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April 25, 2022 by Bill Donahue

Spillage

Spontaneously combusting toxic chemicals, corruption, litter spilling everywhere: Here’s a look at a burgeoning maritime problem–container ship spills.
The Narwhal
Edited by Mike De Souza


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February 6, 2022February 6, 2022 by Bill Donahue

On The Bus

Is it possible to build a viable, user-friendly transit system work in rural America? Montpelier, Vermont is testing a new answer to has old challenge.  
Bloomberg
Edited by Dimitra Kessinedes


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December 17, 2021April 25, 2022 by Bill Donahue

Of No Fixed Address

A beloved group of killer whales, the J-pod was once reliably resident on the Salish Sea. Not anymore. 
Maclean’s
Edited by Charlie Gillis


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October 19, 2021April 25, 2022 by Bill Donahue

The Sound of Too Much Noise

The Arctic narwhal is being threatened by a new enemy: the clamor of passing ships.
Maclean’s
Edited by Charlie Gillis


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May 15, 2020May 15, 2020 by Bill Donahue

Meltdown

Three scientists chronicle the life, death, and the last stand of Grizzly Glacier.   

Backpacker
Edited by Casey Lyons

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August 26, 2019 by Bill Donahue

After The Burn

The Columbia River Gorge heals from the Eagle Creek blaze.

Via
Edited by Dan Miller

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July 29, 2018July 29, 2018 by Bill Donahue

The Beautiful Willamette

A journey down Oregon’s own river.

Via
Edited by Dan Miller

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December 29, 2017November 14, 2019 by Bill Donahue

The Last Naturalist

In a world where our time and attention are fractured into smaller and smaller bits, legendary biologist and runner Bernd Heinrich is a throwback, a man who has carved a deep grove in his patch of Maine woods.

Outside
Edited by Elizabeth Hightower. Photo by Jesse Burke.

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December 29, 2017January 5, 2018 by Bill Donahue

Taking Aim On The New Cold War

A backcountry ski journey through the minus 30 degree chill of the Arctic, in the company of nine U.S. military men training to face down Vladimir Putin’s Russian warriors.

Ski 
Edited by Sam Berman. Photo by Heath Sandall.

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