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Good News This Week: October 17, 2026 - Trees, Diapers, & Prosthetic Paws

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Cluster of mussels with dark shells and golden-brown markings on their surfaces.

70% of North America's mussels are threatened or endangered. Scientists just uncovered five new species in plain sight

The sustainable shellfish cleans the water as it feeds and breathes.

A blue and dark red fishing vessel with communication antennas moves through water, with two sailboats visible in the background under clear skies.

Fishermen are combing the Chesapeake Bay for abandoned 'ghost' traps to save trapped wildlife

In the last two year, local watermen of Maryland and Virginia have drudged up roughly 24,000 abandoned fishing traps.

Aerial view of a river bordered by dense green and yellow foliage on one bank, with a paved area and landscaping visible on the opposite bank where a person rides a bicycle.

Climate activists launch floating gardens in British harbor: 'We built a wildlife corridor in a city'

Planet Wild joined WWT in transforming Bristol into a “wetland city.”

Heavily soiled and damaged undergarments hang on a clothesline clipped to a wire fence, drying in sunlight.

1,000 people buried their underwear across Switzerland. The unusual study helped researchers gauge soil health

Farmers are “soiling their undies” — and it makes for better crops.

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Good News This Week: October 10, 2026 - Swans, Games, & Carports

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Good News This Week: October 3, 2026 - Rhinos, Books, & EVs

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Worker in hard hat and reflective safety vest stands inside a large solar panel installation, viewed from behind.

Trump cut their climate jobs. This secretive network found them new ones

Climate Reserve is quietly building a lifeline for America's lost climate workforce, one job at a time.

A woman in a yellow safety vest and wetsuit guides a brown dog wearing an orange life jacket across a muddy tidal flat scattered with wooden posts. Mountains and water are visible in the background.

This dog is trained to sniff out invasive 'sea vomit' and protect oyster reefs: 'She has enough drive for 3 dogs'

Uisge the Labrador works with Conservation Detection Dogs of Scotland to protect the area’s lochs and sounds.

A forested valley framed by steep granite cliffs and mountains under clear blue sky. Tall coniferous trees cover the valley floor and lower slopes, with bare rock faces visible on the upper peaks.

Decades ago, this frog species vanished from Yosemite. Now, 10,000 have been released back into the wild

After 10 years of coordinated conservation work, the amphibian is back to its natural habitat.

Dense forest with tall coniferous trees, moss-covered trunks, and a thick carpet of green moss and low vegetation covering the forest floor.

This national park is home to the quietest spot in the continental US: 'Listen to a concert by the natural world'

Gordon Hempton has spent his career trying to teach people about noise pollution through his book “One Square Inch of Silence” and nonprofit, Quiet Parks International.

An elephant walks through tall grass and sparse birch trees in a forested area.

368 farmers gave up part of their land so elephants could cross the valley safely. Trail cameras show 529 already have

The nearly 9-mile corridor links Tanzania's savanna to the Udzungwa Mountains, where up to 1,000 elephants climb steep rainforest slopes.

Good News for the Environment

Sustainable stories of progress for the planet

Good News This Week: October 17, 2026 - Trees, Diapers, & Prosthetic Paws

70% of North America's mussels are threatened or endangered. Scientists just uncovered five new species in plain sight

Fishermen are combing the Chesapeake Bay for abandoned 'ghost' traps to save trapped wildlife

Climate activists launch floating gardens in British harbor: 'We built a wildlife corridor in a city'

1,000 people buried their underwear across Switzerland. The unusual study helped researchers gauge soil health

Good News This Week: October 10, 2026 - Swans, Games, & Carports

Good News This Week: October 3, 2026 - Rhinos, Books, & EVs

Trump cut their climate jobs. This secretive network found them new ones

This dog is trained to sniff out invasive 'sea vomit' and protect oyster reefs: 'She has enough drive for 3 dogs'

Decades ago, this frog species vanished from Yosemite. Now, 10,000 have been released back into the wild

This national park is home to the quietest spot in the continental US: 'Listen to a concert by the natural world'

368 farmers gave up part of their land so elephants could cross the valley safely. Trail cameras show 529 already have

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