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Aerial view of a beach with two silhouetted figures holding spears and an oil derrick painted in black on the sand, with turquoise water and a red boat visible above.

A Greek island that inspired 'The Odyssey' is at risk of offshore drilling. Local artists are fighting back

The goal of the public art display is to “connect humanity’s earliest forms of survival with contemporary resource extraction.”

Row of residential houses with solar panel arrays mounted on their pitched roofs against a clear blue sky.

New England invested in solar. It saved residents millions in electricity costs during a heat wave this month

A new report found that solar arrays saved $39 million to $54 million in a single day of a recent heat wave.

A person in a blue jacket and cap stands beside a pickup truck loaded with camping gear, including black bags and a roof rack with a kayak, in a forest setting.

DIY off-roaders race in public lands trash pickup contest. They ended this year with 5M pounds cleaned

Gambler 500 participants are “a disorganized group of people who like to drive bad cars, go camping, and pick up trash on public lands,” one person described.

A group of women standing together inside a room

Meet the women protecting the last remaining gorillas in Nigeria: 'Our men have failed to stop the threats'

The successes of the pioneering women’s collectives have inspired the formation of similar initiatives in other villages surrounding the sanctuary.

Inside the global movement to build more wildlife overpasses: 'It's like the whole world is open to wildlife now'

Decades of research have proved that wildlife crossings, combined with roadside fences, prevent deadly collisions, protecting both animals and people.

Recent sightings give conservationists hope for two endangered whale species: 'They may be rebounding'

A new study found sightings of the species on Southern Africa’s Atlantic coast have increased in recent years.

A mountain lion walks through tall grass and brush at night, looking toward the camera with a kill visible in the lower right corner.

Family sells 136-year-old farm to make way for wildlife crossing deemed 'a lifeline' for mountain lions

The I-5 wildlife crossing would bridge the Cascades and the Olympic Peninsula.

A small red wolf pup is held in a gloved hand next to a Department of the Interior patch featuring blue flying birds.

Endangered red wolf pups make their debut, signaling rebound for species

North Carolina is home to the only wild population of red wolves in the world.

A leopard in Pendjari NP, in 2022. Camera traps were placed along likely travel routes and positioned to photograph both sides of the leopards to aid with identification. The researchers identified 30 individual leopards from their unique spot patterns.

Endangered West African leopards show signs of recovery: 'A rare piece of good news'

Despite heavy conflict and rampant wildlife trafficking, new studies suggest cause for hope for the West African leopard population.

Large industrial facility with tan upper section and corrugated metal lower section, set against rolling hills with scattered forest in background.

New York Governor Kathy Hochul establishes the nation's first statewide moratorium on new AI data centers

Governor Kathy Hochul signed an executive order pausing the development of hyperscale AI data centers on Tuesday.

A group of people stand on a dirt overlook holding cameras and phones toward a mountainous valley with terraced settlements and lush green hillsides under a cloudy sky.

Nepal's young birdwatchers are becoming conservationists one sighting at a time

Nepal is home to more than 900 bird species, of which 40 are globally threatened and 172 are nationally threatened.

A photo collage of a policeman standing, brain scans, Mayor Zohran Mamdani shaking hands with another person, an aerial view of a shoreline next to the mountains, and a scuba diver underwater

Good News This Week: July 11, 2026 - Snails, Poems, & Leopards

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