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Johnson and Johnson Removes Toxic Chemicals From Baby Products
Johnson & Johnson executives were handed 30,000 signatures from consumers in February who, instead of complaining, were praising the company. As one of the...
Johnson & Johnson to Remove Harmful Chemicals From Products
Johnson & Johnson, which makes a range of personal care products like baby shampoo, Neutrogena, Aveeno and Clean & Clear, this month announced plans...
Pakistan Officials Seize Drug-Making Chemicals Worth $6 Million
The largest-ever amount of acetic anhydride, which is used to produce heroin from opium, was seized in Pakistan by authorities. The chemicals,...
California Launches Broad Effort to Control Hazardous Chemicals
California on Monday launched the most comprehensive program of any state to regulate chemicals that have been linked to cancer, hormone disruption and other...
Good News in History, October 22
49 years ago today, Venera 9, the Soviet Union orbiter-lander spacecraft, became the first mission to enter orbit around Venus, and to return images...
Scientists Grow Tree from 1,000-year-old Seed Found in Cave–May Be Lost Medicinal Plant in the Bible
During an archaeological dig in a desert area north of Jerusalem 40 years ago, a seed was discovered which was determined to be in...
New $1 Test Using Origami Paper Sensors Can Detect Infectious Diseases Like Covid–With Just a Mobile Phone
A cheap new test using origami paper sensors can help detect infectious diseases, such as COVID-19, much earlier and easier than current methods, say...
Good News in History September 16
161 years ago today, Robert College, the first American educational institution outside the United States, was founded in Istanbul by American philanthropist Christopher Robert....
There’s a Surprisingly Easy Way to Remove Microplastics From Drinking Water: Boil it
Recently GNN reported that the world may be overestimating the amount of plastic entering the ocean by 3,000%.
It also turns out that maybe there's...
The UK’s Royal Mint is Now Extracting Gold From Electronic Waste
In 2022, GNN reported that Britain's Royal Mint began using a patented new chemical reaction to recover and reuse the gold, and other metals,...
K9 Sniffers in Oklahoma Use Their Nose to Convict Child Predators
A doctor who treats children in Ecuador is currently facing a 30-year prison sentence for creating explicit content involving minors—and his prosecution is thanks...
Mushrooms Help Turn Toxic Brownfields into Blooming Meadows
An environmental toxicologist in California is cleaning up areas contaminated with heavy metals or other pollutants using fungi and native plants in a win-win...
New Safer RNA Insecticide Can Target Only the Devastating Potato Beetles and No Other Bugs
A genetically specific pesticide has shown to be lethal to the destructive Colorado potato beetle while leaving all other tested species, even the beetle's...
In Just First Year of State’s Ban on Plastic Bags, 1.5 Billion Fewer Have Been Used
At the beginning of 2023, Colorado began enforcing a 10-penny charge on all single-use plastic and paper bags at major retailers in the hope...
EPA Limits Carcinogenic Emissions at 218 US Plants–Including Louisiana’s ‘Cancer Alley’
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) finalized a rule Tuesday that will require 218 chemical plants to reduce toxic and carcinogenic airborne pollutants, aiming to...
Coffee Grounds Show Potential to Clean Up Common Water Contamination from Agriculture
Coffee grounds have been tested in a laboratory setting for their potential use as a cleanup agent of common agricultural runoff, suggesting that along...
Your Horoscope for the Week – ‘Free Will Astrology’ From Rob Brezsny
Our partner Rob Brezsny, who has a new book out, Astrology Is Real: Revelations from My Life as an Oracle, provides his weekly wisdom to...
Shape-Shifting Fiber Produces Fabrics That Shrink or Expand in Real-Time and Fit into Existing Manufacturing
Imagine if the same forces that shrink your wool sweater when you forget what water temp to wash it at could be used at...
Good News in History, March 2
125 years ago today, President William McKinley signed into law a bill creating Mount Rainier National Park, the fifth in the nation, in order...
Good News in History, February 28
2,226 years ago today, the Gaozu Emperor (given name Liu Bang) claimed the Mandate of Heaven and established the Han Dynasty—one of the three...