All Points of Progress
Points of Progress: Elk return to strip mining sites, and moreIn good news this week: As mining companies have retreated from Kentucky and ecosystems have recovered, elk have returned to the region.
Points of Progress: Fiji reefs restored with traditional knowledge, and moreIn good news this week: Fijians used ancient fishery management systems to help reefs recover after overfishing, plus more positive headlines.
Points of Progress: Legal protections for LGBTQ employees, and moreIn good news this week: The U.S. Supreme Court affirmed legal protections for LGBTQ employees, and more.
Points of Progress: Argentina works to combat anti-Semitism, and moreIn good news this week: The country recently adopted new official language as part its efforts to address a history of anti-Semitic violence.
Points of Progress: Australian wildlife begins recovery, and moreIn good news this week: The Australian Reptile Park saw its first baby koala born since the country’s devastating fires – and more positive headlines.
Points of Progress: US traffic deaths decline for third year, and moreIn good news this week: Public awareness efforts from traffic safety offices have led to another year with fewer driving deaths.
Points of Progress: Conservation projects bear fruit, and moreIn good news this week: Endangered amphibians may soon get a boost as scientists perfect conservation technologies, plus more positive headlines.
Points of Progress: Global decline in deforestation, and moreIn good news this week: South America’s deforestation rates have declined and Europe and Asia are gaining trees – plus more positive headlines.
Points of Progress: Portugal plans for a green future, and moreIn good news this week: A new hydrogen plant is one of many green-energy initiatives that Portugal is working on – plus more positive headlines.
Points of Progress: Austria shuts down last coal-fired plant, and moreIn good news this week: As part of its plan to be fossil fuel-free by 2030, Austria closed its last coal-fired plant – plus more positive headlines.
Points of Progress: Breakthrough in plastic recycling, and moreIn good news this week: A new enzyme that fully breaks down PET plastics could revolutionize the recycling industry, plus more positive headlines.
Points of Progress: Hawaii’s state bird makes a comeback, and moreIn good news this week: A 60-year-long breeding program has ensured that nene populations are recovering in Hawaii – plus more positive headlines.
Points of Progress: Ireland will ban certain tobacco products, and moreIn good news this week: Menthol and rolling tobacco will be banned in Ireland as the country adopts EU directives – plus more positive headlines.
Points of Progress: Tapirs return to Brazilian forest, and moreIn good news this week: Tapirs, sometimes called “forest gardeners,” return to an endangered Brazilian ecosystem – and more positive headlines.
Points of Progress: Reparations for Guam islanders, and moreIn good news this week: Women will make up half the playing field at the 2021 Tokyo Olympics, reparations come to Guam islanders, and more.
Points of Progress: Serbia’s tech boom draws workers, and moreIn good news: A tech renaissance in Serbia is keeping skilled workers in the country, global carbon emissions from electricity use dropped, and more.
Points of Progress: Gender equality goes up worldwide, and moreIn good news: Gender equality increases globally, conversion therapy is banned in Virginia, South Korea recycles 95% of its food waste, and more.
Points of Progress: From Alaska to Nepal, edging towards equityIn good news: Alaskan employers can no longer pay disabled workers subminimum wages, Senegal opens West Africa’s largest wind farm, and more.
Points of Progress: ESA plans to clean up space trash, and moreIn good news this week: Women lead top 16 law school journals, China commits to reducing smog, and more positive headlines.
Points of Progress: US life expectancy increases, and moreIn good news this week: U.S. life expectancy increased for the first time in four years, Maryland unveils new monuments to abolitionists, and more.
