A Rare Win In Indian Country: How Tribes Drove Out A Mining Company In One Week
by Shilpi Chhotray, The Guardian
When two Oglala Lakota scouts heard drilling was expected to begin on Pe’ Sla, the sacred prairie in the Black Hills of South Dakota, they set out on back trails. They needed to find out where. That’s when they saw a deer break ahead and a red-tailed hawk soar above them – less like a coincidence than being led, the scouts said. Over a rise, they came upon a road freshly cut to the dirt. They followed it, past a parked truck. “Oh my god,” one of them said, seeing a drill turning. “They’re drilling now!” What happened next was something that almost never happens in Indian country: a coalition of tribes and organizers banded together and drove out a mining company in a matter of days.
CT’s Beverage Container Redemption Rate Hits 92%, Highest In U.S.
by Andrew Larson, Hartford Business Journal
Connecticut’s beverage container redemption rate jumped to 92% in 2025, the highest among U.S. states with bottle-deposit programs, according to new data from the Container Recycling Institute. The 92% rate was up 27 percentage points from 2024 and more than double its 44% rate in 2023, when Connecticut began phasing in changes to its bottle-deposit law. The state redeemed nearly 1.8 billion containers last year, more than 925 million above 2023 levels, while container sales remained essentially flat.
Florida Teens Design Charity App To Help Generous Locals Deliver ‘Pizza For A Purpose’
by Andy Corbley, Good News Network
Two South Florida teens with a penchant for volunteering have used their IT skills to build an app that facilitates the donation of pizzas from local restaurants to local charities. It streamlines the donation process, allowing anyone to send fresh pizzas from any nearby restaurant to any nearby charity of their choice. Designed 2 years ago by 8th grader Aashrita Kaza and her brother Anish, the Pizza for a purpose app has led to the donations of 25,000 slices of pizza to food insecure families in places like Broward County.
Rewilded Land Remains Green Amid Drought-Stricken English Countryside, Images Show
by Sandra Laville, The Guardian
Aerial footage of an estate in Somerset has revealed the benefits of rewilding land in the face of extreme weather brought about by the climate crisis. The area of the National Trust’s Holnicote estate where rivers have been returned to their natural courses and wetlands have been restored have remained green and lush during the five heatwaves across the summer. In contrast, the surrounding countryside has become parched and brown. The two interventions are significant rewilding projects and provide strong evidence that nature-based solutions can protect against wildfires.
WHO Declares Uganda Ebola-Free After 42 Days Without New Cases
by Greta Ruffino, Euro News
“Uganda has reached 42 days since the last confirmed imported Ebola case was discharged on 16 July 2026, with no documented onward transmission associated with the case, marking an end to the outbreak,” the WHO posted on X. WHO praised the government, health workers and their partners for “the strong measures taken to contain the outbreak and prevent wider spread”. The east African country recorded a total of 20 Ebola cases, almost all people who had travelled from neighbouring Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), and two deaths.
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