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Environment

What went right this week: wins for health and high seas, plus more
Jul 17 · Positive News
NASA TechLeap Prize: Orbital Clarity Challenge
Aug 19 · NASA (News Releases)
NASA’s Webb Discovers Hidden Planet in Famous Star System
Jul 15 · NASA (News Releases)
Boston Aims to Tackle 100-year Flood Risks with $10 Billion in Infrastructure Projects
Aug 18 · Good News Network
NASA Mission Studies Air Pollution Over Ethiopia
Aug 17 · NASA (News Releases)
Air pollution deaths in London fall 40 percent over five years
Jul 2 · The Optimist Daily
As the Ocean Warms, a 'Cold Blob' in the Atlantic Has Puzzled Scientists. It Might Be a Warning Sign About a Key Current System
Jun 30 · Smithsonian Mag (Smart News)
Cement Kilns Could Become Carbon Negative if Run on Clean Energy as Limestone Absorbs CO2
Aug 17 · Good News Network
270,000 Square Miles Around Easter Island to Become Indigenous-Managed Ocean Reserve
Aug 17 · Good News Network
Could We Mitigate Super El Niños by Artificially Changing the Climate? A New Study Indicates Yes
Jul 9 · Smithsonian Mag (Smart News)
Rainforest biodiversity rebounds within a single generation
Aug 17 · The Optimist Daily
NASA’s Experimental Fabrication Branch Fuels Aircraft Innovation
Jun 22 · NASA (News Releases)
NASA’s Webb Finds Clues to Ancient, Distant Origin of Comet 3I/ATLAS
Jun 22 · NASA (News Releases)
Great Barrier Reef’s Recovery From Bleaching is Aided by Monsoon
Aug 11 · Good News Network
Europe removed a record 602 river barriers last year
Jun 18 · The Optimist Daily
Air Pollution’s Daily Pulse Over the Northeast
Jun 11 · NASA (News Releases)
Highest Resolution View of the Sun Reveals Breaking Waves and Magnetic Mysteries
Aug 7 · Good News Network
Japanese Team Develops ‘Eco-Fireworks’ with Water-Soluble Shells to Cut Back on Debris
Aug 6 · Good News Network
Over 100 Refill Stations for Home/Laundry Cleaners to Open Across Singapore at 30% Discount
Aug 6 · Good News Network
Radical change can lead to a fairer and greener world, says new report
Jun 4 · Positive News
How shark tracking data shaped Papua New Guinea’s ocean sanctuary
May 29 · The Optimist Daily
Canada’s Newest Nickel Mine Will Store 1.5 Millions Tons of Carbon Every Year During Operation
Aug 3 · Good News Network
What went right this week: health wins, green energy victories and more
May 8 · Positive News
Scientists Develop Enzyme to Limit Environmental Impact of Mine Waste, Testing Underway
Jul 31 · Good News Network
Climate-Friendly Heat Pumps Are Becoming Dominant Home HVAC System in America
Jul 31 · Good News Network
NASA-Supported Small Spacecraft Launches to Study Solar Particles
May 7 · NASA (Technology)
Gaza sisters turn rubble into bricks to rebuild their community
May 6 · The Optimist Daily
Spreading Crushed Rock on Newly-Planted Forests Boosts Carbon Storing and Nutrients
Jul 30 · Good News Network
Africa’s Wildfire Season Is Actually Getting Shorter, Scientists Think They Know Why
Jul 29 · Good News Network
Did Scientists Just Detect the First Known ‘Exo-Moon’?
Jul 27 · Good News Network
Hyundai Partners with Healthy Seas to Turn Scourge ‘GhostNets’ into Floor Mats for Cars
Jul 26 · Good News Network
Europe’s Air Quality Dramatically Improves in 10 Years, With 39-59% Drop in Industrial and Road Toxins
Jul 26 · Good News Network
A new study just debunked a heat pump myth
Mar 10 · Positive News
Coilable Stacked Solar Sails for Very High delta-V Missions
Jul 21 · NASA (Technology)
4 tips for everyday eco-friendly living
Apr 21 · The Optimist Daily
Meet the ‘Firefighting’ Donkeys of Spain, Chowing Down on Grass and Fire Risk from Dawn to Dusk
Jul 17 · Good News Network
Would You Like Sugar With Your Stars? Sugar Detected in Interstellar Space for the First Time
Jul 16 · Good News Network
Raising Rice and Fish Together Cuts Disease From Snails While Boosting Crop Yields by 25%
Jul 14 · Good News Network
Good News in History, July 14
Jul 14 · Good News Network
Antarctic whale populations are rebounding, but there’s still more to do
Apr 28 · The Optimist Daily
Quebec Firm Pioneers Cyanide-Free Gold Extraction and Arsenic-Capture to Clean up Mining Industry
Jul 10 · Good News Network
Canada Successfully Exploring for ‘White’ Hydrogen Gas, a Clean Power Source Beneath Existing Mines
Jul 8 · Good News Network
Earth Prize 2026 part I: teenage teams tackling big global problems
May 20 · The Optimist Daily
Rooftop Solar Gave Power to Pakistan When Fossil Fuels Failed– it’s Now Called a Boom
Jul 6 · Good News Network
The ‘Buy Nothing Rebellion’ is growing as more people opt out of modern consumerism
Jul 4 · Upworthy
Are fire-loving fungi mother nature’s first responders after wildfires?
Apr 3 · The Optimist Daily
Simply Add Water to Diesel Fuel to Cut Engine Pollution by 67%–with No Loss in Efficiency
Jul 3 · Good News Network
Turning Surplus into Support: Charity Doubles Impact in New Appeal
Apr 24 · The Good News Post
New Solar Tech Makes Desalinating Seawater Cheaper Than Producing Bottled Water
Jul 2 · Good News Network
NASA’s Webb Studies How Planet Survived Death of its Star
Jul 1 · NASA (News Releases)
Scientists Have Found Climate-Resistant Coral Reefs Around the World Totaling the Size of Wisconsin
Jul 1 · Good News Network
NASA’s Hubble Detects First-Ever Spin Reversal of Tiny Comet
Mar 26 · NASA (News Releases)
Podcast Transcript June 26th, 2026— Gig worker rights, cervical cancer wins, and a hopeful take on human cooperation
Jun 26 · The Optimist Daily
‘Step aside, humans’: how beavers solved a flooding problem in west London
Jun 26 · Positive News
USA’s Largest Renewable Project Comes Online–With More Power Than the Hoover Dam
Jun 25 · Good News Network
Drought Parches Florida
Apr 7 · NASA (News Releases)
Scientists find 64,000 sq miles of climate-resilient coral reef
Jun 24 · The Optimist Daily
With Plasma, Solar, Magnets, EU Aims to Help Decarbonize Industrial Heat Generation
Jun 23 · Good News Network
UK Startup is Making Electricity From Bacteria in the Soil – Maybe Your Garden Will Power Your Home Some Day
Jun 21 · Good News Network
Thawing Permafrost Not Only Emits CO2, It Absorbs it Too, Shows Landmark Study
Jun 21 · Good News Network
That’s it for Environment. Keep scrolling for more good news from the full archive.

More from the Archive

A Mass Grave Uncovered in Serbia Hints at a Violent Iron Age Massacre That Targeted Women and Children
· Smithsonian Mag (Smart News)
What Does This 150-Year-Old Bottle of Mystery Booze Taste Like? Fruity, With a Hint of Leather
· Smithsonian Mag (Smart News)
Wild Chimpanzees Love to Eat Boozy Fruit. Scientists Say the Proof Is in Their Pee
· Smithsonian Mag (Smart News)
The Eerie 'Blood' Moon Will Grace the Night Sky Next Week, Thanks to a Total Lunar Eclipse
· Smithsonian Mag (Smart News)
The Berlin Cathedral Is Reopening Its Massive Crypt—Home to the Bones of One of Europe’s Most Powerful Dynasties
· Smithsonian Mag (Smart News)
JPL 3D-Printed Part Springs Forward
· NASA (News Releases)
Chesapeake Bay Locked in Ice
· NASA (News Releases)
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· Good News Network
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· Good News Network
50 years later, the iconic ‘Sesame Street’ counting song is overwhelming Gen X with nostalgia
· Upworthy
Boomers and Generation Jones share the meals and foods they miss the most from the 1960s
· Upworthy
We asked people what social rule they’d enforce during flights. One sweet answer dominated.
· Upworthy
Whooping Cranes Came Back From the Brink of Extinction. Now, New Threats Are Converging on Their Texas Wintering Grounds
· Smithsonian Mag (Science & Nature)
Sharklike Fish With Weird, Buzz-Saw Jaws Sliced Through the Seas, Then Vanished. Now, Paleontologists Are Unraveling Their Secrets
· Smithsonian Mag (Science & Nature)
Maggots Are an Incredibly Efficient Source of Protein, Which May Make Them the Next Superfood for Humans
· Smithsonian Mag (Science & Nature)
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