This week, we were drawn to stories about determined communities taking their renewable energy futures into their own hands.

See what stories caught our attention this week, from the growing impact of the HPV vaccine to a new plan to save the Joshua tree.

See what stories caught our attention this week, from the story beneath NYC’s steam stacks to the Land Back movement’s role in climate resilience.

See what stories caught our attention this week, from matchmaking corals to a massive food donation. Plus, an update on congestion pricing in NYC.

See what stories caught our attention this week, from a scrappy, solar-powered New York lifestyle to early media literacy lessons in Finland.

See what stories caught our attention this week, from farmland restored to salt marsh to salmon thriving on an un-dammed river.

See what caught our attention this week, from remedies for a water crisis to the story behind decades-old parking regulations.

See what stories caught our attention this week, from a new way of tracking wolves to a more rehabilitative approach to prisons.

See what stories caught our attention this week, from a vast restoration effort in Canada to the end of coal in the UK.

See what stories caught our attention this week, from a new California law to protect wildlife to flood management success in Vienna.

See what stories caught our attention this week, from a mountain’s historic name change to the movement for spongier cities.

See what stories caught our attention this week, from progress on protected waters to a record Columbia River sockeye run.

See what stories caught our attention this week, from the promise of a delicate fruit to a new way to protect the Great Salt Lake.

See what stories caught our attention this week, from zero-emission travel schemes to hotels converted into housing for the homeless.

See what stories caught our attention this week, from a program keeping Philadelphians in their homes to a simpler cervical cancer test.

See what stories caught our attention this week, from a comic about farming in Oregon to South Korea’s impressive food-waste recycling.

See what stories caught our attention this week, from a self-watering pot to zippy new subway systems in Europe and Asia.

See what stories caught our attention this week, from a more sustainable Olympic Games to unarmed civilian response teams replacing the police.

See what stories caught our attention this week, from customizable housing trends to a flood of water conservation funding.

See what stories caught our attention this week, from city planning in Bratislava to a new way of paying respects on US national park visits.

See what stories caught our attention this week, from renewable abundance in the Golden State to Vancouver Island’s old-growth forests.

See what stories caught our attention this week, from a pollinator protection milestone to a new take on the old-fashioned house call.

See what stories caught our attention this week, from a basic income boon in Denver to major cuts in plastic pollution in Vanuatu.

See what stories caught our attention this week, from one city’s Juneteenth story to Black communities preparing for extreme heat.

See what stories caught our attention this week, from a bit of Texas cool-down history to why US solar is outpacing wind.

See what stories caught our attention this week, from a unique Los Angeles overpass to the tradition of Ciclovía in Bogotá.

See what stories caught our attention this week, from drought resilience in the American West to good news for fish.

See what stories caught our attention this week, from payments to First Nations to California’s first Black-led land trust.

See what stories caught our attention this week, from an Ecuadorian patrol group to “community-owned cooperative real estate.”

See what stories have caught our attention this week, from an exploration of Britain’s apples to an intriguing conservation bill in the US.

See what stories have caught our attention — and learn what good news we’re celebrating at RTBC headquarters this week.

See what caught our attention this week, from accessible kids’ programs to sustainable Indigenous practices.

See what caught our attention this week, from neighborhood “NatureScores” to prescribed burns.

See what caught our attention this week, from a landmark climate ruling to the encouraging rise in renewable energy in the US.

See what caught our attention this week, from the carbon footprint of sporting events to the persistent problem of palm oil.

See what caught our attention this week, from blue catfish filets to a lesson for New York’s housing crisis.

See what caught our attention this week, from the economics of cycling infrastructure to a contested waterway in Delaware.

See what caught our attention this week, from parents stepping up as bus drivers to biodegradable birth control implants.

See what caught our attention this week, from cracking down on ecocide to a milestone for sports at HBCUs.

See what caught our attention this week, from hardy grains in Scotland to reforestation in the Dominican Republic.

See what caught our attention this week, from a book ban’s boomerang effect to climate resilience plans.

Peek behind the curtain at what our team is reading and discussing this week.

Eavesdrop on our team’s ongoing conversation about solutions stories in the news.

Find out what stories got our team’s wheels turning this week.

In the latest edition of our new series, we offer a glimpse at what our team is reading and thinking about this week.