diff --git a/media/css/m24/components/footer-newsletter.scss b/media/css/m24/components/footer-newsletter.scss
index e6e048623de..7dc9d2c9e5c 100644
--- a/media/css/m24/components/footer-newsletter.scss
+++ b/media/css/m24/components/footer-newsletter.scss
@@ -4,8 +4,6 @@
 
 @use '../vars/lib' as *;
 
-$max-footer-content-width: $content-max;
-
 @mixin divider-line {
     border-bottom: $border-width solid $m24-color-light-gray;
 }
diff --git a/media/css/m24/components/footer-refresh.scss b/media/css/m24/components/footer-refresh.scss
index 852d1355d02..1977ab6f5cb 100644
--- a/media/css/m24/components/footer-refresh.scss
+++ b/media/css/m24/components/footer-refresh.scss
@@ -4,8 +4,6 @@
 
 @use '../vars/lib' as *;
 
-$max-footer-content-width: $content-max;
-
 @mixin divider-line {
     border-bottom: $border-width solid $m24-color-light-gray;
 }
@@ -127,7 +125,6 @@ $max-footer-content-width: $content-max;
             background-size: 16px 16px;
             background-position: center center;
             opacity: .45;
-            border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(0,0,0,0);
             display: block;
             height: 24px;
             width: 24px;
@@ -139,7 +136,6 @@ $max-footer-content-width: $content-max;
             &:hover,
             &:focus {
                 opacity: 1;
-                border-bottom-color: transparent;
             }
 
             &.linkedin {
@@ -183,40 +179,16 @@ $max-footer-content-width: $content-max;
         padding-bottom: $spacer-xs;
     }
 
-    a,
     a:link,
     a:visited {
         text-decoration: none;
-        position: relative;
-        color: $m24-color-black;
-        font-weight: 400;
-    }
-
-    a:hover,
-    a:link:hover,
-    a:visited:hover {
-        color: $m24-color-black;
-
-        &::after {
-            display: block;
-            content: "";
-            position: absolute;
-            width: 100%;
-            height: 1px;
-            left: 0;
-            bottom: 1px;
-            background: $m24-color-black;
-        }
-    }
-
-    a:focus-visible,
-    a:link:focus-visible,
-    a:active,
-    a:link:active {
         color: $m24-color-black;
 
-        &::after {
-            display: none;
+        &:hover {
+            text-decoration: underline;
+            text-decoration-thickness: 1px;
+            text-underline-offset: 0.1em;
+            color: $m24-color-black;
         }
     }
 }
@@ -382,15 +354,11 @@ $max-footer-content-width: $content-max;
         margin-bottom: 0;
     }
 
-    a {
-        display: inline-block;
-    }
-
-    a,
     a:link,
     a:visited {
         color: $m24-color-black;
         font-weight: 600;
+        display: inline-block;
     }
 }
 
@@ -411,7 +379,6 @@ $max-footer-content-width: $content-max;
         }
     }
 
-    a,
     a:link,
     a:visited {
         color: $m24-color-black;
diff --git a/media/css/m24/components/navigation-refresh.scss b/media/css/m24/components/navigation-refresh.scss
index 351d26f112a..c939f57ae66 100644
--- a/media/css/m24/components/navigation-refresh.scss
+++ b/media/css/m24/components/navigation-refresh.scss
@@ -115,8 +115,8 @@ $margin-top: 54px; // top margin offset for mobile navigation menu
     padding: 0;
     position: relative;
     text-decoration: underline;
-    text-underline-offset: 2px;
     text-decoration-thickness: 1px;
+    text-underline-offset: 0.1em;
 
     &.mzp-is-active {
         background: transparent url('/media/protocol/img/icons/close.svg') center center no-repeat;
@@ -285,10 +285,6 @@ $margin-top: 54px; // top margin offset for mobile navigation menu
                 }
             }
 
-            &::after {
-                background: $m24-color-dark-green;
-            }
-
             .m24-c-menu-panel {
                 @include bidi(((animation, none, none),));
             }
@@ -331,33 +327,20 @@ $margin-top: 54px; // top margin offset for mobile navigation menu
         .m24-c-menu-title-icon {
             @include bidi(((margin, 0 8px 0 0, 0 0 0 8px),));
         }
-
-        .m24-c-menu-title {
-            @media #{$mq-md} {
-                &:hover::after {
-                    bottom: 1px;
-                    width: calc(100% - 24px);
-                    @include bidi(((left, 24px, right, auto),));
-                }
-            }
-        }
     }
 }
 
 .m24-c-menu-title {
     align-items: center;
     border: none;
-    color: $color-black;
     display: flex;
     font-family: $primary-font;
     font-size: $text-body-md;
     font-weight: 600;
     padding: 0;
     position: relative;
-    text-decoration: none;
     width: 100%;
 
-    // extra specificity to override link colors on some Firefox pages
     &:link,
     &:visited {
         color: $color-black;
@@ -369,15 +352,10 @@ $margin-top: 54px; // top margin offset for mobile navigation menu
     }
 
     @media #{$mq-md} {
-        &:hover::after {
-            background: $color-black;
-            bottom: 1px;
-            content: "";
-            display: block;
-            height: 1px;
-            left: 0;
-            position: absolute;
-            width: 100%;
+        &:hover {
+            text-decoration: underline;
+            text-decoration-thickness: 1px;
+            text-underline-offset: 0.15em;
         }
     }
 }
@@ -451,56 +429,31 @@ $margin-top: 54px; // top margin offset for mobile navigation menu
         align-items: center;
         display: flex;
         padding: 8px 0;
-        text-decoration: none;
         width: 100%;
 
         &:link,
         &:visited {
             text-decoration: none;
-        }
 
-        .m24-c-menu-item-title {
-            border: none;
-            position: relative;
+            svg path {
+                fill: $color-black;
+            }
         }
-    }
-}
 
-.m24-c-menu-item .m24-c-menu-item-link
-.m24-c-menu-item .m24-c-menu-item-link:link,
-.m24-c-menu-item .m24-c-menu-item-link:visited {
-    text-decoration: none;
-
-    .m24-c-menu-item-title {
-        border: none;
-    }
-
-    svg path {
-        fill: $color-black;
-    }
-}
-
-.m24-c-menu-item .m24-c-menu-item-link:hover,
-.m24-c-menu-item .m24-c-menu-item-link:visited:hover {
-    .m24-c-menu-item-title {
-        color: $m24-color-dark-green;
-        border: none;
+        &:link:hover,
+        &:visited:hover {
+            .m24-c-menu-item-title {
+                color: $m24-color-dark-green;
+                text-decoration: underline;
+                text-decoration-thickness: 1px;
+                text-underline-offset: 0.1em;
+            }
 
-        &::after {
-            background: $m24-color-dark-green;
-            bottom: 1px;
-            content: "";
-            display: block;
-            height: 1px;
-            left: 0;
-            position: absolute;
-            width: 100%;
+            svg path {
+                fill: $m24-color-dark-green;
+            }
         }
     }
-
-    svg path {
-        fill: $m24-color-dark-green;
-    }
 }
 
 .m24-c-menu-panel-content.multi-column {
@@ -553,24 +506,17 @@ $margin-top: 54px; // top margin offset for mobile navigation menu
 }
 
 .m24-c-menu-panel .m24-c-menu-category-link {
-    border: none;
     display: flex;
     font-family: $primary-font;
     font-size: $text-body-md;
     justify-content: flex-end;
     margin: $spacer-lg $spacer-lg 0;
-    padding: 0;
 }
 
-.m24-c-menu-panel .m24-c-menu-category-link a,
-.m24-c-menu-panel .m24-c-menu-category-link a:visited,
-.m24-c-menu-panel .m24-c-menu-category-link a:link {
-    border: none;
+.m24-c-menu-panel .m24-c-menu-category-link a:link,
+.m24-c-menu-panel .m24-c-menu-category-link a:visited {
     color: $color-black;
     display: flex;
-    font-family: $primary-font;
-    font-weight: 600;
-    position: relative;
     text-decoration: none;
     width: fit-content;
 
@@ -614,31 +560,6 @@ $margin-top: 54px; // top margin offset for mobile navigation menu
     }
 }
 
-.mzp-has-icon.m24-c-menu-item .m24-c-menu-item-link,
-.mzp-has-icon.m24-c-menu-item .m24-c-menu-item-link:link,
-.mzp-has-icon.m24-c-menu-item .m24-c-menu-item-link:active,
-.mzp-has-icon.m24-c-menu-item .m24-c-menu-item-link:visited {
-    .m24-c-menu-item-title {
-        border: none;
-        font-weight: 600;
-        position: relative;
-        text-decoration: none;
-    }
-}
-
-.mzp-has-icon.m24-c-menu-item .m24-c-menu-item-link:hover,
-.mzp-has-icon.m24-c-menu-item .m24-c-menu-item-link:visited:hover {
-    .m24-c-menu-item-title {
-        border: none;
-        text-decoration: none;
-
-        &::after {
-            background: $m24-color-dark-green;
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-// Menu panel close button shown on desktop sized view ports.
 .m24-c-menu-button-close {
     @include bidi(((right, 15px, left, auto), (left, auto, right, 15px)));
     @include image-replaced;