Good News for the Environment

Sustainable stories of progress for the planet

A person holds a large egg, belonging to a California condor at the San Diego Zoo

In a milestone for critically endangered species, a baby California condor has just hatched in San Diego

A baby California condor has hatched at the San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance, marking a major conservation milestone for the critically endangered species.
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Glitter with microplastics

Microplastics no more: Scientists invented sustainable glitter made from fruit

Scientists have come up with a sustainable glitter alternative derived from fruit. Conventional glitter contains harmful microplastics that pollute the environment. The new biodegradable glitter is vegan, so everyone can sparkle again guilt-free.
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Two women look up at the sky while wearing eclipse glasses

Donate your eclipse glasses and pay it forward to students in Latin America

Make the good from yesterday's total solar eclipse last by donating your undamaged eclipse glasses to schoolchildren in Latin America.
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A photo collage of a Transgender flag, the Lego logo, a man carrying a large bin, sheets of paper with a forest of trees in the background, and a flatlay image of the Goodnewspaper

Good News This Week: April 6, 2024 - Legos, Trees, & Renewables

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An illustrated advertisement for Catan: New Energies board game, with the game set against a backdrop of green rolling hills dotted with windmills.

Catan goes eco-friendly — 'New Energies' board game tackles climate change

In "Catan: New Energies," players settle land while navigating modern-day disasters, like mitigating pollution levels to avoid game-ending consequences.
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A Kemp's ridley sea turtle is released into the ocean

Georgia just made history with the state's largest-ever release of endangered sea turtles

After being rescued from Cape Cod last winter, and months of rehabilitation, a group of 34 endangered sea turtles were released from Jekyll Island this week.
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Several cars and workers stand at the base of a wind turbine with the blades sitting on the ground awaiting installation

After a decade of explosive growth, nearly one-quarter of U.S. electricity now comes from renewables

Renewables have grown at a staggering rate since 2014 and now account for 22 percent of the nation’s electricity — solar alone has grown eightfold in 10 years.
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A photo collage of a kid getting a check-up, a landfill, a submerged part of the Baltimore bridge, a crowd holding a giant LGBTQ+ flag, and a close-up on a pair of hands wearing medical gloves

Good News This Week: March 30, 2024 - Farms, Housing, & Marriage Equality

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Three Bitcoins buried on soil

Bitcoin just reached an all time high — but climate damage from mining grew 125x worse in five years

Emissions from mining the cryptocurrency have skyrocketed, researchers reported recently in Scientific Reports. From 2016 to 2021, the carbon footprint of mining a single Bitcoin multiplied a staggering 126 times.
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Three phots. Left: a potoo bird. Center: A screenshot of a TikTok video of a potoo bird. Right: A potoo bird with big yellow eyes

This 'ghost bird' is going viral on TikTok, raising awareness of a species on the decline

A clip of a rare daytime sighting of a potoo - or 'ghost bird' - is making the rounds online. Here's the scoop behind the bird and why we should protect it.
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A delivery wrapped in plastic packaging with an Amazon logo

New investigation calls for accountability: Amazon's plastic packaging isn't as recyclable as it claims

Feeling guilty about all those blue-and-white plastic Amazon bags piling up around the house? Fear not — they can be recycled! At least, that’s what the packaging says.
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A photo collage of bicycles parked under a bike shed, a woman with Down syndrome posing for the camera, an close-up shot of a wind turbine’s wheel, a robot figure with part of the European Union flag as its background, and a close-up shot of a man wearing a life vest while rowing a boat

Good News This Week: March 23, 2024 - Parks, Turbines, & AI

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