Environment Archives - Positive News https://www.positive.news/category/environment/ Good journalism about good things Mon, 30 Mar 2026 09:18:34 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.positive.news/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/cropped-P.N_Icon_Navy-150x150.png Environment Archives - Positive News https://www.positive.news/category/environment/ 32 32 New olive groves plant hope across the West Bank https://www.positive.news/environment/agriculture/the-quest-to-restore-west-bank-olive-groves/ Mon, 30 Mar 2026 08:00:03 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=572248 In the West Bank, where olive trees have long sustained livelihoods and identity, a replanting movement brings hope

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What went right this week: the good news that matters https://www.positive.news/society/good-news-stories-from-week-13-of-2026/ Fri, 27 Mar 2026 05:05:54 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=572447 Social media had its ‘big tobacco’ moment, Chile made waves in conservation, and electric planes took off, plus more

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Amid an energy crisis, the renewables juggernaut gathers pace https://www.positive.news/environment/energy/amid-an-energy-crisis-the-renewables-juggernaut-gathers-pace/ Wed, 25 Mar 2026 10:22:51 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=572223 The collapse in the cost of renewables offers a stark contrast to skyrocketing fossil fuel prices – and a cause for optimism

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The link between healthy soil and a healthy body https://www.positive.news/environment/food/the-link-between-healthy-soil-and-a-healthy-body/ Tue, 24 Mar 2026 09:41:16 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=572101 Science has yet to prove a definitive link between soil and human health, but that could be about to change

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What went right this week: big cities breathed a little easier, plus more https://www.positive.news/society/good-news-stories-from-week-12-of-2026/ Fri, 20 Mar 2026 05:00:33 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=571713 Cities slashed air pollution, the renewables race accelerated, and Uganda chalked up a conservation win, plus more

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Amid energy market turmoil, the people taking power into their own hands https://www.positive.news/environment/amid-energy-market-turmoil-the-people-taking-power-into-their-own-hands/ Thu, 19 Mar 2026 07:00:12 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=571349 Communities are showing how clean power can be local, affordable and owned by the people who use it


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10 ways that future urban living will be greener https://www.positive.news/society/10-ways-that-the-future-of-urban-living-will-be-greener/ Tue, 17 Mar 2026 14:04:18 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=569779 From carbon-negative homes to people-powered street lights, new innovations are transforming urban living

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‘Turning a moment of loss into something hopeful’ https://www.positive.news/environment/turning-a-moment-of-loss-into-something-hopeful/ Mon, 16 Mar 2026 12:44:58 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=571213 Britain’s felled Sycamore Gap tree is being transformed into a public artwork – and citizens are invited to have their say

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What went right this week: renewables-1; oil-0, plus more https://www.positive.news/society/good-news-stories-from-week-11-of-2026/ Fri, 13 Mar 2026 05:00:57 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=569774 Events strengthened the case for renewables, Croatia eliminated landmines, an ‘extinct’ species returned to England, and more

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Meet the OAPs (old age protesters) getting arrested for climate activism https://www.positive.news/society/meet-the-oaps-old-age-protesters-getting-arrested-for-climate-activism/ Wed, 11 Mar 2026 14:00:12 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=569488 The boomers spending their golden years getting nicked in the name of ‘intergenerational justice’

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