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An unprecedented project to reconnect fish migration routes in western Washington State is showing exciting signs of ecological and cultural benefits.

By: Bryn Nelson

Fast-expanding ChopValue turns millions of disposable utensils into sustainable products.

By: Grace Kennedy

Renegade economist Kate Raworth’s bestselling 2017 book, Doughnut Economics, ignited a global movement. A groundbreaking report last month from the California Doughnut Economics Coalition places the state as a U.S. leader for addressing social and ecological priorities.

By: Nicholas Triolo

In British Columbia, stewards from the Heiltsuk First Nation are using computational models and Indigenous knowledge to protect bears’ access to salmon.

By: Jane Palmer

Teens who paddled the Klamath River from source to sea after the largest dam removal in history say their work is far from over.

By: Jessie Sears and Brandon Swanson (Oregon Public Broadcasting)

See how a frontline medical worker found new life in farming and selling pesticide-free blossoms.

By: Josh Kozelj and Quinn Kelly

Native chefs came together for one night only in Seattle for a traditional gastronomic showcase, featuring dishes by Sean Sherman, Pyet Despain, Rob Kinneen, and Luke Black Elk.

By: Lyric Aquino

Magic Canoe is committed to truth, to telling stories that honor Indigenous sovereignty, while refusing to support narratives that perpetuate further colonization of people and place. 

By: Magic Canoe

Two days in Port Alberni, Vancouver Island, B.C., for the annual Migratory Salmon Potlatch.

By: Emilee Gilpin

Securing Indigenous land tenure offers huge climate returns at a fraction of the cost of large-scale forest protection programs.

By: Robert Muggah

How package-free markets like Portland’s Realm Refillery change how we shop and reduce plastic waste.

By: Josh Kozelj

A Peabody-nominated podcast from the Kenan Institute for Ethics at Duke University tells the story of the world’s dominant economic system—how it emerged and evolved over the centuries—and explores how it might be transformed.
A Q&A with Amy Bowers Cordalis about her new book on the multigenerational effort towards dam removal.

By: Anna V. Smith

This podcast series by Katy Shields and Vegard Beyer tells the true story of why The Limits to Growth (1972), after positive initial reception, was fought against and has since been largely ignored.
White oaks once ruled the now vineyard-blanketed Willamette Valley. Maggie Harrison shows they don’t have to be sacrificed to grapes.

By: Hannah Wallace

From deep-sea mining to climate change, this Indigenous woman sees a better future for the world's oceans.

By: Anita Hofschneider via Grist

Typhoon Halong struck western Alaska on October 12, displacing thousands. A historic airlift evacuation is mobilizing now, working together to keep residents safe.

By: Corinne Smith

For Indigenous Peoples’ Day, we celebrate Robin Wall Kimmerer, Potawatomi botanist and author of New York Times bestseller Braiding Sweetgrass, as she launches, “Plant, Baby, Plant.”

By: Magic Canoe

Social Print’s founder wanted to protect forests. So his British Columbia company makes paper from sugar cane.

By: Josh Kozelj

An interview with Citizens4Community executive director Kellen Klein explores their solidarity work in central Oregon, building community durability through relationships.

By: Sheraz Sadiq

Billions of disposable diapers end up in North American landfills yearly. Carrie Pollak’s firm is trying better ways.

By: Andrew Engelson

A new program at Chico State University demonstrates the restorative power of connecting with the environment to turn loss into community strength. Does it work?

By: Syris Valentine

Grab a paddle. It’s time to work together.

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