Good News March 20, 2026

Good news on regulations, modelling, and records this week!

Prime minister’s department requests modelling for gas and coal tax to shield Australia from impact of war (ABC News)

Sale of rat poisons could be restricted to protect Australian wildlife (The Guardian)

Portable solar-in-a-box system to provide 80 pct of dairy farm’s power needs, and save $20k (Renew Economy)

“The world is changing:” Regulator says consumers won’t be left holding bill for stranded gas networks (Renew Economy)

New record as Coober Pedy runs on 100 pct wind and solar for nearly five days straight (Renew Economy)

Batteries overtake gas in morning peaks in Australia’s most advanced renewable grid (Renew Economy)

Regional network to trial streetlight EV chargers in rural and remote areas (The Driven)

Australian honey also carries medicinal properties (ABC Science Show)

One million square kilometres of ocean gains full protection in Chile (Oceanographic)

Villagers on Príncipe, the ‘African Galapagos’, to be paid for protecting the ecosystem (The Guardian)

Mining made this US tribal area a toxic wasteland. This Indigenous nation brought it back to life  (The Guardian)

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