News that isn’t awful from around the world for the week of 17 August 2026…
Biodegradable plastic, no AI data centre, beavers, protect trans kids, and accidental hero teen
🥤 The most commonly used plastics packaging materials can fully biodegrade within two years (with a little help).
Source: ecoplasticsinpackaging.com
🤖 Sturgeon Lake Cree Nation in Canada claims victory in its first battle against a proposed AI data centre.
Source: aptnnews.ca
🦫 First wild-born beavers born in Scotland in 400 years.
Source: BBC News
🏳️⚧️ In the USA, the Trump administration admits defeat in their attempt to get trans kids’ medical records.
Source: LGBTQ Nation
💾 A Canadian student’s high school project saved a quarter-century of USAID data thought to have been deleted by Elon Musk’s team.
Source: thedeepdive.ca
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