Good News April 17th, 2026

We’re all dancing about the Minns anti-protest laws being struck down!

NSW’s highest court strikes down anti-protest law (The Guardian)

Australia’s biggest Aluminium manufacturer to ditch gas furnace for fully electric system (Renew Economy)

Scientists and Indigenous Rangers working to save Davidson Plum (Sydney Botanic Gardens)

Australia’s rarest reptile found after being considered extinct (ABC News)

“Birds avoid turbines:” Two new studies suggest wind farms are not “killing machines” after all (Renew Economy)

10% of the world’s oceans are now protected (Oceanographic)

“This is a $6.5 billion opportunity:” Industry claps back at toxic political fear-mongering on solar waste (Renew Economy)

Electric vehicles won every major category at the 2026 World Car Awards (CleanTechnica)

Rewilding Romania: the return of Bison has increased the amount and diversity of plant life by a third (Ecoticias)

Floating gardens are cleaning Chicago River after centuries of pollution (Sam Bentley)

The war in Iran has pushed Asia toward solar, not coal (Bloomberg)

Brazil is embedding environmental enforcement into its financial system (Reuters)

Renewables hit a record share of US electricity, overtaking fossil gas (Ember)

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