Articles by Contributing Writer Brianna Baker
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![Firefighters watch a prescribed burn in South Lake Tahoe, California]()
![Firefighters watch a prescribed burn in South Lake Tahoe, California]()
As the nation prepares to burn again, Indigenous fire practices are a hot topic
On the Yurok Reservation in Northern California, Rick O’Rourke fights fire with fire — and teaches others to do the same.
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![Indigenous attorney Tara Houska stands against the Line 3 pipeline in Minnesota.]()
![Indigenous attorney Tara Houska stands against the Line 3 pipeline in Minnesota.]()
A pipeline is threatening their homeland. Indigenous women are fighting back.
To tribal attorney Tara Houska, the fight against the Line 3 pipeline is a fight for future generations.
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![Lucky Tran, March for Science]()
![Lucky Tran, March for Science]()
He thinks scientists must move out of their ivory towers and take to the streets
Biochemist Lucky Tran harnesses facts and research to speak out on social injustice, and trains his colleagues to do the same.
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Urban inequality affects wildlife too: This professor wants to close the ‘nature gap’
Chris Schell’s research on coyotes' behavior reflects the dearth of green space available to them — and to communities of color.
