Good News This Week: September 5, 2026 - Bears, Bakeries, & Turtle Women
Good Good Goodby Megan Burns·5 Sept 2026
Every day the Good Good Good team collects the best good news in the world and shares it with our community. Here are the highlights for this week!
Former bird hunters work to rebuild a songbird haven: 'We hope it's not too late'
Good Good Goodby Triyo Handoko·4 Sept 2026
- Some former hunters on the Indonesian island of Java have abandoned catching birds for the songbird trade and have since become notable local conservation figures.
84 metric tons of humanitarian aid arrive in Nepal in the wake of deadly floods
Good Good Goodby Kamrin Baker·4 Sept 2026
It’s been less than a week since devastating flash floods struck five districts in Nepal. Since August 26, tens of thousands of people have been reeling from the deadly floods, with homes...
Newborn kitten that clung to car engine for 80-mile journey paired with nursing mother
Good Good Goodby Meghan Cook·4 Sept 2026
On September 2, the City of Kerrville, Texas responded to an unusual call: A local healthcare worker had arrived for work, only to hear a cat crying from inside their engine bay.
More than 3,000 baby sea turtles released into the Gulf of Mexico
Good Good Goodby Meghan Cook·4 Sept 2026
On August 30, a Mexican nonprofit dedicated to sea turtle conservation released between 3,200 and 3,500 sea turtles into the Gulf of Mexico from a beach in northern Veracruz.
Florida family wakes up to find 64 baby sea turtles in their backyard swimming pool
Good Good Goodby Kamrin Baker·4 Sept 2026
A Florida Keys family woke up to find dozens of unexpected guests taking a dip in their backyard pool in late August.
Sea turtles win in court as judges uphold special shrimp-net protections
Good Good Goodby Meghan Cook·4 Sept 2026
A turtle exclusionary device, or TED, is a specially designed fishing net built on a slanted metal grid.
Federal judge halts data center construction on Nevada public land
Good Good Goodby Jeniffer Solis·4 Sept 2026
A federal administrative court has temporarily revoked authorization to build a massive data center near Boulder City, concluding the federal government likely erred when it approved the project...
Teen invents award-winning device that can catch elephant poachers in real time
Good Good Goodby Kamrin Baker·3 Sept 2026
Anika Puri, now a graduate of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, got her start in STEM from an early age.
A landmark UN report says the world will overshoot the 1.5° climate target. But hope is not lost
Good Good Goodby Jacqueline Peel·3 Sept 2026
For over a decade, the world has been trying to limit global warming to 1.5°C. That’s no longer possible, according to a new United Nations report. We will likely pass 1.5°C in 2030.
This vineyard doesn't use pesticides. It releases 1,000 ducks instead
Good Good Goodby Meghan Cook·3 Sept 2026
For much of the 20th century, farmers sought to combat food insecurity caused by war and famine by maximizing their yields.
Need an excuse to hike? Jane Goodall's nonprofit calls on America to hit the trails in her honor this October
Good Good Goodby Kamrin Baker·3 Sept 2026
The first inaugural “Hike for Hope” in honor of legendary conservationist Dr. Jane Goodall has just been announced.
How Gloria Steinem helped shape feminism and gender equality
Good Good Goodby Jennifer Gerson·3 Sept 2026
This story was originally published by The 19th and was republished with permission. Gloria Steinem, one of the leaders of second-wave feminism and a feminist thought leader for generations, has...
Climate change is messing with sports. Here are 10 ways athletes and fans can take action
Good Good Goodby Karin Kirk·3 Sept 2026
It's been a rough summer for outdoor sports. July was the hottest month ever recorded in the contiguous United States, and wildfire smoke has repeatedly reached unhealthy levels across large areas...
Trail cameras catch elusive, endangered ocelots using wildlife crossing in Texas
Good Good Goodby Kamrin Baker·2 Sept 2026
The ocelot, a spotted, medium-sized wild cat, used to be prominent along the American Southwest. But now, fewer than 100 individual wild ocelots remain in the United States.
Rare sea turtle finally released after 200 days of recovery. Her story left researchers in tears
Good Good Goodby Meghan Cook·2 Sept 2026
In January, a dog-walker found a loggerhead sea turtle “lifeless” on a beach in Jersey, about 85 miles south of England, after an extratropical cyclone swept across Western Europe and washed her...
Inmates in a UK prison's carpentry class make and donate 'hedgehog boxes'
Good Good Goodby Kamrin Baker·2 Sept 2026
Incarcerated individuals at La Moye Prison in Jersey, United Kingdom have been hard at work helping some of the smallest members of the community.
Black bears were nearly hunted to extinction in the US South. Decades later, they're finally rebounding
Good Good Goodby Cassandra Stephenson·2 Sept 2026
On the Fourth of July, a picture of a black bear sitting on the edge of a Tennessee cornfield sparked a social media flurry. It was the beginning of a deluge.
Amid scrutiny, Texas agencies are blocked from spending on Flock: 'Stop turning Texas into a surveillance state'
Good Good Goodby Ayden Runnels·1 Sept 2026
Gov. Greg Abbott has ordered all state agencies to pause funding for Flock cameras as scrutiny over the AI-powered surveillance devices has mounted.
This rescued manatee was swimming sideways due to a collapsed lung. She’s finally back in Florida waters
Good Good Goodby Meghan Cook·1 Sept 2026
On August 31, a manatee returned to the spring-fed waters of Crystal River, Florida — which is widely considered the “Manatee Capital of the World.” The manatee, Citron, had a unique story.
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