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Florida’s 6-Week Abortion Ban Is Taking Effect This Week
As a six-week ban is set to begin, a majority of Floridians say they back expanding, not restricting, abortion rights.

From Florida to Australia, Global Coral Bleaching Could Soon Be Worst on Record
Coral reefs are a reliable gauge of climate disruption, and 90 percent of global warming is occurring in the oceans.

FL Senate’s Tampa Bay Maps Are Racial Gerrymander, Residents Allege in Lawsuit
The lawsuit claims Black voters were “packed” into one district, diluting their ability to influence outcomes elsewhere.

Money’s Getting Tight for Abortion Travel Funders as Florida, Arizona Bans Loom
With people needing to travel greater distances, abortion access funders worry their travel budgets will fall short.

Florida Reproductive Rights Advocates Kick Off Abortion Ballot Measure Campaign
Supporters rallied in Orlando, pushing Floridians to vote “Yes on 4” to outlaw pre-viability abortion bans.

Federal Judge Rules FL Teacher No Longer Has to Be Referred to by Wrong Pronouns
The case will likely be cited in other attempts to bar trans students and teachers from using their pronouns in schools.

Teachers Are Fighting Book Bans and Unjust Firings in Courts and State Houses
Under attack from the right, teachers are resisting with legislation, grassroots organizing and lawsuits against bans.

Biden Campaign Memo Claims Florida Is “Winnable” Though Polls Say Otherwise
The campaign took note of a six-week abortion ban in the state, as well as an initiative appearing on the fall ballot.

FL Supreme Court Lets 6-Week Ban Stand But Upholds Ballot Initiative on Abortion
The ballot initiative requires a 60 percent threshold to protect abortion rights up to fetal viability.

Georgia Swamp Defenders Are Resisting Mining in Endangered Okefenokee Wetlands
Locals are fighting a proposed titanium mine threatening the swamp's endangered species and carbon-capturing processes.