Mar/Apr 2017

How lower tariffs lead to people buying more soda.

• By Tom Jacobs

Over a period of 40 years, Myanmar's military killed and displaced tens of thousands of Karen people.

• By Adam Skolnick

"Why do you think there are lesbians?"

• By Pacific Standard Staff

Vigilantes who hunt down feral cats run up against animal-cruelty laws and social norms; one Texas veterinarian sparked outrage after she bragged on Facebook about killing what she thought was a feral tomcat with a bow and arrow.

• By Peter Andrey Smith

Watford City, North Dakota: Drillers perfect "the curve," a 1,000-foot portion of the oil well where the line gradually shifts from vertical to horizontal, on the Raven Drilling company rig.

• By Pacific Standard Staff

Tyndall is a co-chair of the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change's ad hoc working group on the Paris Agreement.

• By Eric J. Lyman

The executive secretary of the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change recalls COP16.

• By Eric J. Lyman

Hakima El Haité, host of COP22 in Marrakech, is a pioneer for women—in science and diplomacy, and above all in the struggle for climate justice.

• By Lucia Graves

The history of man and climate, written into the bedrock of Mongolia.

• By Kevin Stark

Without access to the right technologies, countries are left to confront complex problems without the sufficient tools to solve them.

• By Eric J. Lyman

After 20 years behind the scenes of the environmental movement Kreider believes that, now more than ever, women need more seats at the table.

• By Lucia Graves

Abeysinghe, among other things, is the principal researcher at the International Institute for Environment and Development.

• By Kate Wheeling

The veteran civil-society advocate came of political age under the Marcos régime in the Philippines. Today she’s one of the busiest organizers in the world.

• By Ted Scheinman

Updates to stories from the Pacific Standard archive.

• By Francie Diep

The former executive secretary of the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change sees women as the solution to climate change, rather than victims.

• By Eric J. Lyman

The scholar and indigenous activist explains how tribal communities can help solve the energy crisis.

• By Kate Wheeling

• By Peter C. Baker

Women around the globe are disproportionately affected by climate change, but this gives them an edge in preparing for an uncertain future.

• By Kate Wheeling & Ted Scheinman

Long Beach, California: A scene from 2,000 feet above the Port of Long Beach, where officials say they handle the transport of $180 billion worth of goods each year.

• By Pacific Standard Staff

How seed libraries are fighting against agricultural giants to increase genetic diversity in our crops.

• By Mark Schapiro

And Bollywood may just be the perfect platform.

• By Prathap Nair

Consumer genetic tests like 23andMe aren't medical devices, and the FDA shouldn't regulate them like blood-sugar meters or pregnancy tests.

• By Michael White

A Texas-style response to the country's feral pig epidemic involves tourists with assault weapons and helicopters.

• By Ariel Ramchandani

Updates to stories from the Pacific Standard archive.

• By Steffanee Wang