In his first month in office, President Donald Trump and his Administration have taken a number of actions affecting abortion and reproductive healthcare access, both within the United States and…
Day: February 20, 2025
Halle Berry Says It’s Time to Talk About Menopause
Oscar-winning actress Halle Berry has a new passion: menopause, a neglected area of medicine long in need of a little love. Doctors often downplay or fail to thoroughly treat the…
The Humane Society of Durham Region welcomes Northern dogs who need homes
IMMEDIATE RELEASE Whitby, ON (February 20, 2025) – After they arrived in Durham Region last week, right in the nick of time before the winter storm, a group of Northern…
Amanda Zurawski Won’t Give Up the Fight for Reproductive Rights
Amanda Zurawski never set out to be an activist. But in 2022, when she was four months pregnant after years of trying, her life changed forever. She dilated too early,…
Raquel Willis’s Fearless Fight for Bodily Autonomy
Raquel Willis isn’t afraid to take risks. She has organized large-scale marches to protest violence against Black trans lives and rallied outside the Supreme Court to support the trans youth…
Ceva pheromone products help manage stress for animals awaiting adoption
At the Ontario SPCA and Humane Society, ensuring that the animals in our care remain happy, healthy and stress-free while they wait for their loving forever home is our top…
Sebastian Moreno: Backyard birding elevates underrepresented voices in protecting urban biodiversity
In this ‘Postcards from the Field’ blog post, Sebastian Moreno – a researcher and PhD candidate at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst – discusses the remarkable intersection of human behavior…
Heat pumps keep widening their lead on gas furnaces
This article was originally published on Jan. 24, 2025 and updated on Feb. 20, 2025 with shipment data for all of last year. Heat pumps just keep getting hotter. The…
States are moving forward with Buy Clean policies despite Trump reversal
Cutting fossil fuels out of transportation and buildings will mean embracing electric vehicles and equipping homes and offices with heat pumps. But cleaning up these sectors will take much more…
Connecticut considers incentives to spur networked geothermal projects
Connecticut could become the latest state to pursue networked geothermal systems as a way of cutting greenhouse gas emissions, improving public health, and reducing energy cost burdens for residents. State…