After two years of federal prosecution the humanitarian aid worker was acquitted in November.
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Posted inDecember 9, 2019: Party Favors
‘This is a human tragedy and an ecological tragedy’
At a protest in Organ Pipe, border communities fight Trump’s wall.
Posted inDecember 9, 2019: Party Favors
Why are Govs. Inslee and Brown fighting the youth climate cases?
Settling with the young activists could be an important tool for climate action.
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A canoe journey to Alcatraz on Indigenous Peoples’ Day
The event celebrates the 50th anniversary of the San Francisco Bay island’s occupation.
Posted inNovember 25, 2019: Forever Mines
Can a campaign for nature and community rights stop aerial spraying in Oregon?
The push for more local control upends the typical pattern of Westerners fighting against regulation.
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No relief from fracking industry on Colorado’s Front Range
Advocates hope new laws will bring changes, but they aren’t seeing much yet.
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Climate activists take aim at ‘Wall Street West’
Last week, protestors shut down business in San Francisco’s financial center.
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Since the 1870s, the West has led the way for women in politics
Though racist policies persist, the West has a distinctive heritage of expanding voting rights for women.
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Inside the protests over the Thirty Meter Telescope
In the latest act of Kanaka Maoli (Native Hawaiʻian) sovereignty, thousands have gathered on the grounds of a sacred volcano under threat.
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Bay Area communities prepare for ICE raids
Following Trump’s latest threats, the Rapid Response Network in Santa Clara County feels a new sense of urgency.
Posted inJuly 21, 2019: A Radical Return
What the outdoor rec industry doesn’t get about the LGBTQ community
Companies can help shift outdoors culture from homophobia toward inclusion while helping their bottom line.
Posted inMay 13, 2019: Atomic Tourists
Photos: The power of climbing harnessed
Brown Girls Climbing addresses trauma and is increasing diversity at the crag.
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The woman in search of Indian Country’s missing
When authorities fail families, Lissa Yellowbird-Chase steps in.
Posted inApril 29, 2019: A History of Violence
As oil trains roll into Portland, city residents keep watch
Without state oversight, activists step up to monitor the traffic in their own backyards.
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New Mexico lawmakers focus on equity in the outdoors
A new fund would help low-income youth play in their public lands.
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‘Why shouldn’t I try and save all you adults?’
A portrait of Haven Coleman, a young climate activist.
Posted inMarch 4, 2019: El Nuevo Movimiento
Mountain biking is my act of resistance
In predominantly white Colorado, I bike to beat my fear.
Posted inMarch 4, 2019: El Nuevo Movimiento
Humanitarian aid is being criminalized at the border
Deterrence strategies have turned increasingly punitive for immigrants and activists.
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Western voters care more about climate than ‘energy dominance’
An annual survey reveals a leap in support of conservation policies.
Posted inMarch 4, 2019: El Nuevo Movimiento
The Green New Deal is already at work in one Portland neighborhood
How one community is building a green workforce to combat climate change.