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Minnesota Bans Anti-bacterial Agent in Soaps as Pressure on Industry Grows
Minnesota this month became the first state in the country to ban the germ-killer triclosan from antibacterial soaps, toothpastes, body washes and other cosmetics.
Taking...
Giant Snowman Brings Joy to Minnesota’s Nasty Winter
A Minnesota farmer thought as long as he was moving 4 feet of snow using heavy machinery, he might as well have some fun...
From Minnesota to Texas, Wind Power Sweeps New Jobs Into Old-tech Towns
Hundreds of workers lost their jobs after the printing press factory closed in Cedar Rapids in 2001. The hulking empty shell sat idle...
Minnesota Enacts Aggressive Renewable-Energy Plan
Minnesota's governor signed a new law on Thursday that requires utilities to produce a quarter of the state's electricity by 2025 using wind, sun...
Deal Will Protect Minnesota Forests
Minnesota's North Woods backyard "won't be under as much pressure from land developers thanks to a conservation effort announced Wednesday that provides extra protection...
Good News in History, November 13
97 years ago today, the Holland Tunnel opened connecting New York and New Jersey under the Hudson River. Consisting of two tubes and made...
Good News in History, November 7
Happy Birthday to Joni Mitchell who turns 80 today. The Canadian singer-songwriter and painter is one of the most influential female musicians of the...
14-Year-old Wins ‘America’s Top Young Scientist’ for Inventing Pesticide Detector For Fruits and Vegetables
A 9th grader from Snellville, Georgia, has won the 3M Young Scientist Challenge, after inventing a handheld device designed to detect pesticide residues on...
Belgians Grow Heaviest Pumpkin in Europe–Weighing as Much as a Honda Civic
In a Belgian town where the residents are nicknamed "pumpkin eaters," celebrations are ringing out that a local claimed 1st prize in the European...
Good News in History September 24
70 years ago today, the London street scene was made all the more iconic with the introduction of the Routemaster 8 (RM8) from AEC—becoming...
Old Coal-Fired Power Plant Found the Key to Solving America’s Biggest Clean Energy Challenge
Researchers at the Berkeley National Labs have determined that oil, coal, and gas power plants still have a major role to play in America's...
Good News in History, September 18
73 years ago today, A Streetcar Named Desire, the film based on the play by Tennessee Williams, premiered in New York City. Starring Vivien Leigh,...
Good News in History, August 27
Happy 85th Birthday to Osage-American travel writer William Least Heat-Moon. His debut novel, Blue Highways, (1982) is a chronicle of a three-month-long road trip...
Good News in History, July 29
On this day last year, scientists discovered that a pair of ancient roundworms frozen in Siberian permafrost over 46,000 years ago, were thawed out...
New AI Task Force Led By Michigan and Arizona Combats Deep Fakes and Election Misinformation in US
In January, during a Democratic primary, thousands of voters received a robocall that used artificial intelligence to impersonate President Biden discouraging them from voting.
The...
22 Tennessee State Parks Provide All-Terrain Wheelchairs for Visitors to Use
Tennessee has just launched a program offering at 22 of its state parks for providing all-terrain electric wheelchairs to visitors.
These allow disabled users to...
Good News in History, July 6
67 years ago today, Althea Gibson won her first Wimbledon Women's Singles title, becoming the first African American to do so. The 1957 season...
10 Major Metrics Show The American Recovery is Best in the World – And Still Improving
The global pandemic plunged the entire world into economic free fall and societal unrest. Since then, one notable country has emerged successfully to stabilize...
Good News in History, June 29
223 years ago today, Frédéric Bastiat, the French economist and writer was born. He is known not only for pioneering some of the most...
Good News in History, June 26
80 years ago today, the inspirational United Nations Charter was signed by 50 countries in San Francisco, a document that began with the following:...