Summer 2024 Crossword

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  1. 4. Approximately 100 beaches in the US were closed for this ever important holiday celebrating the adoption of the Declaration of Independence by the Continental Congress
  2. 6. big, invasive, and shy
  3. 9. In March and April this sustainable form of power generated more electricity than coal
  4. 10. In this court case, the Texas Supreme Court ruled against a group of women who sued after being denied abortions for health complications during pregnancy
  5. 11. As of the end of June, this number of states have amendments on the November ballot to preserve abortion rights
  6. 12. This hurricane traveled through the state where the 2024 AAJA National Convention was hosted. Many health and safety concerns that arose as a result of the storm were due to extreme heat
  7. 13. Following a music festival in California, people have been contracting this fungal infection
  8. 14. In July, NASA completed a mission in which four humans lived in a habitat that simulated the conditions of this bucket list travel destination (for Sam)
  9. 15. medication abortion is legal in this state (clinician can prescribe)
  10. 16. In mid-June The National Weather Service reported temperatures as high as 112 F in this US city
  11. 17. sunbathing millstone
Down
  1. 1. The only state that allows hormonal contraceptives to be prescribed without age restriction
  2. 2. Former President Trump falsely claimed that this marine animal is harmed by offshore wind turbines
  3. 3. Despite the reform that President Biden has introduced over the past four years, a group of young activists believe that a Kamala Harris Presidency could see even more positive action on the ____ than the current administration
  4. 5. The same snake in the previous clue miraculously gave birth to this number of babies after living alone for a decade (the picture of them is so gross)
  5. 7. Famous soccer player named after a six-foot boa? rainbow boa? boa constrictor? ... who knows
  6. 8. This NBC News Health Intern reported that July 21 was the hottest day ever recorded on Earth. The average temperature was 62.76 F
  7. 9. The CDC confirmed human cases of this arbovirus in seven states at the end of June