Meet the Woman Who Fought to Keep an Oil Terminal Out of Her Town
Linda Garcia is set to receive this year's Goldman Environmental prize for keeping an oil-by-rail terminal our of her Washington neighborhood.
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Banning Straws Won’t Save the Oceans
Instead of shaming disabled consumers who rely on straws, let's hold producers of plastic financially responsible for their waste.
The Instant Test That Can Tell Whether Users’ Drugs Are Cut With a Deadly Chemical
Vancouver has begun offering users instant test strips to verify whether their illegal drugs contain fentanyl.
Inside North America’s Only Legal Safe Injection Facility
Addiction, Sharon David says, can seize you any time. Hers began in her mid-30s, after she had already…
The 30 Top Thinkers Under 30: The Coder Studying the Effects of Government Propaganda and Censorship
We canvassed the world of the social and behavioral sciences, looking for rising stars whose careers promise to make a lasting mark. We'll be profiling the top 30 throughout the month of April.
Vancouver’s Wild World of De Facto Density
Adding to racial redlining, zoning attempts to regulate human behavior, restricting residents just as it does developers.
Supervised Drug Injection Clinic in Vancouver Finds Success
A counterintuitive approach to addiction in “Canada’s poorest postal code.”
The Only Place Where They’ll Inject You With Heroin for Free
In downtown Vancouver, government-approved researchers are providing drug addicts with heroin to see if a dependable supply of the substance will improve lives.
Vancouver’s Livability Crisis
The problem with placemaking. Or, what happens when a city becomes a magnet for the globe's upwardly mobile, with growth outpacing what the locals can keep up with.