Good News

Good Good Good’s collection of positive news stories

A Kenyan man waters his crops with a hose from a solar pump

Giving Life To Dying Land': Solar Water Pumps Are Quenching Thirsty Kenyan Farms

Kenya's farmers have built sand dams to hold onto scarce river water — but solar-powered water pumps are making access hugely easier
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New "Eco-Score" Labels Are Making Shopping More Sustainable

A simple letter-grading system in the U.K. has led to a significant shift towards ecologically greener foods.
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A New Housing Program is Providing Stability for Kids After Wildfires and Climate Disasters

Wildfires often hit low-income, minority families and children the hardest. Talent, Oregon, offers a home-grown housing solution to the displacement that follows.
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The view from inside of a bus in New York City

Cities Are Mobilizing to Equitably Expand Public Transit

During the pandemic, commuter trains ran nearly empty while buses shuttled essential workers. Now, cities are reevaluating where they spent their transit dollars.
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A series of wind turbines on a hill at sunset

Renewable Energy Jobs Grew Globally in 2020, Defying Expectations

Clean energy jobs rose to 12 million last year even amid the pandemic but officials say green employment must come with decent conditions and bring in more women.
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A series of ourdoor makeshift tent homes next to a sidewalk

Churches and Libraries Are Partnering To Address Homelessness

Public libraries and faith-based organizations, such as mosques, churches, and non-profits grounded in religious belief, are supporting people experiencing homelessness.
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Two wind turbines stand in a colorful green field on a sunny day

Global efforts to repurpose wind turbine blades lead to innovative designs

The Danish port city of Aalborg, where the new recyclable blades are being made, has found an innovative new use for old blades, by turning them into bike shelters for the city’s cyclists.
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A bald boy wearing a face mask plants a tree and gives a thumbs up to the camera

The United Nations Declares Access to a Healthy Environment a "Human Right"

This is great news for the future of humanity: with this historic decision, this means the UN will be taking climate action more seriously on a global scale.
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A Kenyan farmer in a white shirt poses for a photo with his mobile phone

Innovative Apps & Tech Tools Are Supporting Farmers Across Africa

From renting tractors to monitoring crops by satellite, a slew of agri-tech innovations have emerged over the last decade to serve Africa's long-neglected small-scale farmers.
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A group of women stand side by side outside and smile

Art Is Helping Refugee Women Connect and Express Themselves

A new study in Australia has looked at the experiences of refugee and migrant women who shared creative art in community exhibitions. The women supported each other, learnt about each other’s cultures and taught each other new skills, including unique sewing techniques.
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Light coming through a foggy forest

Researchers Have Found a Creative Way To Save Forests: They're Letting Trees Tweet

The tweeting tree’s messages are based on data from a suite of sensors on and around its trunk, using a real-time approach to tree monitoring pioneered by Witness Tree’s inspiration and sister project TreeWatch.net.
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Illustration of COVID vaccine bottle and sign floating in air

Researchers Used State Data To Find Out How Many Lives COVID Vaccines Have Saved. And It's Really Good News.

Clinical trials demonstrate how effective vaccines are individually, but the real world shows how effective they are at a population level.
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