| Aug 21, 2018 | Environment / Health|Rights / DemocracyLast year, I had the pleasure of watching grizzly bears play and interact outside of Yellowstone National Park in Montana. Nothing could have prepared me for what it was like to see them with my own eyes. Documentaries and photos may offer a glimpse, but watching them...
| May 24, 2017 | Environment / HealthI’m writing this from Yellowstone National Park. Established in 1872, this was our first National Park. The world’s first, in fact. In an interesting window into how politics worked then (and now, arguably), Congress agreed to preserve this land only after...
| Feb 15, 2017 | Environment / HealthIn case you were wondering what Republicans have planned for the environment, it’s now clear. Some of the ideas aren’t new — like mining and logging our national forests. Or giving the green light to controversial oil pipelines like the Dakota Access...
| Jun 17, 2015 | Environment / HealthHere’s the good news: President Barack Obama has committed to reducing the nation’s greenhouse gas emissions by at least 17 percent by 2020. The bad news? A rise in fracking for natural gas could make the United States fail to keep this pledge. Unfortunately, a...
| Apr 1, 2015 | Economy / BusinessFor years, Time magazine has a run a feature on the best places to live in the United States. But nobody ever ranked the best places for women — until now. A major factor for anyone’s quality of life, of course, is the ability to earn a living. And nationally,...
