Good News for the Environment

Sustainable stories of progress for the planet

A photo collage of a Powerfoyle solar cell, a hydrogen-powered hybrid train, a sea lion's point of view underwater, Olympic medalist Cindy Ngamba, and a hand holding a leaf

Good News This Week: August 10, 2024 - Trains, Trees, & Sea Lions

Your weekly roundup of the best good news worth celebrating...
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A collection of banchan, small side plates of assorted foods, in a Korean kitchen

South Korea recycles 98% of its food waste, here's how they do it

Composting is not just commonplace in South Korea, it’s mandatory.
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A grizzly bear sow leads her cub through a field of grass

Video captures adorable grizzly mama bear in Yellowstone with her 5 cubs — the biggest litter on record

The video was taken by a lucky Yellowstone wildlife guide who caught the moment on film.
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Three photos. On the right, a big-horned sheep. In the center, a screenshot of the Selfie Control filter in action on Instagram. On the left, a close-up of a bison in the snow walking head-on.

With human-wildlife contact on the rise, Wyoming introduces new Instagram filter to keep visitors safe

The Selfie Control filter keeps visitors from getting too close to wild animals.
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A bison stands on a grassy hill

Grand Teton's recent dog vs. bison incident highlights importance of pet safety rules

Animals like bison and elk will treat domestic dogs like wolves when encountering them in the wild.
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Barbara Kingsolver smiling for the camera with text behind her

Barbara Kingsolver wrote the new 'pledge' for the American Climate Corps: 'Words are what I have to offer'

Read the pledge for the all-new American Climate Corps. The novelist explains why she wrote it.
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Two images side-by-side. On the left, a close-up of an Australian sea lion with a person's hand on its back. On the right: A view underwater captured by a camera on the back of a sea lion

Scientists employ sea lion 'camera crews' to map uncharted ocean ecosystems

A new study shows the potential to use sea lion-mounted cameras to better study the ocean floor — and sea lions themselves.
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A group of ceramic 3D-printed monoliths that resemble stacks of waffles

Scientists develop 3D-printed 'waffle stacks' found to remove 75% of 'forever chemicals' from water

The structures — called "monoliths" — were surprisingly found to be more effective after multiple uses, making them a reusable and affordable water treatment option.
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A floating offshore wind turbine

Are offshore wind turbines in Washington’s future?

If voters decide in November to keep the cap-and-invest program, the state has plans that could bring the technology to its coastal waters.
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Members of Yuturi Warmi, originally from the community of Serena in the Ecuadorian Amazon.

How a group of women are protecting the Amazon from illegal mining and preserving their culture

In 2020, over 40 Kichwa women began organizing themselves to defend their territory and expel mining from the Ecuadorian Amazon. This is how Yuturi Warmi, the first Indigenous guard led by women in the region, began.
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A sea otter swims in a body of water, clinging to kelp as it sleeps.

Sea otters have become the unsung heroes of the sea, simply by snacking on sea urchins

Just by eating sea urchins and destructive shellfish, sea otters are keeping kelp forests healthy and coastal erosion at bay.
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Green, forested mountains in the Sichuan province of China.

'Mysterious' mountain creature spotted again after 26 year absence — take a look

The foot long reptile, with a yellow ‘collar,’ was first discovered in 1896.
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