Plant-based filter removes up to 99.9% of microplastics from water (newatlas.com)
Sculptor breaks hand 2 weeks before Burning Man, community steps in to help (www.nbcbayarea.com)
Giant kites could pull ships across the ocean – and slash their carbon emissions (www.cnn.com)
Ocean cleanup group removes record 25,000 pounds of trash from Great Pacific Garbage Patch in one extraction (abcnews.go.com)
Record-breaking number of green sea turtle nests found on Texas beaches this year (www.houstonchronicle.com)
Newly-Identified Molecule Could Be the Key to Targeting Obesity and Osteoporosis (www.goodnewsnetwork.org)
Routinely Greeting Six Neighbors Maximizes Wellbeing Outcomes (www.goodnewsnetwork.org)
India approves $7 bln plan for electric buses in nearly 170 cities (www.reuters.com)
Miracle Plant Used in Ancient Greece Rediscovered After 2,000 Years (greekreporter.com)
Israeli nanotechnology makes ‘revolutionary leap’ in cancer treatment (www.jpost.com)
Israeli doctors restore eyesight of girl with degenerative disease (m.jpost.com)
Apple Committed $2.5 Billion to Build Affordable House and Thousands of Units Have Already been Built (www.goodnewsnetwork.org)
Jerusalem doctors carry out revolutionary AR robotic spinal surgery (m.jpost.com)
1 Million New Seagrass Seedlings Will Be Planted To Protect Sardinia’s Beaches While Storing 35-Times More Carbon Than Trees (www.goodnewsnetwork.org)
Scientists Find A Whole New Ecosystem Hiding Beneath Earth's Seafloor (www.sciencealert.com)
Powerlifter with Down Syndrome Hailed an Inspiration After Overcoming His Challenges to Win European Gold (www.goodnewsnetwork.org)
The Clean Energy Future Is Arriving Faster Than You Think (www.nytimes.com)
A New Study Finds that Performing Acts of Kindness Improves Mental Health Symptoms (www.goodnewsnetwork.org)
Jeff Bezos and fiancée Lauren Sanchez pledge $100 million for Maui wildfire relief (www.msn.com)
Researchers have identified a new pack of endangered gray wolves in California (apnews.com)
Judge rules in favor of Montana youths in landmark climate decision (www.washingtonpost.com)
Pig kidney works in a donated body for over a month, a step toward animal-human transplants (apnews.com)
In Reading, Shapiro announces $46.5 million free breakfast program for PA students (www.wfmz.com)
Police Officer Jumps Fence to Save Chained Dog from Fire, Not Giving Up Even When Heat Turned Severe (www.goodnewsnetwork.org)
Massachusetts passed a millionaire's tax. Now, the revenue is paying for free public school lunches. (www.cbsnews.com)
