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Candor Plum hugs Assemblywoman Luanne Peterpaul as Bill S2260 / A2218 passes the Aseemlby in Trenton on June 30, 2026

New Jersey makes it illegal to interfere with reproductive or gender-affirming healthcare

The law makes it a fourth-degree crime to harass or harm patients and healthcare providers, staff, or volunteers or block them from entering a facility that provides reproductive care, including services for trans people.

The "Animals Bridge" wildlife crossing in Montana

Montana debuts cute new license plate design projected to raise $100K for state wildlife crossings

The new design was illustrated by a recent high school graduate.

An American flag flies in the sky, with green leafy trees in the foreground

With America's 250th around the corner, it's important to know the difference between patriotism and nationalism

There's a difference. And it's not just important to scholars, but all citizens.

An aerial view of a wildlife overpass filled with lush green vegetation

This first-of-its-kind wildlife overpass crosses a 6-lane highway. People can walk across it, too

The Robert L.B. Tobin Land Bridge has won awards for “balancing the needs of humans and non-humans alike.”

A photo collage of a man pictured on a truck billboard, an elk caught on camera, a coral reef underwater with palm trees above it, a row of electric towers, and Miranda Kerr posing for a photo

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A security camera mounted on a weathered utility pole against a bright blue sky with white clouds, positioned to monitor the surrounding area.

After a civil rights complaint, Chicago built the nation's largest air monitoring network

As extreme heat reshapes air quality, the network of 227 monitors is expected to help identify localized pollution hot spots.

French Polynesia expands ocean protections to 30% of its waters

The government of French Polynesia announced it is expanding the extent of ocean where extractive industries like seabed mining and industrial fishing will not be allowed. With this move, 30% of French Polynesia’s waters will now be fully protected.

Critters caught on a trail camera crossing a bridge in Australia

Critics doubted a $1.46B wildlife crossing. Trail cameras tell a success story: '75 recorded uses each night'

The major wildlife corridor project includes 19 rope bridges, 24 underpasses, and two land bridges for local fauna.

A Blanding's turtle walks across a wildlife tunnel in Eliot, Maine

Maine's first 'turtle tunnels' help endangered reptiles cross a 'highway of death'

Installed in 2021, local officials now say that there has been a “substantial reduction” in casualties for the endangered species.

A close-up of a healthcare worker in a white coat applying a colorful rainbow plaster to the upper arm of a person in a checked top, after a vaccination.

Young women now have a 'close to zero' risk of cervical cancer death thanks to the HPV vaccine

Deaths have dramatically declined since school-age girls in England started being offered the vaccine in 2008 — and it’s saved around 200 lives in England so far.

New tiny home village will house the homeless with $300 monthly rent and free healthcare

The new community is in the process of being built, and will include 50 cottage homes for new residents.

Rainbow lasers beam into the sky in front of San Francisco's Civic Center

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy warned cities against Pride displays. San Francisco doubled down with rainbow lasers

"We have always been a city that leads with our values," Mayor Daniel Lurie said.