Forestry & Conservation: A new commentary argues the future of logging and conservation are inseparable, saying healthy managed forests are what make wilderness possible. Food Safety: Whole Foods joined a widening jalapeño-linked Salmonella recall, tracing the contamination through a produce-processing chain that reached multiple retail brands across 26 states. Marine Science: Researchers documented harbor porpoise mating beneath the Golden Gate Bridge, turning the “funnel of love” into a rare, observed window on animal behavior. Cyber Privacy: A free new service, DecryptAds, is designed to map who can run ads or collect data by scraping public adtech files like ads.txt and app-ads.txt. AI in Healthcare: Dartmouth researchers are testing a generative AI mental health chatbot (Therabot), aiming to support therapy exercises with guided, interactive sessions. Vermont Wildlife Management: Vermont’s black bear population estimate is again above the state’s goal, prompting renewed focus on proactive coexistence as conflicts rise. Energy Resilience: A Vermont-focused piece explores how next-gen battery storage could help rural grids recover faster after outages. Public Health Coverage: A report warns nearly half a million Americans with diabetes could lose Medicaid coverage over the coming years as policy changes reshape enrollment. Local Infrastructure: Officials field questions about a Route 7 culvert replacement that will close part of the highway for two weeks with detours. Surveillance Policy: Flock Safety license-plate camera users face tighter privacy rules, including shorter default data retention and required auditing tools.