The Push to Save the Coho at Dry Creek
By Michael Shapiro January 28, 2024The Warm Springs Dam isn’t coming down anytime soon. Conservationists want to use it to help save salmon.
River Rights Gone Wrong in California
By Michael Shapiro February 28, 2023In the Golden State, dwindling water resources are increasingly a source of conflict
Got the Leaf-Blower Blues? You're Not the Only One.
By Michael Shapiro September 26, 2022They're shrill. They pollute. Does it have to be this way?
California Bill Takes Aim at Scourge of Gas-Powered Leaf Blowers
By Michael Shapiro December 5, 2021We don’t need to sacrifice our mental and physical health to blow leaves
How to Survive a Sneaker Wave
By Michael Shapiro November 10, 2020A trip to the beach takes an unexpected turn in Hawai'i
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Can the Cruise Industry Be Saved?
By Michael Shapiro June 23, 2020Proposed legislation seeks to clean up an environmental pariah
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coronavirus
Turning Junk Into Art, and Making Anything Possible
By Michael Shapiro July 30, 2017Patrick Amiot turns found objects into art and neighborhoods into magical places
On the Otago Central Rail Trail, a Sheep’s Eye View of New Zealand
By Michael Shapiro April 6, 2015Itching for a leisurely, low-impact look at South Island’s rustic interior? Here’s how to do it in three days by bicycle.