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Walkers enjoy the sunshine on the Outer Alster in Hamburg

New study: For every dollar invested in public parks, cities see $3 in benefits

Your local park really is bringing in the green.
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Commuters board trains from the platform on the Long Island Railway.

Good news: With gas prices on the rise, more people are choosing public transit

Mass transit systems are seeing more riders as fuel prices rise, but experts say most Americans still have little choice but to drive.
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A photo collage of a wind turbine, actor Belmont Cameli, a gray wolf, and a river dam with a row of big logs in the water

Good News This Week: May 30, 2026 - Wolves, Libraries, & Queer Gardens

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A Black woman with blue hair smiles as she embraces a younger woman

This fund gives Black mothers $1,000 a month for one year. It’s the longest-running guaranteed income program in the US

Magnolia Mother’s Trust is the first income program to target extremely low-income families led by Black mothers.
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A photo collage of a sea turtle, an aerial view of a neighborhood's buildings, Olympic skier Hunter Hess, a teacher at the front of a class with a bald eagle on a table, and a wild jaguar spotted in Argentina

Good News This Week: May 23, 2026 - Puffins, Teabags, & Jaguars

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A young man, Sam Weidenhofer, and an older man, veteran Ed Bambas, smile together while holding up a map of the United States

28,000 people raise $1M to help veterans in all 50 states. This one man inspired it all

This inspiring act of kindness turned one GoFundMe success story into 50.
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The Grand Canyon

The best books and documentaries about national parks and public lands

Nearly 40% of the United States is public land — equating to more than 600 million acres of land and water. It’s time you learned more about them.
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A man paints on a small easel on the streets of a city

This is what happened when artists received $1K a month, no strings attached

In New York, 2,400 creatives recently participated in the largest basic income program for artists in U.S. history.
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Two adults walk along a path with two toddlers. Only their backs are visible

New study: Americans care more about future generations than we think

Researchers found that Americans, on average, extended at least some moral concern about 28 generations into the future, or roughly 700 years.
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A solar panel hangs from a red balcony

Over half of US states are considering laws allowing balcony solar. It could save you hundreds every year

In Europe, plug-in solar installations have been legal for more than a decade.
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A couple faces the window of an independent bookstore

400+ independent bookstores opened in 2025, triumphing against big business

Independent bookstores have grown in the United States by 70% from 2020, signaling a major comeback.
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A photo collage of a dad and his two children with their backs behind the camera, two men on a road while holding construction tools, a macaw perched on a metal screen, Randall Lane standing on the TED stage, and two people doing a science experiment on a table

Good News This Week: April 18, 2026 - Polar Bears, Websites, & Macaws

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