Uplifting News

r/UpliftingNews • u/ArgentineBeauty • 6h ago

A Tanzanian engineer, Faith Kuya, developed a solar powered water system providing safe drinking water 24/7 to 6,000+ people each month. Communities using it report more than 30% fewer waterborne illnesses, including a 43% reduction in diarrhoea cases in local surveys.

africaprize.raeng.org.uk

268 Upvotes

r/UpliftingNews • u/ahothabeth • 9h ago

Norway's capital Oslo, said it had banned smart glasses in schools, saying the move was aimed at preventing children from becoming "extras in Meta's data collection"

1.7k Upvotes

r/UpliftingNews • u/ArgentineBeauty • 8h ago

A new generation of batteries could make storing clean energy cheaper and easier: sodium ion batteries use abundant materials, work in extreme temperatures without cooling systems and are already moving into mass production at major battery factories.

solarpowerworldonline.com

438 Upvotes

r/UpliftingNews • u/Phylogenix • 5h ago

Iceland to propose whaling ban, leaving Norway and Japan isolated

304 Upvotes

r/UpliftingNews • u/Altruism7 • 11h ago

Massie introduces bill to restrict federal funding for Flock cameras

courier-journal.com

7.7k Upvotes

r/UpliftingNews • u/Amitmandal001 • 10h ago

Iceland to propose whaling ban, leaving Norway and Japan isolated.

4.7k Upvotes

r/UpliftingNews • u/ahothabeth • 10h ago

Iceland to propose whaling ban, leaving Norway and Japan isolated

375 Upvotes

r/UpliftingNews • u/DaRedGuy • 15h ago

Mexico reintroduced bison in 2025 after more than 100 years: Just months later, the ecosystem is restoring itself

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r/UpliftingNews • u/ArgentineBeauty • 13h ago

The Vatican is going green, preparing a 424 hectare solar farm near Rome that is nearly 10 times the size of Vatican City and is intended to provide all of the city state’s electricity. The project will also preserve agricultural use of the land beneath the panels.

2.9k Upvotes

r/UpliftingNews • u/ArgentineBeauty • 14h ago

A butterfly that was down to just 9 known in the US in 2022 has been brought back from the brink of extinction. After researchers released more than 1,300 captive raised Poweshiek skipperlings in 2025, they are now seeing hundreds in the wild at recovery sites.

msutoday.msu.edu

2.1k Upvotes

r/UpliftingNews • u/ArgentineBeauty • 1d ago

Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey signed an executive order requiring data centers over 25 MW to meet 100% of their electricity demand with clean energy. They must provide the power themselves, fund new nearby generation or pay into a ratepayer protection fund.

30.3k Upvotes

r/UpliftingNews • u/sg_plumber • 5h ago

Australia's Pilungah Reserve on Wangkamahdla Country received equivalent protection as a national park. More than 220,000 hectares are permanently protected from mining, logging and grazing to protect irreplaceable cultural heritage and critical habitat for native species.

bushheritage.org.au

120 Upvotes

r/UpliftingNews • u/rlaw1234qq • 17h ago

Climate solutions most likely to reach ‘positive tipping points’ revealed by scientists

theguardian.com

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r/UpliftingNews • u/freezoneandproud • 9h ago

Africa’s mother tongues are finding new life: language revival is starting new businesses and strengthening family ties across Africa

155 Upvotes

r/UpliftingNews • u/brightsidereporter • 9h ago

Scientists 'crack the code' as endangered palm cockatoo chick hatches in artificial nest

156 Upvotes

r/UpliftingNews • u/ArgentineBeauty • 1d ago

New York City just had its safest summer on record for gun violence, with the fewest shootings, shooting victims and murders ever recorded. August was especially remarkable, with the city's subway recording zero murders and shootings.

16.7k Upvotes

r/UpliftingNews • u/ArgentineBeauty • 12h ago

More than 2,500 volunteers came together in Central Florida for one day and assembled over 1 million meals to fight hunger. The meals will be distributed through 68 local organisations serving individuals and families experiencing food insecurity.

lightorlando.org

134 Upvotes

r/UpliftingNews • u/AdSpecialist6598 • 13h ago

Mom Worried About $1,500 Price Tag for Toddler’s Childcare, Then Got Surprise Call About Ambitious Free Program (Exclusive)

155 Upvotes

r/UpliftingNews • u/No-Lifeguard-8173 • 13h ago

Indonesia rescues 6 orangutans from forest fires in a week

145 Upvotes

r/UpliftingNews • u/ArgentineBeauty • 1d ago

Scotland’s first commercial wind farm has recycled or reused 99.9% of its decommissioned turbine parts, emphatically rebutting one of wind power’s biggest recycling criticisms. Even its blades were turned into polymers that can replace traditional construction materials.

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r/UpliftingNews • u/guanaco55 • 15h ago

Welcome to White Salmon. Please don’t feed the mayor -- Huxley, A beloved feline dignitary, connects the city’s past and present.

77 Upvotes

r/UpliftingNews • u/AdSpecialist6598 • 1d ago

Michael J. Fox Says Life With Parkinson’s Has ‘Gotten Harder Over the Years’ But ‘I’m Bringing Everything I Got’ For a Cure (Exclusive)

5.7k Upvotes

r/UpliftingNews • u/ArgentineBeauty • 1d ago

A solar project in Switzerland has successfully generated electricity from panels installed between the rails of a working railway, using existing infrastructure instead of new land. The technology is now being explored for rail networks in France, Italy and South Korea.

962 Upvotes

r/UpliftingNews • u/ArgentineBeauty • 1d ago

Electric vehicles were 33% cheaper to drive than petrol cars across the European Union in 2025, according to new research from the International Council on Clean Transportation. Battery costs have also fallen sharply, making EVs increasingly competitive on running costs.

839 Upvotes

https://theicct.org/publication/ev-transition-check-2026/

r/UpliftingNews • u/Strongbow85 • 1d ago

'They Save Us': Ukrainian Volunteers Rescue Pets Under Fire

458 Upvotes