More than 130 unvaccinated students at two schools in South Carolina are being quarantined after they were exposed to measles, amid an ongoing outbreak in the state—a sign, public health…
Day: October 14, 2025
Ontario SPCA to break ground on new animal centre and veterinary clinic in Cornwall
MEDIA ADVISORY Cornwall, ON (Oct. 14, 2025) – Members of the media are invited to attend a groundbreaking ceremony for the Ontario SPCA and Humane Society’s new Cornwall & Region Animal…
Why AI Companies Are Racing to Build a Virtual Human Cell
A human cell is a Rube Goldberg machine like no other, full of biological chain reactions that make the difference between life and death. Understanding these delicate relationships and how…
Strategic Recommendations for a Stronger Animal Advocacy Movement: How to Overcome Legislative Stalemate?
This is a guest blog post. All opinions are that of the guest blogger. In our previous post, we examined why European Union animal welfare reform has stalled despite overwhelming…
Can farmland thrive with solar? This Virginia nonprofit is finding out.
More than a decade ago, residents of Loudoun County, Virginia, banded together to buy up treasured open space before it became a strip mall and housing development, donating the land…
Boston is piloting window heat pumps in affordable housing
Boston is racing to decarbonize its public housing by 2030. The latest tool it’s deploying to reach that goal? Window-straddling heat pumps. Last week, the Boston Housing Authority announced that…
Cancelled solar megaproject reveals new Trump-era threat to renewables
An enormous solar project planned for the Nevada desert was canceled last week while awaiting final federal approvals, an ominous sign for renewables development on public lands under the Trump…