Articles by Heather Smith
Heather Smith (on Twitter, @strangerworks) is interested in the various ways that humans try to save the environment: past, present, and future.
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Crude awakening: As Keystone opens in Texas, neighbors fight to protect their water
As the U.S.-only section of the embattled Keystone XL pipeline barrels forward and tar-sands oil starts to flow, nearby residents turn from protest to monitoring.
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How looking for cancer’s causes became a political act
On an unorthodox path from nursing to music to breast-cancer activism, Jeanne Rizzo learned how to take on the system.
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Why exploding trains are the new Keystone XL
With pipeline projects stalling, more crude is riding the rails. Also, spilling. And blowing up. That's making the Oil Express a target for protest.
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Leaked Pacific trade treaty draft suggests the planet will pay
The Trans-Pacific Partnership draft puts no teeth behind environmental protections, and could let other countries undermine those in the U.S.
