Good News for the Environment

Sustainable stories of progress for the planet

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Good News This Week: November 14, 2026 - Farms, Trucks, & Plastic Pouches

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This farm spent $100K a year to keep 10,000 gophers at bay. Then they realized coyotes could do the work for them

The farmers behind the popular documentary, “The Biggest Little Farm,” spent a fortune to keep gophers at bay. Then they let predators step in.
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What a historic 'blue wave'' midterm means for climate action

Democrats swept Congress and won in the states. Here are the races that matter most for decarbonization, disasters, and data centers.
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Good News This Week: November 7, 2026 - Forests, Sinks, & Elections

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The 16 good news stories you loved most in October 2026

October 2026’s best good news, ranked by 5 million Instagram views. See the top 16, led by a bill that would ban Flock cameras nationwide.
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Good News This Week: October 31, 2026 - Bees, Costumes, & Sea Otters

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Netherlands pledges $500 million to help conserve tropical forests

The Netherlands pledged $500 million over 10 years to the Tropical Forest Forever Facility, boosting efforts to conserve tropical forests.
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Researchers find honey bee hives have their own 'immune system'

Findings suggest that the ecological complexity of the landscape surrounding a hive may also shape the hive's ability to cope with disease.
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New study: Googly-eyed buoys and kites help keep seabirds out of fishing nets

A study off Cornwall, England, found that nets fitted with bird-of-prey kites had 71% lower odds of catching guillemots and razorbills, and nets with spinning “looming-eye” buoys had 59% lower odds.
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Good News This Week: October 24, 2026 - Mangroves, Hornbills, & Nurses

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A spotted fish with a dark body and white spots swims above an aquatic plant-filled riverbed in greenish water.

In Michigan, 3 tribes are on a mission to bring back a fish that disappeared 100 years ago

Tribal nations across the country are trying to restore culturally important species, like the Arctic grayling, while grappling with climate change.
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Good News This Week: October 17, 2026 - Trees, Diapers, & Prosthetic Paws

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