[US] Feds spread $1 billion for tree plantings among US cities to reduce extreme heat and benefit health (apnews.com)
Because of innovations in LED technology, the amount of electricity used for lighting is down drastically (www.bloomberg.com)
Biden administration restores the power of states and tribes to review projects to protect waterways (abcnews.go.com)
Calif. passes strongest right-to-repair bill yet, requiring 7 years of parts (arstechnica.com)
Mark Dickey: US explorer freed from one of Turkey's deepest caves (www.bbc.co.uk)
12-Year-Old Saves Man Who Passed Out Underwater, Credits CPR Learned from ‘Stranger Things’ (www.goodnewsnetwork.org)
Potentially the world's largest lithium deposit has been found in a US volcano (www.techspot.com)
[BBC] The bacteria that can capture carbon: Could minuscule organisms help the world meet its climate goals? (www.bbc.com)
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12-year-old saves drowning man, credits CPR learned from 'Stranger Things' (abcnews.go.com)
"Indiana Jones of the Art World" helps Dutch police recover stolen van Gogh painting (www.cbsnews.com)
Philly cleans up its waters: Clean water? We’ve got a mussel for that (thephiladelphiacitizen.org)
British Museum Sends Totem Pole Back to its Indigenous Home in Canada (www.goodnewsnetwork.org)
California Lawmakers Unanimously Pass Right to Repair Legislation (www.404media.co)
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California Costco worker returns envelope containing nearly $4,000 in cash (ktla.com)
'Absolutely astonished': Victor's dad lost his life savings to scammers, but the bank paid it all back (www.abc.net.au)
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They logged on to watch the famous fat brown bears. They saved a hiker's life instead (www.npr.org)
Australia's most populous state announced Tuesday a logging ban in a forest haven for koalas, aiming to protect the local population from being wiped out (www.france24.com)
An old friend is welcomed in a return to Alaska waters (www.adn.com)
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Why Texas animals have dedicated crossings throughout the state now: bridges were created in part to protect endangered species like the ocelot and Houston toad (www.chron.com)
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Delta passenger's dog who went missing at Atlanta airport found safe after 3 weeks (www.cnn.com)
30 Wineries Sign Up to Refillable Wine Bottle Service in Oregon (www.goodnewsnetwork.org)
Just 2 minutes of walking after eating can help blood sugar, study says | CNN (edition.cnn.com)
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Venezuelan soldiers have dislodged more than 11,500 illegal gold miners from the country's biggest natural reserve since July, where they cleared forest and contaminated water (www.france24.com)
[BBC] Recycling: The gold jewellery made from old phones (www.bbc.com)
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Piles of books and money donated to a library in San Diego, California after anti-LGBTQ+ group tries to hold Pride display books hostage (www.kpbs.org)
A ransom note, copied word for word from a template from a Catholic organization, was sent to the Rancho Peñasquitos Branch Library after two women followed the instructions of an anti-LGBTQ+ organization and checked out every potentially queer or trans book they could find. It backfired.
