goodnews #vaccination #vaccineswork #reprohealth
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#goodnews #vaccination #vaccineswork #reprohealth
November 10, 2025 at 1:04 PM
🚺💉💪 Nearly 3 million girls have been vaccinated against #HPV and #cervicalcancer in Mozambique! Through an extensive #publichealth campaign, the government’s HPV #vaccine rollout reached 95% of its target, reaching all 11 provinces!
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#goodnews #vaccination #vaccineswork #reprohealth
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#goodnews #vaccination #vaccineswork #reprohealth
Can you believe it’s already November? Neither can I. If Halloween had you distracted (guilty as charged ✋🏽🎃), here are five #goodnews stories from October you might’ve missed! 🍂
(Check out the thread below! 👇) (1/6)
(Check out the thread below! 👇) (1/6)
November 8, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Can you believe it’s already November? Neither can I. If Halloween had you distracted (guilty as charged ✋🏽🎃), here are five #goodnews stories from October you might’ve missed! 🍂
(Check out the thread below! 👇) (1/6)
(Check out the thread below! 👇) (1/6)
❤️🩹🖍️🪁 Children in Afghanistan are finding healing in safe spaces after the earthquake in August! Child-friendly spaces in emergency camps have given children a place to learn and play, also providing essential health, #nutrition, and #mentalhealth services!
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#goodnews #disasterrelief
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#goodnews #disasterrelief
November 7, 2025 at 3:05 PM
❤️🩹🖍️🪁 Children in Afghanistan are finding healing in safe spaces after the earthquake in August! Child-friendly spaces in emergency camps have given children a place to learn and play, also providing essential health, #nutrition, and #mentalhealth services!
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#goodnews #disasterrelief
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#goodnews #disasterrelief
🏭🔋♻️ The Merrimack Coal Power plant has closed down, officially ending New England's reliance on #coal! The plant, closing ahead of its planned 2028 retirement, ends decades of environmental activism and is a sign of a more sustainable future.
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#goodnews #renewables #environment
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#goodnews #renewables #environment
November 6, 2025 at 6:14 PM
🏭🔋♻️ The Merrimack Coal Power plant has closed down, officially ending New England's reliance on #coal! The plant, closing ahead of its planned 2028 retirement, ends decades of environmental activism and is a sign of a more sustainable future.
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#goodnews #renewables #environment
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#goodnews #renewables #environment
Some good #climate news coming out of Brazil! 🇧🇷🌳💪
#goodnews #climatechange #fossilfuels #deforestation #environment
#goodnews #climatechange #fossilfuels #deforestation #environment
🥳Brazil has recorded their biggest drop in emissions in 15 years!
🌳According to Brazil's @obsclima.bsky.social, a network of environmental NGOs, the country's emissions fell by 16.7% year-on-year, thanks to the fight against deforestation.
www.lemonde.fr/en/environme...
🌳According to Brazil's @obsclima.bsky.social, a network of environmental NGOs, the country's emissions fell by 16.7% year-on-year, thanks to the fight against deforestation.
www.lemonde.fr/en/environme...
November 5, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Some good #climate news coming out of Brazil! 🇧🇷🌳💪
#goodnews #climatechange #fossilfuels #deforestation #environment
#goodnews #climatechange #fossilfuels #deforestation #environment
This is such a huge restoration project! From 29,000 TONS (!) of garbage daily to 50,000 native violets that will support pollinators and ecosystems… definitely a huge turnaround! 😅
#goodnews #environment #conservation #nativeplants #nature
#goodnews #environment #conservation #nativeplants #nature
The world’s former largest Staten Island landfill becomes an environmental showcase through a 50,000-violet planting initiative supporting ecosystem restoration.
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Staten Island Landfill Transformation: Massive Violet Planting Project Begins | Happy Eco News
The former Staten Island landfill site will receive 50,000 native violets through a federally-funded restoration project. The two-year initiative transforms the world's once-largest landfill into…
happyeconews.com
November 4, 2025 at 6:18 PM
This is such a huge restoration project! From 29,000 TONS (!) of garbage daily to 50,000 native violets that will support pollinators and ecosystems… definitely a huge turnaround! 😅
#goodnews #environment #conservation #nativeplants #nature
#goodnews #environment #conservation #nativeplants #nature
⛰️🙌♻️ Volunteers clean up Rocky Mountain National Park during the U.S. #governmentshutdown! Dozens of volunteers from the YMCA of the Rockies in Colorado have been supporting park maintenance amid the shutdown and reduced park staffing!
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#goodnews #nationalparks #environment #volunteer
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#goodnews #nationalparks #environment #volunteer
November 3, 2025 at 2:56 PM
⛰️🙌♻️ Volunteers clean up Rocky Mountain National Park during the U.S. #governmentshutdown! Dozens of volunteers from the YMCA of the Rockies in Colorado have been supporting park maintenance amid the shutdown and reduced park staffing!
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#goodnews #nationalparks #environment #volunteer
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#goodnews #nationalparks #environment #volunteer
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Welcome back to #StatsSunday — your statistical fix, pulled from this week’s stories. Read the story behind this stat here: reasonstobecheerful.world/moldova-maki...
November 2, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Welcome back to #StatsSunday — your statistical fix, pulled from this week’s stories. Read the story behind this stat here: reasonstobecheerful.world/moldova-maki...
🏳️⚧️⚖️🏫 NYC schools are suing the president's administration over anti-trans federal funding cuts! The public school district has refused to comply with government demands to implement anti-#trans policies and threats to cut over $40 million in grants!
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#goodnews #lgbtq #transgender
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#goodnews #lgbtq #transgender
October 31, 2025 at 2:04 PM
🏳️⚧️⚖️🏫 NYC schools are suing the president's administration over anti-trans federal funding cuts! The public school district has refused to comply with government demands to implement anti-#trans policies and threats to cut over $40 million in grants!
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#goodnews #lgbtq #transgender
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#goodnews #lgbtq #transgender
An ocean reserve comparable to the size of the Amazon rainforest? That’s amazing! It being indigenous-led is fantastic. We need more sustainability and environmental initiatives based in indigenous knowledge and communities!
Yes! Feeling optimistic from seeing some awesome ocean conservation-related headlines over the past few weeks. Here's another recent one that we also really enjoyed sharing! www.optimistdaily.com/2025/10/worl...
World’s first Indigenous-led ocean reserve is one step closer to reality | The Optimist Daily
A visionary project blending Indigenous knowledge and science could create the first marine reserve led by Pacific Island nations.
www.optimistdaily.com
October 30, 2025 at 6:04 PM
An ocean reserve comparable to the size of the Amazon rainforest? That’s amazing! It being indigenous-led is fantastic. We need more sustainability and environmental initiatives based in indigenous knowledge and communities!
It’s been a good few weeks for ocean conservation! 🌊
#conservation #goodnews #hope #marinelife #oceanconservation #oceans #environment
#conservation #goodnews #hope #marinelife #oceanconservation #oceans #environment
In a move to bolster ocean conservation, Spain designated six new marine zones: five as marine protected areas (MPAs) and one as a seabird sanctuary, which adds an impressive 17,000 square kilometers of protected waters. www.optimistdaily.com/2025/10/spai...
Spain expands marine protections with six new biodiversity hotspots | The Optimist Daily
Spain designates six new marine areas for protection, advancing toward its 2025 conservation goals and safeguarding vital ocean habitats.
www.optimistdaily.com
October 28, 2025 at 7:58 PM
It’s been a good few weeks for ocean conservation! 🌊
#conservation #goodnews #hope #marinelife #oceanconservation #oceans #environment
#conservation #goodnews #hope #marinelife #oceanconservation #oceans #environment
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In Jamaica, WCK partner Mystic Thai prepared meals ahead of Hurricane Melissa’s arrival. Plates of chicken curry were served to families sheltering from the storm. With our local partners, we’re ready to begin serving more meals as soon as it’s safe after Melissa’s landfall. #ChefsForJamaica
October 28, 2025 at 3:30 PM
In Jamaica, WCK partner Mystic Thai prepared meals ahead of Hurricane Melissa’s arrival. Plates of chicken curry were served to families sheltering from the storm. With our local partners, we’re ready to begin serving more meals as soon as it’s safe after Melissa’s landfall. #ChefsForJamaica
🐢🌊💪 Green sea turtles are no longer #endangered in a win for #conservation! The species has been reclassified as "least concern" thanks to decades of conservation efforts and legal protections, with the population increasing by 28% since the 70s!
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#goodnews #marinelife #seaturtles
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#goodnews #marinelife #seaturtles
October 27, 2025 at 1:56 PM
🐢🌊💪 Green sea turtles are no longer #endangered in a win for #conservation! The species has been reclassified as "least concern" thanks to decades of conservation efforts and legal protections, with the population increasing by 28% since the 70s!
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#goodnews #marinelife #seaturtles
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#goodnews #marinelife #seaturtles
In New Orleans’ Lower Ninth Ward, a lost wetland has been brought back to life! The project restored native trees, removed thousands of cubic meters of debris, and re-created the natural flood-absorbing wetlands that once protected the area.
#goodnews #hope #restoration #wetlands #nature
#goodnews #hope #restoration #wetlands #nature
How Lower Ninth Ward Residents Created a Haven for Birds and People
With the help of a New Orleans-based nonprofit, community members turned a vacant, trash-filled lot into a thriving wetland and birding hotspot.
www.audubon.org
October 23, 2025 at 9:26 PM
In New Orleans’ Lower Ninth Ward, a lost wetland has been brought back to life! The project restored native trees, removed thousands of cubic meters of debris, and re-created the natural flood-absorbing wetlands that once protected the area.
#goodnews #hope #restoration #wetlands #nature
#goodnews #hope #restoration #wetlands #nature
Australia's humpback whales are doing so well that their population is expected to reach carrying capacity and plateau in the near future--they have not just reached but exceeded pre-whaling numbers. For this to happen with such a long-lived, slow-reproducing species is near miraculous. #goodnews
These whales were hunted to 150 individuals. Now there are 50,000 of them
Once hunted almost to extinction, the population of humpback whales currently migrating down Australia's east coast has bounced back and is now greater than before whaling.
www.abc.net.au
October 23, 2025 at 1:52 AM
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India's solar installations are up about 70% from last year and show no signs of slowing. Over 10% of the country's power needs can now be met by solar alone. #climatechange #goodnews
India installs record 29.5 GW of solar in first nine months of 2025
India’s solar additions surged 70% year on year to 29.5 GW in the first three quarters of 2025, driven by rapid utility-scale and rooftop deployment, according to JMK Research.
www.pv-magazine.com
October 20, 2025 at 6:48 PM
India's solar installations are up about 70% from last year and show no signs of slowing. Over 10% of the country's power needs can now be met by solar alone. #climatechange #goodnews
🏭🌍💚 A South African court halted a #fossilfuel power plant over the country’s #climatechange commitments! The court cited that the natural gas plant proposal failed to consider local communities, #renewableenergy alternatives and the impact on the #environment!
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#goodnews #fossilfuels
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#goodnews #fossilfuels
October 20, 2025 at 9:32 PM
🏭🌍💚 A South African court halted a #fossilfuel power plant over the country’s #climatechange commitments! The court cited that the natural gas plant proposal failed to consider local communities, #renewableenergy alternatives and the impact on the #environment!
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#goodnews #fossilfuels
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#goodnews #fossilfuels
Some new updates that help protect #marinelife and limit fishing #bycatch! It’s good that the NOAA is balancing #conservation with fairness with these rules, especially for coastal communities who rely on fishing for livelihoods. 🐟🐬🐋
#goodnews #environment #ocean #dolphins #whales #fishing #animals
#goodnews #environment #ocean #dolphins #whales #fishing #animals
The United States is tightening the rules on #seafood imports to protect marine mammals from “#bycatch” caused by destructive fishing methods. New 'bycatch' #fishing restrictions aim to protect #whales, #dolphins, and other #marinemammals: www.earth.com/news/bycatch...
New 'bycatch' fishing restrictions aim to protect whales, dolphins, and other marine mammals
The U.S. will tighten regulations on seafood imports starting in 2026 to protect marine mammals from harmful "bycatch" fishing methods.
www.earth.com
October 20, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Some new updates that help protect #marinelife and limit fishing #bycatch! It’s good that the NOAA is balancing #conservation with fairness with these rules, especially for coastal communities who rely on fishing for livelihoods. 🐟🐬🐋
#goodnews #environment #ocean #dolphins #whales #fishing #animals
#goodnews #environment #ocean #dolphins #whales #fishing #animals
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Welcome back to #StatsSunday — your statistical fix, pulled from this week’s stories. Read the story behind this stat here: reasonstobecheerful.world/urban-farms-...
October 19, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Welcome back to #StatsSunday — your statistical fix, pulled from this week’s stories. Read the story behind this stat here: reasonstobecheerful.world/urban-farms-...
💉💪🌊 #Measles and rubella have been eliminated in Japan and Pacific island countries! Through #publichealth strategies and remarkable efforts to deliver #vaccines to island communities, the region is taking a step towards protecting children and communities!
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#goodnews #vaccination
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#goodnews #vaccination
October 17, 2025 at 12:07 PM
💉💪🌊 #Measles and rubella have been eliminated in Japan and Pacific island countries! Through #publichealth strategies and remarkable efforts to deliver #vaccines to island communities, the region is taking a step towards protecting children and communities!
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#goodnews #vaccination
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#goodnews #vaccination
A huge milestone for renewable energy!! Even as some countries falter in adopting and developing clean energy, it’s always great to see the incredible progress being done! ♻️⚡️
#goodnews #cleanenergy #renewableenergy #environment #climatechange #fossilfuels #pollution
#goodnews #cleanenergy #renewableenergy #environment #climatechange #fossilfuels #pollution
🥳For the first time in history, renewables overtook coal as the world’s biggest source of electricity during the first half of 2025, according to energy think tank @ember-energy.org.
October 14, 2025 at 8:04 PM
A huge milestone for renewable energy!! Even as some countries falter in adopting and developing clean energy, it’s always great to see the incredible progress being done! ♻️⚡️
#goodnews #cleanenergy #renewableenergy #environment #climatechange #fossilfuels #pollution
#goodnews #cleanenergy #renewableenergy #environment #climatechange #fossilfuels #pollution
🍞🤝🍽️ Volunteer bakers donate homemade bread to fight #foodinsecurity in Seattle! Amid rising food costs, federal food aid cuts, and the halting of an annual U.S. #hunger report, nonprofit Community Loaves has donated over 200,000 fresh bread loaves to #foodbanks since 2020!
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#goodnews
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#goodnews
October 13, 2025 at 12:05 PM
🍞🤝🍽️ Volunteer bakers donate homemade bread to fight #foodinsecurity in Seattle! Amid rising food costs, federal food aid cuts, and the halting of an annual U.S. #hunger report, nonprofit Community Loaves has donated over 200,000 fresh bread loaves to #foodbanks since 2020!
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#goodnews
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#goodnews