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Top Headlines, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, USA Top Stories, Environment, Water, Wildlife, Regions, North America, United States, Alabama 2011-01-24T23:43:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/brown_pelican_no_longer_endangered_us/?source=rss The brown pelican, listed as an endangered species even before the 1973 U.S. Endangered Species Act existed, is officially back from the brink of extinction, the Interior Department said on Wednesday. Top Headlines, Top Stories, Environment Top Stories, USA Top Stories, Environment, Wildlife, Regions, North America, United States, Alabama, California, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Washington D.C. 2009-11-13T12:36:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/best_advice_on_flu_recovery_stay_home_follow_doctors_orders_says_antiviral_/?source=rss People infected with H1N1 swine flu need to follow their doctor’s orders -- both in regard to medication recommendations and in how to take steps to avoid spreading the virus, says a noted University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) antiviral researcher who oversees all adult studies conducted by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Collaborative Antiviral Study Group. Health, Regions, North America, United States, Alabama 2009-11-11T12:53:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/alabama_schools_make_29_million_green_commitment/?source=rss The Florence City Schools in Florence, Ala., are implementing $2.9 million in facility enhancements designed to improve operations, comfort and efficiency at nine district buildings totaling more than 925,000 square feet. Environment, Air Quality, Climate and Energy, Business, Regions, North America, United States, Alabama 2009-11-04T12:35:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/20_may_help_revenue_in_franklin_county/?source=rss The tough economic times are not keeping communities from trying new ideas to boost the economy. Business, Feel Good, Regions, North America, United States, Alabama 2009-06-23T08:46:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/father_reunited_with_lost_boys/?source=rss An American father torn from his two British toddlers was recently reunited nearly three decades after his last image was of changing their diapers. Feel Good, Reunited Stories, Regions, Europe, Germany, United Kingdom, England, North America, United States, Alabama, Tennessee 2009-05-07T11:42:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/tennessee_goes_for_green_energy_jobs/?source=rss Tennessee is working hard to position itself to take advantage of a revolution in manufacturing that could bring thousands of new, high-paying "green energy" jobs in such fields as biofuels, solar and wind energy. Environment, Air Quality, Climate and Energy, Forests, Land, Water, Wildlife, Science, Technology, Business, Regions, North America, Canada, United States, Alabama, Kentucky, Michigan, Tennessee 2009-01-12T10:36:01+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/heroic_teacher_grabs_wheel_on_swerving_bus/?source=rss An elementary school math teacher's quick thinking may have prevented a terrible bus accident from turning into an all-out tragedy when the driver of the bus passed out at the wheel while carrying 44 children on a field trip to Chattanooga's Tennessee Aquarium. Feel Good, Heroic Stories, Regions, North America, United States, Alabama, Tennessee, Top Stories, Special Interest Top Stories, USA Top Stories 2008-04-06T12:23:01+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/southern_baptist_leaders_sign_environment_vow/?source=rss In a major shift, a group of Southern Baptist leaders said their denomination has been "too timid" on environmental issues and has a biblical duty to stop global warming. 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Science, Space, Technology, Regions, North America, United States, Alabama, Texas, Top Stories, Science Top Stories, USA Top Stories 2007-08-19T12:21:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/elm_street_houses_donated_to_habitat/?source=rss AB Troy, a development company owned by Don Allen Development and University Housing Group, has purchased parcels on Elm Street adjacent to the university and has donated the four existing houses to Pike County Habitat for Humanity. Feel Good, Inspirational Stories, Regions, North America, United States, Alabama, Top Stories, Special Interest Top Stories, USA Top Stories 2007-08-10T09:50:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/boy_who_slept_in_trash_bin_is_student_of_the_year/?source=rss Eleven-year-old D.J. Graffree didn't realize he was a child ... He spent a lot of times out on the streets. Feel Good, Inspirational Stories, Regions, North America, United States, Alabama, Mississippi, Top Stories, Special Interest Top Stories, USA Top Stories 2007-05-24T11:40:03+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/bald_eagle_population_booming_in_alabama/?source=rss After 15 years of checking bald eagle nests from small planes, there are now an estimated 100 nesting pairs, up from 77 the previous year and 10 times the state's recovery goal under the Endangered Species Act. Environment, Wildlife, Regions, North America, United States, Alabama, Environment Top Stories, USA Top Stories 2007-02-12T23:43:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/car_dealership_donates_26600_to_local_schools/?source=rss At a news conference Tuesday at Bill Heard Chevrolet, General Manager Earl Hudson presented a $26,600 check to Mayor Loretta Spencer, Madison City Schools Assistant Superintendent Dr. Dee Fowler and Huntsville City Schools Assistant Superintendent Dr. Mary Ruth Yates. Feel Good, Regions, North America, United States, Alabama 2006-12-01T01:00:01+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/land_along_gulf_coast_set_aside_for_beach_mice/?source=rss Federal wildlife officials have designated 6,200 acres in coastal Alabama and the Florida Panhandle as critical habitat for three endangered beach mouse species Environment, Wildlife, Regions, North America, United States, Alabama, Environment Top Stories, USA Top Stories 2006-10-17T11:11:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/got_breast_milk_new_state_law_celebrated/?source=rss A handful of mothers who nursed their babies Saturday at Colonial Brookwood Village said they were celebrating a new state law that protects a woman's right to breast-feed in public. Top Headlines, Top Stories, USA Top Stories, World, Human Rights, Feel Good, Regions, North America, United States, Alabama 2006-07-03T05:44:01+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/companies_step_up_wellness_efforts/?source=rss To get a glimpse into the future of the battle against rising health care costs, spend a day at American Cast Iron Pipe Co., where molten iron is cast into 5,000-pound pipes. Health, Business, Regions, North America, United States, Alabama 2005-08-01T12:27:00+00:00 http://www.greatnewsnetwork.org/index.php/news/article/spinning_new_uses_for_textile_mills_in_us_south/?source=rss A few decades ago, when someone in the U.S. put on a pair of socks, there was a good chance they were made at a northern Alabama textile mill. Regions, North America, United States, Alabama 2005-06-20T06:40:01+00:00