Good News for the Environment

Sustainable stories of progress for the planet

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

Your weekly roundup of the best good news worth celebrating...
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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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13 Ways To Celebrate Earth Month

Earth Month is a month-long celebration that kicks off on April 1st. We’ve put together the best ideas and activities to help you meaningfully celebrate it...
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6 Small, Easy Ways You Can Protect the Environment on April 1

Here are a handful of ways each and every one of us can bring the climate crisis to a halt and create a future that is prosperous for both the planet and its people.
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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

Your weekly roundup of the best good news worth celebrating...
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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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Green awareness month calendar for April

April: Awareness Months & Holidays for Causes

The ultimate calendar of April’s awareness days, national months, and more...
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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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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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