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📰 Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger signed the “Right to Contraception” act, a bill that had been vetoed twice during the previous administration.

🤖 Maine became the first U.S. state to pass a moratorium on new large data centers, and it now awaits the governor’s signature, who has not said whether or not she will sign it.

✏️ Los Angeles became the first major school district to require screen time limits, following pressure from parents who said their children developed unhealthy habits after schools required them to use iPads and laptops every day.

Clean energy

For the first time in U.S. history, renewables generated more electricity than natural gas for an entire month

Across all of March 2026, the U.S. got more electricity from renewable sources than it did from natural gas, which is typically the country’s dominant source of energy.

While it only occurred over a short period of time during a month that usually sees overall low demand, it’s still an important and historic milestone to celebrate.

Equally notable, emissions-free sources, including renewables and nuclear, produced more than half the nation’s electricity across the entire month for the third time ever — the first time was last March.

Why is this good news? Under the current presidential administration, the U.S. has seen unprecedented attempts to thwart the clean energy transition, critical to fighting the climate crisis and securing a habitable planet for humanity — this milestone continues to prove the dominance of renewable energy despite those attempts.

It’s a powerful reminder of what we could achieve if we double down on investments, rather than curtail them.

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More Good News

A new, personalized mRNA vaccine for pancreatic cancer showed lasting results in an early trial. Less than 13% of people diagnosed with pancreatic cancer live for more than five years, making it one of the deadliest cancers.

Researchers developed a new, biodegradable fruit wash that eliminates pesticides and extends shelf life. With rising food prices and nearly half of all fresh produce wasted worldwide each year, finding a way to cut pesticide exposure and reduce spoilage could have a big impact.

Baylor University, a Baptist institution, will allow gay Christian speakers on campus for the first time in history. The invitation came after LGBTQ+ students, faculty, and staff advocated for freedom of expression.

A man living on the streets of Los Angeles built a tiny home by hand — and now he’s building them for his unhoused neighbors, too. Osvaldo Medrano said that the new houses have instilled a sense of pride and dignity on his block.

The Bank of England will feature British wildlife on new banknotes instead of historical figures. Images of wildlife would be difficult to counterfeit, while also allowing for a celebration of nature across the country, and the public will have input on which animals and birds to feature.

Animals

This rare, adorable critter is the only venomous primate on earth. It was just rescued in Bangladesh

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good progress

In 2025, US traffic deaths fell to the lowest level since 2019

After a sharp rise during the COVID-19 pandemic, traffic deaths in the U.S. fell to the lowest number since 2019, declining 6.7% to 36,640. It’s the fourth straight year of declines, as deaths dropped below 40,000 in 2024 for the first time since 2020.

Additionally, the fatality rate fell to 1.10 fatalities per 100 million vehicle miles driven, the second lowest in U.S. history.

In 2021, traffic deaths jumped to 43,230, the most in a single year since 2005, and pedestrians and cyclists killed on roads jumped to the highest number in more than four decades. Experts said it was due to less crowded roads leading motorists to engage in riskier driving.

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More Good bits

🌳 All your browser tabs planted 250 million trees!

👀 Seriously, if you haven’t switched yet, better late than never.

🎤 Noah Kahan did a Tiny Desk, and fangirled as we all would. (YouTube)

💻 The internet wasn’t made for kids, but this one was. (TikTok)

🏃‍♀️ The first woman to run the Boston Marathon has a statue on-course. (TikTok)

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