Good News for the Environment

Sustainable stories of progress for the planet

Mangrove forests sit along a coastline in Mexico

Experts are Using AI To Save Mangroves — And the Planet

Major stakeholders have announced a new project to understand how mangrove ecosystems — and their contributions to coastal communities — are affected by climate change.

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Good News This Week: July 29, 2023 - Glasses, Beavers, & Clean Energy

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Good News This Week: July 22, 2023 - Wooden Cities, Trains, & Gardens

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Steven Hoffen touches a plant growing from a hydroponic tower

Teen Uses Hydroponic Gardens To Fight Food Insecurity in NYC & Tel Aviv

The teen's nonprofit feeds hundreds of community members every month and teaches students about sustainability and hydroponics.

A woman with blonde hair sits on a couch and points a remote at a BlocPower electric heater.

BlocPower is Electrifying America One Building at a Time

Most of America's buildings are powered by fossil fuels, but one company is on a mission to electrify the country, coast to coast.

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This House Was Built Partly From Recycled Diapers

Using used diapers as a building material could reduce landfill waste and lower housing costs.

A photo collage of a house's front door, two people holding up a 4ocean tarpaulin as they float on top of 4ocean bags in the ocean, an aerial view of a solar farm, an eye-level view of a different solar farm, and a screenshot of John Green with a Johnson & Johnson Facebook post in the background

Good News This Week: July 15, 2023 - Recycled Waste, Renewable Energy, & Rainforests

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Isabella Kirkland stands on stage at TED, facing a screen with a botanical oil painting

Artist Advocates For Endangered & Extinct Species Through Paintings

Isabella Kirkland's oil paintings bear witness to the massive ecological challenges, crises, and victories our world faces.

Best Eco-friendly Wedding Invitations and Save the Dates from a Variety of Stationery Brands

9 Eco-Friendly Wedding Stationery Brands You'll Fall in Love With

Eco-friendly paper goods play a big role in a sustainable wedding. Here are the best sustainable wedding suites and paper options on the market.

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This Philippines Aid Worker Fights Plastic Tide To Protect Island

A summer trip to Danjugan Island nature reserve in 2015 opened development worker Princess Bala-an's eyes to the wonders of marine life in the Philippines island region of Negros.