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A man handstands in front of a crowd in Paris

Good News: Cars Are Vanishing from Paris

The share of journeys made by car in the city has fallen by nearly half, and the trend is only accelerating.
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Carrots for Carrots: States Promote Buying Local for School Lunches

Local foods, once rare on school lunch trays, are gradually becoming more available in school cafeterias as states promote fresh produce, legumes, meats, and fish.
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Clothes hanging on a stick in a landfill

Fast Fashion is Terrible for the Planet. Could Compostable Clothes Be a Solution?

A slate of brands are marketing clothing that they say can break down in your backyard.
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A photo collage of socks-wearing feet, a man with a pan and socks, a pie chart with statistics, a woman at a bike rack, two soldiers carrying an item, and a scuba diver

Bikes, Fish, & Divers - Good News This Week: November 12th 2022

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Good News: How One Veteran Is Using Art To Save Lives

Coming home from war, Richard Casper struggled with depression and suicidal ideation, but he found the healing power of art and music.
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he Gwich’in First Nation cultural gathering of all the Gwich’in peoples from Yukon, Alaska, and Northwest Territories in in 2014. Here, people discuss important issues, such as threats from oil and gas development projects.

Second Oil Company Exits Arctic Thanks To Fierce Indigenous Opposition

Drilling and subsequent infrastructure development in the Arctic would have significant impacts on the tundra and would be disruptive to wildlife like caribou and polar bears.
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Good News: Indigenous Farmers Reclaim Time-honored Techniques

In myriad tribal communities, food sovereignty has blossomed from a concept into a full-blown movement.
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Electric Reefs, Lanterns, & Fruit Trees - Good News This Week: November 5th 2022

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Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park

From Grassroots to Governments, LANDBACK Returns Stolen Land

Different tribes have varied histories of land dispossession, leading tribes to work with individuals, organizations, and governments to return Native land
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Cities Are Planting Trees. Why Not Make Them Fruit Trees?

From backyards to sidewalks, communities in Philadelphia and beyond see food-bearing trees as a path to food justice and climate adaptation.
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Firuzeh Mahmoudi

Meet the Woman Using Apps & Tech To Unite Iran for Change

Mahmoudi’s success with organizing for Iran and her heart for her home country led her to transition away from environmental activism to create United for Iran, an independent nonprofit focused civil liberties in Iran.
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