Renee Lewis
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Are Wooden High-Rises the Real Deal?
Wooden skyscrapers are fast becoming a trend in sustainable construction, with dozens planned across the country. Two buildings in Portland, Oregon—Carbon12, a new all-timber high-rise building, and Framework, another in progress that will be 12 stories—offer an early look at what it will take for the trend to develop into something more lasting and impactful. But they’re not without controversy. → Read More
The Entire West Coast May Soon Have a Price On Carbon
Oregon and Washington state are both considering bills in their 2018 legislative sessions that would put a price on carbon. If passed, the bills would create a West Coast block, including California and Canada’s British Columbia, of states and provinces that all have a carbon pricing scheme. → Read More
Michigan’s Most Polluted Neighborhood Demands Justice From Big Oil
Fed-up residents in Michigan’s most polluted zip code say the tar sands refinery next door is causing toxic emissions to waft over their neighborhood—and they want out. → Read More
Blanketing California in Fire Retardant Is Potentially Very Harmful
As a firestorm rages across Southern California near the end of one of the state’s worst wildfire seasons, much attention has been drawn to the bright red foam that’s dropped from planes in an effort to slow the fire’s spread. Chemical fire retardant can be an important firefighting tool. But it can also have some nasty ecological impacts, raising questions about whether it’s being used in the… → Read More
Salting Roads Saves Lives, But Also Takes a Major Environmental Toll
This winter, around 17 million tons of rock salt from mines in the U.S. and all over the world will be applied to icy roads across the United States. A growing body of research shows that this salt has become an environmental pollutant, and that we need to start considering alternatives. → Read More
Salting Roads Saves Lives, But Also Takes a Major Environmental Toll
This winter, around 17 million tons of rock salt from mines in the U.S. and all over the world will be applied to icy roads across the United States. A growing body of research shows that this salt has become an environmental pollutant, and that we need to start considering alternatives. → Read More
Firefighting Goats Devour Fuel Across the West Before it can Burn
Roslyn, WA—After one of the worst fire seasons in recent memory in the Pacific Northwest this summer—with the unforgettable smoke-pocalypse that socked in the region with thick smoke for weeks—a new tool is being added fight against wildfires: goats. → Read More
Firefighting Goats Devour Fuel Across the West Before it can Burn
Roslyn, WA—After one of the worst fire seasons in recent memory in the Pacific Northwest this summer—with the unforgettable smoke-pocalypse that socked in the region with thick smoke for weeks—a new tool is being added fight against wildfires: goats. → Read More
The Pacific Northwest is proving grassroots action against fossil fuels can work
The region has seen a tsunami of fossil fuel infrastructure proposals in the last few years. → Read More
Major coal plant’s shuttering offers Navajo clean start, but the scene is far from pretty
The closure of the Navajo Generating Station represents an opportunity to combat global warming, but may leave Navajo and Hopi workers out in the cold. → Read More
One of America’s top environmental activists is fighting the legal battle of his life
An Oregon man could face decades behind bars for his part in a coordinated direct action that disrupted the flow of millions of gallons of tar sands. → Read More
Renee Lewis
Renee Lewis is a digital reporter covering the environment. She has traveled to communities on the front lines of climate change to investigate its impacts. → Read More
New Lawsuits Target Monsanto Over Lingering Chemicals and a Longstanding Cover-up
Monsanto's PCB lawsuit problem is growing out of control. → Read More
Women Are Breaking the Climate Taboo and Questioning Whether to Have Kids in Such a World
What does climate change have to do with your decision to have kids or not? A lot. → Read More
Standing Rock Stopped a Pipeline. These Native Americans Want to Stop an Oil Terminal.
A Washington state tribe trying to stop a planned oil terminal expansion near its reservation says grassroots resistance is working. → Read More
These people are literally having climate change nightmares
For some people, climate change is on their minds 24/7. → Read More
Tons of Cow Poop Is Messing With These People's Water, but They're Afraid to Speak Up
In Washington state, an ongoing debate between dairy farmers and residents over how to manage pollution is reaching a turning point. → Read More
Generational injustice: Inside the legal movement suing for climate action now
Our Children's Trust has enlisted 21 kids to sue the federal government for failure to adequately address climate change. → Read More
Vote of a Lifetime: Alaskan Town Decides Whether to Stay or Go in Face of Climate Change
The residents of Shishmaref, a barrier island in western Alaska, will determine the future of their beloved town on August 16. → Read More
How a giant refinery for a product you've never heard of was just denied by this U.S. city
The $3.4 billion plant in Tacoma, Wash., was just one of three methanol refineries planned in the region by a Chinese-backed joint venture. → Read More