Good News for the Environment

Sustainable stories of progress for the planet

Farmland. On the left is a crops of wheat, on the right is green leaves.

Study finds that one sustainable farming fix produces 'enough income for farmers to feel security for their whole operation'

New research finds that farmers can make more bang for their buck by investing in energy production.
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A person wearing jeans and a tool belt carries a solar panel across a roof, with a deep blue sky behind them

Why the Trump administration can't stop states from fighting climate change

Climate progress is still happening. You just need to know where to look.
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An aerial view of a trash Interceptor from the Ocean Cleanup on a river, collecting plastic waste

The Ocean Cleanup turns attention to rivers in effort to eradicate plastic from global waterways

Boylan Slat, founder of The Ocean Cleanup, said 1% of the world’s rivers are responsible for about 80% of ocean pollution. Here's what he's doing about it.
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A rendering of a ship scooping up garbage at sea

Environmentalists want to turn ocean garbage into hydropower. They're building a ship that does

Gaia First is working to create a world-first cleanup vessel that converts ocean plastic to hydropower, fueling its own existence.
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A blurred person walks past a billboard in a subway station advertising the need to protect national parks

National park advocates erect 300 billboards nationwide to protest 'DOGE's dangerous cuts'

Paid for by advocacy and media organization More Perfect Union, the billboards advertise the parks — “now with reduced staff.”
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A patch of mushrooms sprouting up in a forest.

Scientists build 'self-repairing' bricks out of fungus as a sustainable alternative to concrete

The research team at Montana State University wants to revolutionize the way we build homes.
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A pile of trash sits on a beach next to the ocean

Scientists use Isaac Newton-inspired method to clean up trash from Great Pacific Garbage Patch

Scientists were inspired by Newton’s research on celestial bodies floating in space.
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A photo collage of a cactus in the middle of a dessert, a brain scan being observed on screen, a tuktuk tricycle on the road, an axolotl, and a tower

Good News This Week: May 3, 2025 - Axolotls, Fridges, & Fungi Tiles

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A man in a brightly colored sanitation work uniform pulls a book from a wall of shelves in dimly lit brick hallway

Thousands of books were destined for the landfill. These Turkish garbage collectors rescued them and built a public library instead

When the Workers’ Library first opened in 2018, the collection housed over 6,000 books that were rescued from trash bins. Now it houses over 40,000.
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Four off-white hexagonal tiles with a bumpy texture

'Fungi tiles' inspired by elephant skin keep buildings cool without electricity: 'Promising eco-friendly alternative'

Using bamboo shavings and mycelium, the tiles serve as a “proof of concept” for cooling buildings without electricity.
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A man carries a solar panel in both hands

A simple tweak to tax law is helping communities install solar power

The Inflation Reduction Act lets companies sell their clean energy tax credits for cash.
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A photo collage of a firefighter in a forest, an outdoor balcony overlooking a wide field, a baby manatee swims underwater, a big 300-year old tree located at the Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge, and two women posing with their bikes with a forest in the background

Good News This Week: April 26, 2025 - Teachers, Manatees, & Trees

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