r/Positive_News • u/positivesource • 4d ago
JUSTICE Federal judge blocks the Administration's latest attempt to restrict birthright citizenship | US immigration
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r/Positive_News • u/positivesource • 4d ago
RACIAL JUSTICE Black women are poised for historic congressional gains in November
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r/Positive_News • u/positivesource • 4d ago
PEOPLE POWER Former pardon attorney sues DoJ over ‘unlawful’ firing tied to Mel Gibson case | Liz Oyer says department fired her after she refused to recommend restoring gun rights of actor and Trump ally
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r/Positive_News • u/positivesource • 4d ago
ECONOMY Batteries are quietly driving down evening electricity prices across the U.S., during the hours it used to be most expensive. 💰 Power units once used simply to store energy are now being deployed as power sources themselves, displacing gas peaker plants and slashing their revenues.
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r/Positive_News • u/positivesource • 4d ago
INNOVATION Solar panels bolted over 2 working irrigation canals in California's Central Valley cut evaporation beneath them by as much as 70 percent, and the aquatic weed that fouls those channels dropped by about 85 percent
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r/Positive_News • u/positivesource • 4d ago
CARING A Ugandan woman who grew up in an orphanage and battled malaria as a child founded a prevention company with $30 for field research. Uganics now serves 4.5 million people across 8 countries, with participating households reporting malaria reductions of nearly 90%.
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r/Positive_News • u/positivesource • 4d ago
WOMEN French women launch headscarf campaign against far-right ban proposal
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r/Positive_News • u/positivesource • 4d ago
WOMEN An Unexpected Life by Gloria Steinem review – a fitting tribute to a feminist icon | The activist’s memoir, due to be published this month, now stands as a posthumous testament to her remarkable life
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r/Positive_News • u/positivesource • 4d ago
INSPIRATION Rwanda is building a $49 million “Smart Green Village” for 547 families as Volcanoes National Park expands, giving them safer homes, electricity, water, schools and healthcare while reducing human wildlife conflict and adding 3,740 hectares of protected habitat.
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r/Positive_News • u/positivesource • 4d ago
WOMEN Gloria Steinem: A voice for women, to the very end
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r/Positive_News • u/positivesource • 4d ago
PLANET The plastic waste overtaking New York – and the people trying to curb it | From New York to Quebec, photographer Bryan Anselm spent months capturing spaces overrun with plastic and the actions individuals and groups are taking to reduce waste
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r/Positive_News • u/positivesource • 4d ago
WOMEN ‘Don’t give up’: Syrian women’s ongoing search for the missing
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r/Positive_News • u/positivesource • 4d ago
WOMEN An Unexpected Life by Gloria Steinem review – a fitting tribute to a feminist icon | The activist’s memoir, due to be published this month, now stands as a posthumous testament to her remarkable life
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r/Positive_News • u/positivesource • 6d ago
PLANET Costco takes Florida distribution center off grid with on-site solar and batteries. 🌞 The system was completed faster than a conventional backup-power project, and will support round-the-clock reliability against outages. 💰 It'll also supply lighting, refrigeration, HVAC, and EV charging. 🚙
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r/Positive_News • u/positivesource • 6d ago
WOMEN Dolly Parton took control of her career by making men the butt of the joke - Whether ad-libbing her way through a duet or joking about her glamorous image, Parton turned sexist assumptions into a source of power.
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r/Positive_News • u/positivesource • 6d ago
INSPIRATION A Nepal school principal had minutes to act when a glacier triggered a devastating flash flood. He sounded the alarm, evacuated 1,643 children and turned buses back, saving every child as the flood swept away their school.
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r/Positive_News • u/positivesource • 6d ago
PLANET Costa Rica just unanimously voted to require wildlife crossings on new and existing roads where they threaten animals or cut off habitat, protecting wildlife from traffic and reconnecting ecosystems. At least 59 species have already been documented using the country's wildlife bridges.
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r/Positive_News • u/positivesource • 6d ago
WOMEN How AOC is upending norms around motherhood and political candidacy
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r/Positive_News • u/positivesource • 6d ago
PLANET Solar surpasses coal as China's top source of power capacity
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r/Positive_News • u/positivesource • 6d ago
HAPPINESS People who perceive their country as more democratic tend to report better mental health. The study suggests that believing one's political system is fair, responsive, and representative may contribute to greater psychological well-being and life satisfaction.
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r/Positive_News • u/positivesource • 6d ago
PLANET Wind and solar generated nearly 420 TWh of US electricity in the first half of 2026, up 10% from last year and enough to overtake both coal and nuclear for the first time over a comparable six month period, despite federal incentives being rolled back.
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r/Positive_News • u/positivesource • 6d ago
ANIMALS Population of the world's heaviest parrot, New Zealand's kākāpō, surpasses 300 birds for the first time in 75 years, after a record breeding season triggered by mass fruiting of native tree added 90 chicks. The critically endangered birds now number 325 – a record high since recovery efforts began.
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r/Positive_News • u/positivesource • 6d ago
INSPIRATION The greenest building is the one still standing after a disaster - When Hurricane Michael tore through the Florida Panhandle in 2018, a beach house called the Sand Palace was left standing, while more than half the buildings around it were destroyed.
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r/Positive_News • u/positivesource • 6d ago
INNOVATION Recyclable airplanes developed by Swiss researchers
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