Guinea Worm eradication, the end of sleeping sickness in Côte d'Ivoire, denuclearization in Kazakhstan, declining suicides in the US, falling child poverty in Canada, decoupling of emissions, a vast new zone for offshore wind off New York, and the recovery of the bald eagle.
Nine schoolgirls win a historic victory over Big Oil in the Amazon. Plus, good news on women's rights in Mexico, Pakistan and Lebanon, crime rates in US cities, clean energy in Europe, a ban on fracking in the Delaware River Basin, and the return of cheetahs to India.
Malaria wins in El Salvador, progress on hepatitis C in Egypt, declining cancer deaths in Europe, a huge market signal for plant-based meats, an important victory for climate activists in the UK, and an inspiring conservation story from Italy.
Clean energy records in the US and China, big wins for human rights in India and Ecuador, falling cancer deaths, a bold humanitarian gesture in Colombia, shifting attitudes to the war on drugs in Malaysia and New Jersey, and a brand new national park for the United States.
Peak oil, EVs, terrorism down in Pakistan, police reform in Denver, ambitious US conservation goals, fisheries reforms in Mozambique and Namibia, and dances of cranes in the UK.
A global treaty on nuclear weapons, stricter laws against female genital mutilation in Egypt, Guinea Worm eradication, funding for the Great Green Wall, clean energy in China, fisheries success in California, and the return of bison and a tiny tern.
Why mainstream news, and not social media or Donald Trump, is the greatest threat to American democracy today.
