“They’re among the region’s most despised species, but some tribes, researchers and landowners are racing to save them.”
Cheri Lucas Rowlands
Cheri has been an editor at Longreads since 2014.
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The Spectacular Burnout of a Solar Panel Salesman
“He thought he’d make millions of dollars selling solar panels door-to-door. The reality was much darker.”
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Eastern Promises
“In a Tokyo of tourists, the citizens have become strangers.”
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The Next Drug Epidemic Is Blue-Raspberry Flavored
“How Galaxy Gas became synonymous with the country’s burgeoning addiction to gas.”
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Century-Scale Storage
“If you had to store something for 100 years, how would you do it?”
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This Ocean Wave Has Rights
“The true meaning of legal protection for nature.”
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Six Handbags
“I’ve been looking for a bag that can fit my life. I should be looking for a life that can fit into my bag. I do not need to read, to go to the gym. I need only what will fit inside the portal.”
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The Quest to Turn Human Waste Into Medicine
“After success in early stage trials, MaaT Pharma is on the verge of becoming the first company to have an approved microbiome-related product for cancer care.”