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SeQuoia Kemp advocates for change in maternal care through her work in Syracuse, New York. "We need a radical change in maternity care," Kemp says. "We need help from midwives and OBs who understand that birth is not just physical — it's also psychological — and we need to make sure everybody in the room is ok." Here, she leaves a client's home in Syracuse after a prenatal consultation.

Through community-based care, doula SeQuoia Kemp advocates for radical change

SeQuoia Kemp has been providing support to birthing mothers, their partners and families before, during and after pregnancy and childbirth in Syracuse, New York, for more than a decade.

In many places, there's still a major shortage of monkeypox vaccines. A plan to stretch the U.S. supply could help get shots into arms more quickly, but it's also untested and introduces new challenges.

The new U.S. monkeypox vaccine strategy offers more doses — and uncertainty

Missteps and delays have hampered the U.S. effort to vaccinate people against monkeypox. Now state health officials and community members are trying to adapt to a controversial "dose sparing" plan.

Fruit growers in the Hood River Valley organized the first pesticide stewardship partnership to reduce pollution after stream testing revealed harmful pesticides in the creeks surrounding their orchards.

Which pesticides are polluting Oregon streams? New site shares state findings

Results from 20 years of stream testing show voluntary program has succeeded in some areas, struggles in others

Emilie Thompson tries to work out the answer to a math problem in Eric Marsh’s third-grade class at Prescott Elementary in Portland, Feb. 8, 2022. Educators at the Northeast Portland school are working to get students engaged and create a school community—two pieces of education that have been impacted by the long duration of the pandemic.

In Oregon this school year, COVID protocols remain in local hands

Decisions on masking and other COVID-19 safety measures are up to local school districts and health officials.

A spotted lanternfly creeps on the ground during a baseball game in Pittsburgh in 2021.

What a pest! Spotted lanternflies are spreading in the U.S.

State officials are calling on residents to get involved and kill these bugs at all costs. The spotted lanternfly isn't dangerous to humans or pets but could cost the country's agricultural industry.

Sacheen Littlefeather appears at the Academy Awards ceremony to announce that Marlon Brando was declining his Oscar as best actor for his role in <em>The Godfather</em>, on March 27, 1973.

The Academy apologizes to Sacheen Littlefeather for her treatment at the 1973 Oscars

In 1973, Sacheen Littlefeather spoke on behalf of Marlon Brando at the Oscars about the depiction of Native Americans in Hollywood films.

the Imvanex vaccine, used against monkeypox and often referred to as JYNNEOS, is manufactured by only one company: Denmark-based Bavarian Nordic. Global supplies are limited. Africa, where the current outbreak began, is shut out.

Is there enough monkeypox vaccine to go around? Maybe yes, more likely no

Only one company makes the currently used monkeypox vaccine. Supply is limited in wealthy nations like the U.S. Less well-off nations, like Nigeria, where the outbreak began, have no vaccines at all.

U.S. House candidate former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin greets the crowd during a rally held by former President Donald Trump on July 9 in Anchorage.

Sarah Palin faces Alaska voters again in a special election for Congress

Over a decade after she ran for vice president and then resigned as Alaska governor, Palin is in both a special election for U.S. House on Tuesday and a primary for the full term starting next year.

A drum circle provides the music for dancers at the Tamkaliks Celebration powwow on July 22, 2022. For more than 30 years, a band from the Nez Perce Tribe commemorates its return to the land following more than a century of exile.

The Nez Perce people build an ongoing story about return in Wallowa, Oregon

Nearly 150 years ago, the Wallowa Band of the Nez Perce people were exiled. For three decades, they’ve held the Tamkaliks Celebration to commemorate their return. After missing two years due to COVID-19, the gathering has resumed.

Elephants at a water pan in Hwange National Park in north western Zimbabwe. The sanctuary has a capacity for 15,000 elephants, but it currently hosts more than 45,000 according to ZimParks, the country's wildlife management authority.

Drought is driving elephants closer to people. The consequences can be deadly

Zimbabwe's elephant population is growing, but climate change makes rainfall unpredictable. Animals travel farther in search of water now and often end up clashing with villagers for scarce resources

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