Here are this week’s uplifting headlines.
1-5 Uplifting Headlines of the Week
1. New York passes a bill to ban the sale of dogs, cats, and rabbits in pet stores. The puppy mill pipeline bill aims to “stop the flow of cruelly bred puppies into New York,” according to a press release from the ASPCA. – Source
2. Mealworms can safely consume polystyrene (Styrofoam) safely returning it to organic matter. – Source
3. A judge has extended a ban on bullfighting in Mexico City indefinitely, raising the likelihood that the season will be canceled at the world’s largest remaining venue. – Source
4. President Joe Biden signed legislation intended to give veterans suffering from respiratory illnesses and cancers from toxins they came across in war zones access to needed medical care. – Source
5. Sikh gas station owner in Phoenix sells gas 50 cents a gallon cheaper than what he buys it for to help customers weather skyrocketing fuel prices. – Source
6-10 Uplifting Headlines of the Week
6. Good news: Monarch butterfly populations are thriving in North America. – Source
7. Farm in NSW central west given new lease on life after 15,000 trees planted in shelterbelts. – Source
8. ‘Workers are winning’: Colorado law giving thousands of municipal workers the right to form unions hailed as an important victory for public sector workers. – Source
9. A Louisiana man thought he was rescuing one kitten — then 12 more appeared. – Source
10. Thailand removes cannabis from the narcotics list and decriminalizes growing plants at home. – Source
11-15 Uplifting Headlines of the Week
11. Diabetes drug leads to notable weight loss in people with obesity – study. – Source
12. New device purifies saltwater over 1000 times faster than standard industrial equipment. – Source
13. D.C. lawmakers pass a bill that would ban firing employees for failed marijuana tests. – Source
14. Galapagos tortoise species was thought to be extinct until a female loner’s discovery. – Source
15. A new molecule synthesized by a University of Texas at Dallas researcher kills a broad spectrum of hard-to-treat cancers, including triple-negative breast cancer, by exploiting a weakness in cells not previously targeted by other drugs. – Source
