Good News for the Environment

Sustainable stories of progress for the planet

A photo collage of a Portland Street Response van and worker, Mr. Beast posing next to a water pump with children raising their hands in the background, a sign on a wall that says 'We're tearing down our sanctuary to build affordable housing. Join us in this journey.", and a man carrying a solar panel as two men watch behind him

Good News This Week: September 6, 2025 - Rangers, Responders, & Reserves

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Four sticks of salted butter next to a red and white striped towel

800-pound butter sculpture from state fair recycled into electricity: 'Enough to power 600 homes for a year'

One New York farm is celebrating 10 years of “churning” butter into energy.
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MrBeast and another YouTuber supply clean water from a well and are surrounded by cheering villagers

MrBeast, YouTubers surpass $40M goal in global clean water fundraiser: 'We're just getting started'

The campaign is Jimmy Donaldson’s third large-scale environmental fundraiser in recent years.
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An aerial view of Nua Dusa beach in Bali, Indonesia, where surf meets sand.

This tropical resort in Bali asks one thing of its guests: plant coral before you leave

At St. Regis Bali resort, guests are encouraged to give back to the stunning shores they visit.
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A photo collage of a Pride Flag painted on a roadside, two kids holding 3D printed violins, the Florida State Capitol building, a kid giving his parent a kiss, and the Pride Flag hanging off of a building

Good News This Week: August 30, 2025 - Mangroves, Violins, & Corals

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An aerial view of a European city in the summer

New tech makes it easier to cool communities sweltering in urban heat islands

Inside an urban heat island, one street can be much hotter than its neighbor. New tech makes it easier to target cooling projects.
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A loggerhead hatchling in Boa vista

They used to be wildlife poachers. Now, they make a living protecting critically endangered sea turtles

Conservation organizations are employing Cabo Verdeans, who formerly hunted endangered and threatened sea turtles, as rangers who now monitor and patrol beaches.
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A blue and red shipping container home on a lift

This semester, college students are moving into solar-powered shipping container dorms

Maroon Village is touted as “an innovative example of how to live greener without forgoing daily comforts.”
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A photo collage of a Yucatan temple with the ocean in the background, a man wearing AI glasses, a wooden ball placed on a narrow ramp, two people with their backs facing the camera, and a man setting up solar panels in his backyard

Good News This Week: August 23, 2025 - Wind Phones, Ramps, & AI Glasses

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A barberfish (Johnrandallia nigrirostris) swimming through Pocillopora corals in Panama’s Coiba National Park

'Controlled infections' may be corals’ secret weapon against climate change, new study reveals

A coral’s microbiome is made up of microorganisms such as algae and bacteria, some of which are considered “symbionts” that co-evolved to live within a host coral.
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