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This Week’s List of Good News
We know good news is out there every day, so we find it to share with you. From communities creating change to meaningful progress for democracy and justice, here are this week’s reminders that people are showing up for democracy and making a difference.
- Native American tribes will regain stewardship of the remains of 85 Indigenous people and more than 4,000 cultural items currently held by Mesa Verde National Park.
- NM bans uranium mining on 13 million acres of state land.
- OH’s Power Siting Board approves a permit for solar and battery storage in Vinton County, an area known for coal, iron, and clay extraction.
- Oconee County, SC bans Flock cameras and similar surveillance systems countywide.
- For the first time since 2007, New York City updates its emergency continuity plans while creating an interagency team to coordinate the city’s emergency response.
- Roanoke, VA’s public schools invest in solar-and-battery-powered microgrids at each of the district’s two high schools to generate clean energy and lower electricity bills.
- After repeated setbacks and interference from the presidential administration, Revolution Wind completes construction of a 65-turbine wind farm off the coasts of Rhode Island and Connecticut.
- Throughout 2025, the Southern Poverty Law Center engaged more than 500,000 people regarding racial justice issues through grassroots organizing across five southern states.
- A decade of collaboration between scientists, activists, nonprofits, city officials, and residents results in a safely swimmable Baltimore Harbor.
- A gray wolf is spotted in California’s Mendocino national forest for the first time since the species returned to the state 15 years ago.
- Farmers worldwide find that the shade beneath solar panels is beneficial for growing crops.
- The World Meteorological Organization reports that the size of the Antarctic ozone hole in 2025 ranked among the smallest since 1992 thanks to decades of phasing out ozone-depleting chemicals.