Climate Change Good News

Progress and positive news about the environment to help you combat climate anxiety

Good news: Conservation efforts helped humpback whales rebound from near-extinction

Humpback whales were almost entirely wiped out by commercial whaling in the 19th and early 20th century, but decades of conservation efforts are paying off as experts see a historic population increase in recent years.
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Hands-On Review: Maude's Sex & Self-Care Products

Sex and intimacy are a huge part of self-care. That’s why we put Maude’s bath and body products to the test to review them for you.
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Meet Green Girl, Environmental Leader: Leah Thomas

Rest, Hope, and Privilege: An intimate conversation with the founder of Intersectional Environmentalist
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Tucson Is Planting a Million Trees To Combat Climate Change

Reflecting on her childhood, Tucson, Arizona Mayor Regina Romero points to her father as the figure who lit an environmentalist fire within her.
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Environmentalism Must Care for People and the Planet

Activist Leah Thomas created a platform to address the ways environmentalism impacts not only the planet, but the people on it, too. She calls the platform Intersectional Environmentalism.
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Rob Greenfield — How to Be the Change in a Messed Up World

He wore his own trash for 30 days. He built tiny houses for the homeless. He dumpster dived for food. And now he’s committing to only eat food he’s grown and foraged himself for an entire year.
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Graphic Quote: “Cherish the natural world, because you’re a part of it and you depend on it.” — Sir David Attenborough
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64 Inspiring Quotes from David Attenborough — On Nature and Saving Our Planet

His messages remind us that we are not apart from nature, but a part of it, and that the stewardship of this planet is not just an environmental concern but a matter of our own survival.
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Two college students led a crusade to end herbicide use on their campus. Now they're doing the same at schools nationwide

Re:Wild Your Campus is on a mission to eliminate synthetic pesticides from all college campuses in the U.S. by 2030.
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73 Inspirational Earth Day Quotes on Hope & Action

As we celebrate Earth Day this year, may we reflect on the wise words of environmentalists, climate activists, faith leaders, lovers of nature, and the youth of the world.
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The Sustainability Edition

This special edition of the Goodnewspaper is one of our most popular of all time. (Every issue is printed on recycled paper using soy-based inks — and we're 100% certified Climate Neutral.)

While most of our Goodnewspaper stories are exclusively available in print for subscribers, here are two pieces in digital form:

These Two Young Entrepreneurs Are Combating Food Waste With Delicious Vegan Cookies

Reyanne Mustafa and Kristian Krugman were working as servers when they noticed how much food restaurants throw away at the end of the day.
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Your Questions About Sustainability, Answered Succinctly

For this issue, you asked us questions about sustainability on Instagram. The Good Answers on this page come from the Good Good Good team and community.
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Podcast Episodes About Climate Change

Sarah Red-Laird wearing her beekeeping clothing and caring for bees in a hive
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Recent Good News About the Environment

He grew up poaching animals and cutting down trees. Now he protects the same land he used to plunder

Rustom Basumatary received the Assam Guarav Award for his wildlife conservation efforts.
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Disabled parrot is the alpha male of his flock: 'Behavioral innovation can help bypass physical disability'

Researchers noted that the bird had priority access to feeders, and he was the only male groomed by other males.
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Hundreds of sea turtles visit this national park to lay their eggs every year. To protect them, locals 'adopt a nest'

Over seven years, 600 supporters have helped raise nearly $126,000 to protect endangered sea turtle eggs.
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New study: Solar and wind power are actually cheaper than the lowest-cost fossil fuels

The new data was backed by additional multi-agency reporting from the United Nations.
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Take Action for the Environment

At Good Good Good we don't merely want to feel good, we want to do good. Here are a few ways you can take action and do good this week.