{"id":2493,"date":"2026-09-17T20:17:29","date_gmt":"2026-09-17T20:17:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.furman.edu\/shi-institute\/?p=2493"},"modified":"2026-09-17T20:17:29","modified_gmt":"2026-09-17T20:17:29","slug":"good-sustainability-news-round-up-september-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.furman.edu\/shi-institute\/good-sustainability-news-round-up-september-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Good Sustainability News Round-Up, September 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sustainability work can be challenging, occasionally full of set backs and “bad news.” One of our Eco Rep Fellows, Emmett Neal, has put together a round of up good news, “because not everything is bad and not enough attention is brought to the good stuff!” Click the links below if you want to learn more.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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  1. Brazilian biologist Fernanda Abra<\/span><\/a> creates rope bridges that provide safe crossings for monkeys and other endangered species.<\/span><\/li>\n
  2. The EU<\/a> bans fashion companies destruction of unsold clothes instead making them discount of reuse them, stopping <\/span>\u00a0textile waste from making it to landfills and incinerators.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
  3. Sweden has announced plans to prohibit forever chemicals like PFAS<\/a> in products by 2028, r<\/span>educing environmental contamination and health concerns.<\/span><\/li>\n
  4. In Texas 1800 data center projects were halted<\/a> until audits were completed. <\/span>This gives time to evaluate the heavy environmental and human impacts these centers cost<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
  5. A Belgian company called Permifungi<\/a> creates natural biodegradable packages using mycelium, r<\/span>educing the use of plastics and other packaging that sticks around with breaking down<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
  6. Last year\u2019s International Coastal Cleanup 2025 removed 1.3million plastic bottles<\/a> from our oceans in ONE DAY!<\/span><\/li>\n
  7. Right here in SC, local government and communities worked to get protection for wetlands<\/a> after federal protections disappeared, s<\/span>aving not only wildlife and nature but these wetlands absorb floodwaters protecting our communities\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
  8. Making strides on the Internet, Ecosia<\/a> is a greener browser that functions like Google but give back to environmental causes and plants trees to offset your searches<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n
  9. Last but not least, Eco-Reps is still accepting applications for this semester. Apply<\/a> now!<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Enjoy the good news? Follow the Shi Institute<\/a> and Furman Eco Reps<\/a> for more.<\/span><\/p>\n

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