Politics & Government Good News

Ways that people, organizations, and governments are fighting to strengthen democracy in the United States and around the world

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Artists Are Painting Streets To Make Them Safer... And It's Working

With traffic deaths rising in the US, some cities are turning crosswalks and intersections into eye-catching murals — with life-saving results.
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Nepal's Goal Was To Double Its Tiger Population. It Tripled It.

The massive conservation success is expected to make Nepal the only one of the tiger range countries to even come close to doubling its population of the big cat.
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Ugly Animals: Blue Glaucus, Blobfish, and Proboscis Monkey

Photos of the 21 Ugliest Animals 📸 + How To Protect Them

It’s important that each of us play a role in protecting animals — but why should cute, fuzzy animals have all the fun? Explore photos of the ugliest animals!
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How America's First 'Heat Officers' Are Cooling Miami and Los Angeles

For the first time, two US cities are treating extreme heat as a crisis — and dealing with it accordingly.
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Urban Gardens, Clean Energy, & Bison - Good News This Week: September 3rd 2022

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Good News: American Bison Are Making a Major Comeback

By 1889, free-ranging bison numbers dwindled to almost zero. Conservation efforts, responsible farming, and an ambitious relocation effort have afforded a bison population boom in recent years.
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Owls, Library Farms, & 3D-Print Homes - Good News This Week: August 27th 2022

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Low-cost Sensors Are Helping Communities Find Gaps in Air Quality Data

From Ohio's fracking fields to California's oil refineries, residents are tracking pollution missed by the EPA.
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Sea Turtles, Cool Corridors, & Dogs - Good News This Week: August 20th 2022

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Biden Administration Pledges to Plant 1 Billion New Trees

A large-scale win for reforestation efforts, the Biden Administration just announced plans to plant over 1 billion new trees across millions of acres of burned and dead woodlands in the Western part of the country.
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Millennials Are Highly Underrepresented In US Politics, But Change Is Coming

"There are important issues that impact people at different points in their lives, and ideally you want a range of age groups represented in our state legislatures to help give voice to all important issues."
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Trees, Representation, & Whales - Good News This Week: July 23rd 2022

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