The Oregon activists call attention to ongoing clearcuts in old-growth forests.
Erin X. Wong
Erin X. Wong is an editorial fellow at High Country News, covering clean energy and environmental justice. They actively report on informal recyclers, also known as waste pickers, in the U.S. and around the world. If you have tips or would like to speak on this topic, please email them at erin.wong@hcn.org or submit a letter to the editor. Follow them on Twitter at @erinxy.
The Recovering America’s Wildlife Act is still a bipartisan unicorn
As a competing bill emerges, supporters defend RAWA as the ’gold standard.’
How Western ports anchor U.S. supply chains
The Baltimore bridge collapse highlights the nation’s dependence on the shipping industry.
The great solar build-out
Public-land managers ponder where to allow utility-scale solar projects
A proposed bottle-deposit bill in Washington would help the environment — and low-income communities
The legislation would add a premium for bottles returned by organizations supporting people who rely on deposit refunds.
Biden plan will earmark millions of acres of public land for solar development
Proposed updates to the Western Solar Plan would also close sensitive areas to utility-scale solar projects.