Environment Archives - Positive News Good journalism about good things Wed, 11 Mar 2026 14:03:25 +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 32 32 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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]]> Could solar panels help strengthen global food security? https://www.positive.news/environment/agriculture/could-solar-panels-help-strengthen-global-food-security/ Tue, 03 Mar 2026 07:00:22 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=568397 Solar panels could increase global crop yields by creating cooler, more resilient growing conditions, researchers say

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]]> Novel paint could aid drought-hit regions https://www.positive.news/environment/novel-paint-could-aid-drought-hit-regions/ Thu, 12 Feb 2026 07:00:20 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=566721 Researchers in Australia have developed a dual-purpose paint that tackles rising heat and water scarcity in one stroke

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]]> We tried to buy nothing new for the whole of January. Here’s how we got on https://www.positive.news/lifestyle/we-tried-to-buy-nothing-new-for-the-whole-of-january-heres-how-we-got-on/ Wed, 04 Feb 2026 13:00:25 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=565833 Our team rose to the challenge of Buy Nothing New Month. Some fared better than others. This is what we learned taking part

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]]> What went right this week: not-so-lawless Britain, plus more https://www.positive.news/society/good-news-stories-from-week-5-of-2026/ Fri, 30 Jan 2026 04:00:09 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=565093 England’s murder rate plummeted, France said ‘non’ to social media for kids, and the world set a welcome record, plus more

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]]> How a ‘dysfunctional’ English farm became a biodiversity hotspot https://www.positive.news/environment/how-a-dysfunctional-english-farm-became-a-biodiversity-hotspot/ Fri, 16 Jan 2026 13:19:24 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=563601 A trailblazing rewilding site in England has recorded a 900% increase in breeding birds in just 20 years

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]]> What went right this week: treating the ‘untreatable’, plus more https://www.positive.news/society/good-news-stories-from-week-3-of-2026/ Fri, 16 Jan 2026 05:19:28 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=563481 Scientists treated an ‘untreatable’ eye condition, an ocean treaty entered force, and the US murder rate plummeted, plus more

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]]> What went right in 2025: the top 25 good news stories of the year https://www.positive.news/society/what-went-right-in-2025-the-good-news-that-mattered/ Mon, 22 Dec 2025 14:00:32 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=559139 Scientists treated the ‘untreatable’, species bounced back, solar surged, deforestation fell, rivers were revitalised, and more

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]]> Abandoned oil refineries are becoming unlikely havens for wildlife https://www.positive.news/environment/abandoned-oil-refineries-are-becoming-unlikely-havens-for-wildlife/ Thu, 11 Dec 2025 10:06:21 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=556110 From southeast England to California, decommissioned oil refineries are being reclaimed by nature

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]]> Black Friday: seven things to do instead of buying stuff https://www.positive.news/environment/black-friday-seven-things-to-do-instead-of-buying-stuff/ Thu, 27 Nov 2025 05:00:41 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=412408 Black Friday ‘deals’ are mostly bogus, new research shows. Here are seven things you can do as a rebuff to hollow consumerism

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