Julian Matthews and Elliott Moffett help organize a flotilla to advocate for removing four dams from the lower Snake On the morning of Saturday, Sept. 9, about 100 people descended on the Snake River near Lewiston, Idaho, paddling toward the Lower Granite ...
15 Sep 2017 - Stephen Quirke
Progressive organizers should pay more attention to small acts of rebellion, says the Portland author of 'Guerrillas of Desire' HBO is currently catching criticism for rolling out a new show called “Confederate” – an alternative history where sl ...
4 Aug 2017 - Stephen Quirke
Columbia River Gorge Commission upholds denial of permits for rail lines in Mosier, Oregon In a victory for residents, tribal communities and environmental groups, the Columbia River Gorge Commission has upheld a Wasco County decision to deny Union Pacifi ...
16 Jun 2017 - Stephen Quirke
Environmental activists turn to local organizing to fight corporate interests In the battle to protect the environment, activists are increasingly turning to a model of local organizing that mixes face-to-face democracy with the power to create law. Not e ...
26 May 2017 - Stephen Quirke
A new mural in Northwest Portland is the work of Gats. In a rare interview, he tells Street Roots why he covertly creates public art. It isn’t every day that a phantom comes to Portland. Gats, or Graffiti Against the System, is a mysterious street artist ...
20 Apr 2017 - Stephen Quirke
Municipal resistance is rising across the country as local communities try to preserve their environmental interests Two winters ago, the city of Portland made history. After years of work on climate resilience and efforts to lower the city’s carbon footp ...
5 Apr 2017 - Stephen Quirke
Concerned property owners in Coos County are pushing back after the blocked proposal resurges In the whirlwind of deregulation and corporate jubilance surrounding President Donald Trump, Canada-based Veresen Inc. hopes to find some new wind in its sails. ...
16 Mar 2017 - Stephen Quirke
Elden Hillaire, of the Lummi Nation, discusses threats to the region’s tribal lands on the heels of Trump’s executive orders concerning the Dakota Access and Keystone XL pipelines President Donald Trump made headlines just days after his inauguration when ...
16 Feb 2017 - Stephen Quirke
The EPA has approved the plan, but questions linger about whether the new administration might defund enforcement After months of public comment and many more years of study, the Environmental Protection Agency has finally approved its plan for cleaning u ...
2 Feb 2017 - Stephen Quirke
Portlanders load bus with supplies for protesters of the Dakota Access Pipeline Early Friday, Jan. 13, the second “Bunk Bus” was scheduled to leave Portland for Standing Rock, N.D. Outfitted with insulated walls, a 35,000 BTU heater, eight beds and a medi ...
12 Jan 2017 - Stephen Quirke