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Plessy and Ferguson: Descendants of a Divisive Supreme Court Decision Unite
They represent the opposing principals in one of the Supreme Court’s landmark blunders, Plessy v. Ferguson, which upheld the constitutionality of Jim Crow laws...
Safety Net Repaired After Hurricane Katrina – Inspiring Town!
Working together to help their community, the Rotary clubs in Slidell, Louisiana, helped renovate and reopen more than a dozen social service facilities damaged...
Wish Comes True for Cancer-stricken 10-year-old Inducted into Army
A Louisiana charity for sick kids granted a dying wish for ten-year-old Brennan Daigle who always wanted to become a soldier in the US...
California Gets Sneak Peek at New Documentary on Happiness – One Night Only
Calling all supporters of happiness: Get your tickets for exclusive pre-release screenings of HAPPY, the new documentary by Academy Award winning director Roko Belic...
Six Amazing Happy Endings Thanks to Facebook (Good News Network Exclusive)
We've lots of media stories featuring the wonders of Facebook. But these amazing outcomes will cheer even the surliest of social media critics.
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Woman Recruits Facebook Friends to Save 7000 Gulf Coast Hermit Crabs
In the months since the BP oil spill, Leanne Sarco, a ranger at the wildlife preserve in the Gulf of Mexico along the fragile...
Come Swimming, Fishing in the Gulf, Says First Family
Last month, First Lady Michelle Obama told residents of Florida that she was bringing her family on a summer vacation to Maine. They suggested,...
Gulf Waters Open For Recreational Fishermen
As the BP fix continues to keep oil from leaking in the Gulf, there is a bit of new hope in the area with...
Kevin Costner’s Anti-oil Machines to be Deployed by BP
BP has ordered 32 centrifuge machines from Kevin Costner's Ocean Therapy Solutions to be deployed in the Gulf clean-up effort. Upon delivery, the...
Fiery La. Politician Leads Fight To Clean Up Oil
One of the areas hardest hit by the BP oil spill is Louisiana's southernmost Parish located along the 70 miles of Mississippi river that...
Obama Pledges Full Force For Oil Cleanup, Tripling Personnel in the Region
The President made his second trip to the Gulf Coast Friday announcing his administration had tripled the manpower along the shoreline, beefing up a...
Thad Allen: Unsung Hero of BP Gulf Oil Leak?
Coast Guard Cmdr. Thad Allen, who is in charge of overseeing the federal response to the BP oil leak, announced yesterday that BP's "top...
Brown Pelican Soars off US Endangered List
After 40 years on the brink of extinction, the brown pelican has fully recovered and is being removed from the list of threatened and...
Warship Made With World Trade Center Steel Sails Into NYC (w/ Video)
A U.S. warship built with steel from the ruins of the World Trade Center sailed into New York harbor just after sunrise yesterday greeted...
Solar Village Begins to Bloom on National Mall
A cluster of 20 solar-powered homes will open their doors to tourists as well as energy and design enthusiasts tomorrow in the 4th...
USDA to Fund Environmental Clean-up of Mississippi River
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced last week a new initiative to improve water quality and the overall health of the Mississippi River Basin funded...
Heartland States Send National Guard to Aid Afghan Farmers
National Guard troops from a half-dozen heartland states are taking their civilian farming know-how to Afghanistan in a little-noticed aspect of the Obama administration’s...
Seabiscuit Stamp Debuts After People-Powered 8-Year Effort
An eight-year effort by thousands of grassroots volunteers resulted in a new 44-cent stamp featuring the great thoroughbred racehorse, Seabiscuit. Its debut today from...
183 Projects Funded for Fish and Wildlife
From the Lower Mississippi River Delta to the North Carolina coast, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service will undertake 183 construction projects focused...
CNN to Give $100,000 to ‘Hero’ on Holiday Special
This year's Top 10 CNN Heroes were announced last week. Each will receive $25,000 and be honored during a televised All-Star Tribute airing on...