“In minus forty, even a twisted ankle can turn deadly if no one knows where to find you.”
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There’s Gold in the Hills
In the wide, quiet spaces of BLM land, I heard echoes of a past we’ve buried—and a future we still might save.
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Around The Pit
Circling billions of gallons of toxic water at America’s largest Superfund site.
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Protectors of Aqviqtuuq
“The northern tip of mainland Canada is a paradise of caribou, polar bears and Arctic char as yet undisturbed by mining. The residents of Taloyoak, Nunavut, are fighting to keep it that way.”
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The Top 5 Longreads of the Week
Featuring stories by Michael Lewis, Patricia Wen, Ted Chiang, Katie Thornton, and Sarah Smarsh.
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The Canary
“Christopher Mark, I decided, just had to have some deeply personal stake in the problem he solved. But then I found Christopher Mark’s number and called him.”
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‘We’re Living in a Nightmare:’ Inside the Health Crisis of a Texas Bitcoin Town
“Ultimately, Granbury is just one canary of several in the proverbial mine.”
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The Sickness That Stole the Trees
The quest to save the American chestnut tree.