Maybe healing your body and Mother Earth with crystals extracted by environmentally dubious means isn’t the best approach to healing.
environmental issues
Posted inCurrent Events, Nonfiction, Quotes
Trump’s Wall Would Devastate Big Bend National Park
Join Nick Paumgarten on a trip down the Rio Grande to understand what we’d lose if Trump’s border wall destroys this ecosystem.
Posted inCurrent Events, Nonfiction, Quotes
How Lead Poisoned People of Color in East Chicago and Beyond
How lead contaminated the soil under East Chicago’s black and Latino communities.
Posted inArts & Culture, Food, Nonfiction, Quotes
It’s Hard to See Seafood As a Healthy Choice After Reading This
A fish biologist makes a strong case against eating fish.
Posted inArts & Culture, Current Events, Nonfiction, Quotes
Can Portland’s River Cleanup Correct Environmental Injustice?
The Willamette River, a superfund site, was once Portland’s lifeblood. A massive cleanup project could restore it for the communities of color that had long relied on it for food, work, and leisure.
Posted inBusiness & Tech, Nonfiction, Quotes
Nestlé Is Sucking the World’s Aquifers Dry
The multinational corporation is gradually privatizing a natural resource.
Posted inArts & Culture, Nonfiction, Quotes
The Lawn is a Lie
Am I proud of my lawn? Absolutely not. I am completely ashamed of it. I have a terminal case of lawn guilt.
Posted inBusiness & Tech, Current Events, Nonfiction, Science & Nature, Story
Why Oil-Loving Louisiana Should Embrace America’s Coming Offshore Wind Boom
The budding wind power industry is rich in jobs, and the people of south Louisiana are ready for clean energy.
Posted inNonfiction, Quotes, Science & Nature
America’s Plastic Legacy
A father and daughter tour landmarks in the early history of modern plastic and assess the toxic legacy of petrochemistry.
Posted inBusiness & Tech, Current Events, Nonfiction, Quotes
How Patagonia Continues to Operate As a Model of Responsible Capitalism
With America’s public lands and the world’s climate under attack, the outdoor industry needs leaders more than ever and Patagonia is out in front.