Habitat loss and climate change threaten the survival of desert thrashers, with both species named "Red Alert Tipping Point Species" in the 2025 U.S. State of the Birds report. Photo Source: Jeff Miller/Center for Biological Diversity

California’s Desert Thrashers Face Extinction: Petition Seeks Protection as 90% Population Lost in 50 Years

Desert songbirds in California face a fight for survival as their numbers plummet across the Southwest. The Center for Biological Diversity petitioned the California Fish and Game Commission on September 16 to protect two species of desert thrashers under the state’s Endangered Species Act. Bendire’s thrasher and LeConte’s thrasher, secretive birds native to the arid Southwest, have suffered dramatic population losses over the past five decades. Bendire’s thrashers have declined by 90%

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New Jersey Legalizes Human Composting: Process Saves $3,300 and Creates Soil That ‘Nourishes New Life'”

Governor Phil Murphy signed Assembly Bill 4085/Senate Bill 3007 into law on September 11, 2025, legalizing human composting in New Jersey. The law goes into effect in 10 months, giving state regulators time to establish facility standards and licensing requirements. Breaking Down the Legislative Victory The bill was passed in June with bipartisan support: 37-2

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