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The Wisconsin State Capitol building exterior for an article about the Wisconsin abortion ban ruling

2025 C.E. July 2

Wisconsin Supreme Court strikes down 175-year-old abortion ban

Wisconsin abortion ban struck down by the state Supreme Court, restoring legal abortion access up to 22 weeks for the first time since the 2022 Dobbs ruling. The court ruled that a 1985 state statute regulating abortion care superseded the 1849 pre-Civil War law, which had criminalized all abortions from conception with no exceptions for rape or incest. Clinics that closed after Dobbs can now reopen, restoring care for patients across Wisconsin and the...

A worker replacing a corroded lead pipe in a residential street for an article about Flint lead pipe replacement, for article on lead pipe removal

2025 C.E. July 2

Flint replaces lead pipes a decade after water crisis exposed a city to poison

Flint lead pipe replacement is complete, with Michigan officials confirming in a court filing that all 11,000 lead service lines have been replaced and more than 28,000 properties restored — fulfilling a core requirement of the city's 26 million legal settlement. The milestone arrives more than a decade after state-appointed managers switched Flint's water source in 2014, exposing nearly 100,000 residents to toxic lead. For a majority-Black city that spent years being dismissed by...

A farmworker walks through a maize field at dawn for an article about the South Africa terbufos ban — 13 words.

2025 C.E. July 2

South Africa bans terbufos pesticide, protecting farming communities

Terbufos ban marks a major win for South Africa's farmworker communities, as the country moves to prohibit one of the world's most hazardous pesticides starting in 2026. The organophosphate chemical, rated "extremely hazardous" by the World Health Organization, had been routinely applied to maize and sugarcane while exposing rural workers and children to potentially fatal risks. The ban followed a multi-year campaign by the Center for Environmental Rights and the Rural Women's Assembly, combining...

A rainforest river winding through dense green jungle in Suriname for an article about Suriname malaria-free certification, for article on dual-insecticide bed nets

2025 C.E. July 1

Suriname becomes the first Amazon nation certified malaria-free by WHO

Suriname malaria-free certification marks a historic first for the Amazon region, as the World Health Organization officially declared the South American nation free of the disease on June 30, 2025. Suriname became the 46th country worldwide and the first in the Amazon basin to earn this status, completing a decades-long effort that recorded its last locally transmitted case in 2021. The achievement required reaching deeply remote Indigenous and mining communities through trained local health...

A nurse-midwife consulting with a pregnant patient in a rural clinic for an article about autonomous midwifery practice

2025 C.E. July 1

Virginia gives nurse-midwives the right to practice without physician oversight

Certified nurse-midwives in Virginia can now practice independently after the state eliminated its physician supervision requirement. The change addresses a critical gap in maternity care, particularly in rural counties where obstetric services are scarce or entirely absent. Research consistently shows that midwife-led care for low-risk pregnancies produces strong outcomes for mothers and newborns while reducing unnecessary medical interventions. Virginia joins a growing number of states aligning licensing laws with full practice authority standards, reflecting...

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