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"Street Farm" illustration and book cover

Dig deep! This farmer and activist has some radical ideas

BOOK REVIEW | "Street Farm" author Michael Ableman is working to grow farmers in the city

Susan Storer Clark

September 21, 2017

Nez Perce activists fight to save the Snake River

Julian Matthews and Elliott Moffett help organize a flotilla to advocate for removing four dams from the lower Snake

Stephen Quirke

September 15, 2017

Climate change denier appointed to Oregon Global Warming Commission

Sen. Alan Olsen joins the legislature’s advisory council on climate change

Emily Green

August 31, 2017

Portland restaurants 'green' up with Earth-friendly practices

Efforts include reducing food waste and plastic – such as ditching straws – composting and serving more vegetables

Elizabeth Buelow

August 11, 2017

Can of organic chicken with the USDA Organic label

USDA Organic: The fight for the label’s integrity

How legal battles behind the label are defining what it takes to be certified

Emily Green

August 4, 2017

The compassionate approach to climate change: a plant-based diet

Sailesh Rao says global veganism would reverse global warming

Emily Green

July 29, 2017

The true cost of cattle: A Street Roots investigation

How Oregon’s 1.3 million cows are affecting the state’s economic and ecologic future

Emily Green

July 21, 2017

After departure from EPA, Carlos Martín stays focused on solutions

He publicly walked away from an adviser role for the Environmental Protection Agency, but he's still dedicated to smart housing and healthy communities

Joanne Zuhl

June 2, 2017

Artist rendering of Jordan Cove LNG terminal

Victory, defeat and alternative facts in two coastal county elections

Environmental activists turn to local organizing to fight corporate interests

Stephen Quirke

May 26, 2017

‘The animals can’t wait’

How one Portland woman has dedicated her life to saving animals from slaughter

Elizabeth Buelow

May 25, 2017