Jassayah Dart, 11, and his twin brother Massayah Dart, 11, stand on the Imperial Beach Pier July 7, 2025, at sunset in Imperial Beach, Calif. Being local residents, they are unable to enjoy the beach to its fullest extent because of its continued clo

Jassayah Dart, 11, and his twin brother Massayah Dart, 11, stand on the Imperial Beach Pier July 7, 2025, at sunset in Imperial Beach, Calif. Being local residents, they are unable to enjoy the beach to its fullest extent because of its continued closure due to high levels of bacterial contamination in the water. This is primarily due to untreated sewage and industrial runoff flowing from the Tijuana River into the Pacific Ocean.

Natalie Smith, an Israeli-American living in Seattle who grew up in Israel, lost her uncle and aunt in the Hamas attack Oct. 7, 2023. She and her family believe seven other family members are still among the hostages taken by Hamas. Her family are

Natalie Smith, an Israeli-American living in Seattle who grew up in Israel, lost her uncle and aunt in the Hamas attack Oct. 7, 2023. She and her family believe seven other family members are still among the hostages taken by Hamas. Her family are left-wing activists who believe in the end of Israeli occupation in the West Bank and maintain that Palestinians and Israelis have the right to life, freedom and peace. Smith is in her kitchen at home Nov. 3, 2023, in Seattle, Wash.

Mitchell Strohschein, Jaxson Neely and Layne Strohschein stay in the mud to escape the heat between volleyball games June 22, 2024, during Wright Days in Wright, Wyo. In Wright, a town of just over 1,500 residents, Wright Days is the one time a year

Mitchell Strohschein, Jaxson Neely and Layne Strohschein stay in the mud to escape the heat between volleyball games June 22, 2024, during Wright Days in Wright, Wyo. In Wright, a town of just over 1,500 residents, Wright Days is the one time a year the community comes together to take part in various events sponsored by the coal industry. Wright is a town that is critically affected by the boom/bust nature of coal as nearly all of its residents work in the surrounding mines or have family members working in the mines.

Jim Oliver, South Sound coordinator of the Center For Responsible Forestry, stands amongst a plot of old trees, logged a hundred years earlier July 26, 2023, in Duvall, Wash. This plot and others were set to be sold for clear-cut logging by the Washi

Jim Oliver, South Sound coordinator of the Center For Responsible Forestry, stands amongst a plot of old trees, logged a hundred years earlier July 26, 2023, in Duvall, Wash. This plot and others were set to be sold for clear-cut logging by the Washington State Department of Natural Resource, but the auction was postponed last minute due to pressure from a lawsuit filed by environmental advocates and from opposition by seven of nine King County Council members.

U.S. Rep. Greg Casar, D-Texas, sits in his soon-to-be old office at Longworth House Office Building Dec. 6, 2024, in Washington, D.C. He and his team are currently in the process of moving office spaces to Canon House Office Building after he was nam

U.S. Rep. Greg Casar, D-Texas, sits in his soon-to-be old office at Longworth House Office Building Dec. 6, 2024, in Washington, D.C. He and his team are currently in the process of moving office spaces to Canon House Office Building after he was named the new progressive caucus chair.

Kaden Vandergon, 9, left, and Kollin Vandergon, 7, wait to take their pygmy goats through an obstacle course during the first day of the Orange County Fair on July 18, 2025, in Costa Mesa, Calif. The whole Vandergon family had come in from Sanger, Ca

Kaden Vandergon, 9, left, and Kollin Vandergon, 7, wait to take their pygmy goats through an obstacle course during the first day of the Orange County Fair on July 18, 2025, in Costa Mesa, Calif. The whole Vandergon family had come in from Sanger, Calif. to show their goats and take part in the fair activities.

Jerry Crowell stands next to the iconic pink building which he owns on Troost Avenue in Kansas City on July 28, 2022, after it was removed from dangerous buildings list. Crowell, a two-time brain cancer survivor, runs A Splash of Life; a place that p

Jerry Crowell stands next to the iconic pink building which he owns on Troost Avenue in Kansas City on July 28, 2022, after it was removed from dangerous buildings list. Crowell, a two-time brain cancer survivor, runs A Splash of Life; a place that provides free food and distributes donations to the local homeless community.

Dee Simon, the CEO of the Holocaust Center for Humanity in Seattle, wants people to know that amidst the war in Gaza they can be pro-Israel, pro-Palestinian and against Hamas all at the same time. This sentiment is in response to Seattle-area Jews

Dee Simon, the CEO of the Holocaust Center for Humanity in Seattle, wants people to know that amidst the war in Gaza they can be pro-Israel, pro-Palestinian and against Hamas all at the same time. This sentiment is in response to Seattle-area Jews feeling on edge amid a sharp rise in antisemitism throughout the region. Simon is in the lobby of the Holocaust Center for Humanity Nov. 3, 2023, in Seattle, Wash.

Bart Moore, career logger and skidder driver, takes a break after logging all morning in Caneyville, Ky. and sits in the cab of his skidder while his partner lumbers up the hill Oct. 21, 2022. The entire logging operation seems to move slower and wit

Bart Moore, career logger and skidder driver, takes a break after logging all morning in Caneyville, Ky. and sits in the cab of his skidder while his partner lumbers up the hill Oct. 21, 2022. The entire logging operation seems to move slower and with less spark after the group lost its backbone when soon to be boss Koty Parks passed away in a car crash just weeks earlier.

Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine Kimberly Dickson sits inside South Bay Urgent Care July 8, 2025, before it opens for the day in Imperial Beach, Calif. Dickson and her husband Matthew Dickson, also a Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine, own and operate Sout

Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine Kimberly Dickson sits inside South Bay Urgent Care July 8, 2025, before it opens for the day in Imperial Beach, Calif. Dickson and her husband Matthew Dickson, also a Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine, own and operate South Bay Urgent Care, which sees many patients from Imperial Beach come in with severe gastrointestinal distress. The Dickson's have found that many patients visit the clinic after coming into contact with sewage contaminated water from the Tijuana River that has been aerosolized or directly from contaminated ocean water.