Good News for the Environment

Sustainable stories of progress for the planet

Three turtles rest on a log, with an orange and red butterfly perched on the central turtle's head. Blurred insects fly in the background.

Indigenous 'turtle women' help save endangered freshwater turtles in the Amazon

To help the turtles recover, a group of seven Siekopai women, who call themselves Tari Nomiowa’i, or “turtle women,” patrol the riverbanks looking for turtle tracks and nests.
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Corrugated cardboard boxes and crumpled cardboard sheets piled in blue recycling bins against a metal wall, with a blue "RECYCLING ONLY" sign displaying a green recycling symbol above.

Researchers find collecting garbage less often could actually help people recycle more

Optimizing curbside waste collection could improve the public's recycling habits
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Massive glacier with jagged ice cliffs rises behind a bay filled with floating white and blue-green icebergs and ice chunks. Snow-covered mountains visible in the background under a cloudy sky.

Scientists figured out a way to map the planet's melting permafrost in real time

Disappearing lakes and artificial intelligence are helping researchers gather data to map the thawing of permafrost across the globe.
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A shark lies on wet sand near the shore with several people standing nearby observing it.

Indigenous community trades shark-fishing for conservation in Colombia: 'From hunter to protector'

While Indigenous communities still see shark as a valuable source of protein, their fishing methods have changed drastically.
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A photo collage of a man pushing a load of cargo, people releasing sea turtles into the ocean, a building made with volcanic rock exoskeleton, and two men digging a hole with shovels

Good News This Week: September 12, 2026 - Turtles, Trees, & Exoskeletons

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Solar panels mounted on ground-level racks in a grassy field, with a green metal fence visible on the right and electrical transmission towers in the distance under clear sky.

Farmers pivot to planting crops under solar panels: 'It's growing well for the first time'

The additional shade reduces evaporation and stress on the plants, all while generating clean electricity.
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A woman in a blue blazer holds papers above her head while smiling, surrounded by people clapping and cheering outdoors.

New Mexico bans uranium mining on 13 million acres of state land

The state land commissioner said that the long-lasting environmental and public health impacts of uranium contamination outweigh any potential revenues to state coffers uranium mining could provide.
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A striped caterpillar sitting on a platform with a large speaker behind it.

Scientists are studying how caterpillars hear without ears. It could change how humans make hearing aids

This line of research into how insects hear sounds using specialized, microscopic hairs could inspire a new generation of acoustic tools.
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A dark-colored bear emerges from a large metal culvert pipe alongside a rocky streambed, dated June 3, 2013.

Secret tunnels in Maine help wildlife cross the road safely. Now, they're expanding for bears and moose to fit, too

While the tunnels already attract turtles and foxes, expanding them will make it easier for big mammals to traverse.
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A group of volunteers wearing blue t-shirts dig and plant in a garden under trees on a sunny day, with a red wheelbarrow visible to the left.

In effort to achieve 1M good deeds in remembrance of 9/11, thousands of trees will be planted nationwide

The effort is part of 9/11 Day, which mobilizes millions to do good in honor of the lives lost on September 11, 2001.
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A brown beaver swimming in dark water with green reeds and bare branches reflected on the surface.

Beaver dams store millions of gallons of water. Could the rodents help prevent droughts?

Water backs up behind beaver dams, spills across the valley bottom, and soaks into the surrounding soil.
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A photo collage of Ms. Rachel, flood-ridden establishments, a solar panel, and a black bear lying down amongst tree branches

Good News This Week: September 5, 2026 - Bears, Bakeries, & Turtle Women

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