First rose of 2025
Red bellied woodpecker from the internet
Sandhill Crane with colts - from the internet
Ruby throated hummingbird, female
Hummingbird Platter by Barb Rogers
by Greg Chaney in Central Indiana from the internet
by Ana Maria Silva
Sharing with Saturday's Critters
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Today's Good News from Americans of Conscience
- Dauphin County, PA wipes out $65M of debt in prison-related fees for formerly incarcerated people, removing a barrier to successful re-entry.
- Chattanooga, TN becomes the first National Park City in the U.S.
- Chicago currently sources about 70% of power for its municipal operations from solar energy.
- The Black Women’s Health Imperative and several partners launch the Opill Access Fund, supplying eligible people with a free three-month supply of the first daily over-the-counter birth control pill available in the U.S.
- The Old Growth Forest Network recognizes 32 acres of old-growth forest within the Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge, containing trees estimated to be 300 years old.
- Paul Tazewell wins the best costume design Oscar for his work on Wicked, becoming the first Black man to win in that category.
- Public figures sell their Tesla vehicles in protest of the company owner’s unconstitutional meddling in federal agencies.
- Lake Champlain’s trout population returns to historic numbers.
- Cognitive scientists find that stark, straightforward visual representations of harm to the planet can break through climate apathy.
- Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum stands up for Mexico’s sovereignty in response to the U.S. president’s attempts to assert influence over our neighboring country.
- Sierra Leone has reduced maternal death rates by almost 75% since 2000.
- For over 100 years Australia’s electorate has utilized ranked-choice voting to elect their members of Parliament.
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