Pollinator Push in Massachusetts: The state’s DCR, Agricultural Resources, and the Nursery and Landscape Association are bringing back the Growing Wild campaign for its sixth year, with free pollinator-friendly plant kits at 21 nurseries and six DCR parks statewide—aimed at boosting habitat for bees, butterflies, and other pollinators, including partnerships with Tribal communities. Climate Accountability at the UN: A UN resolution backed by more than two-thirds of member states affirms an International Court of Justice ruling that countries have a legal duty to limit global warming to the Paris 1.5°C target—setting up how future lawsuits and appeals may argue climate obligations. Tick-Borne Disease Response: HHS announced new initiatives to cut Lyme and other tick-borne illnesses, including a multi-million-dollar pilot focused on tick control on wildlife and efforts to connect patients with specialized care. Local Housing & Health on Mass. and Cass: Boston and state leaders are tightening a coordinated plan at the Mass. and Cass intersection, reporting fewer tents and more people funneled into recovery programs, while warning the work isn’t done. SJC on Cranberry Bog Protections: Massachusetts’ Supreme Judicial Court ruled abutters lack standing to challenge a Chapter 61A cranberry bog sale over notice requirements, narrowing who can bring these disputes to court. Low-Cost Nature Monitoring: UMass Amherst researchers are repurposing old smartphones into biodegradable ecosystem sensors to track climate impacts on trees and rivers, using solar/wind-powered cases instead of expensive monitoring gear.