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To Clear the Air, Cut Military Spending

To Clear the Air, Cut Military Spending

| Jun 28, 2023 | Environment / Health|HP SubfeaturedNot long ago, I couldn’t step outside my home without pulling on my KN95 mask.  As smoke from wildfires in Canada sweeps in waves across the U.S., tens of millions of Americans from the East Coast to the Midwest find themselves living under severe air quality...
Climate Change Threatens the Most Iconic U.S. Landscapes

Climate Change Threatens the Most Iconic U.S. Landscapes

| Jul 27, 2022 | Environment / Health|HP FeaturedOver the past decade, I’ve traveled countless times to the desert regions east of San Bernardino in Southern California. In the Mojave National Preserve and Joshua Tree National Park, I’ve been captivated by the desert’s complex and diverse ecosystems — at once...
Putting Out Wildfires, Now and Tomorrow

Putting Out Wildfires, Now and Tomorrow

| Oct 30, 2020 | Environment / Health|Food / FarmingAs a writer and climate activist, I have a deep faith in our ability to heal the planet and ourselves. Even so, 2020 has been a heavy year, with the pandemic spreading, inequality growing, and our democracy fraying — all against a backdrop of wildfires and hurricanes....
Let ‘Gender Reveal’ Parties Burn

Let ‘Gender Reveal’ Parties Burn

| Sep 16, 2020 | Environment / Health|HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyThe Georgia sun beat down on my uncle Dennis’s front yard the day he cut my hair. It was 2003, my Dad had been deployed to Iraq for half a year, and my mom had driven into town to pick up some groceries. Uncle Dennis grabbed me by the collar and drawled, “Your hair’s...
Orange Skies in Blue States

Orange Skies in Blue States

| | Cartoon|Environment / HealthGet a full-res version here.
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