As Coastal Towns Retreat, Residents Ask Who Pays
Managed retreat is no longer a hypothetical. In a dozen communities, it is a budget line.
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Science
The Strike That Spread: How 400 Warehouse Workers Reshaped a Region
What began as a walkout over break times has become the largest organising drive the region has seen in decades.
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Activism
The Long Read: How One Town Built Its Own Newspaper
When the last paper in Marlow County folded, a retired printer, a school librarian and two hundred neighbours decided to start another. This is how they did it, and what it cost.
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News
The Last Cannery on the Bay Faces Its Final Season
After 87 years, a family-run cannery says it cannot afford another one. The town is trying to find a way to keep it open.
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Teachers in Three States Vote to Authorise Strikes
Class sizes, pay and school funding formulas are driving a wave of walkout votes ahead of the new term.
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Activism
Renters Organise: Inside the Tenants’ Union Movement
From collective rent strikes to building-by-building bargaining, tenants are borrowing tactics from the labour movement.
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Activism
Youth Climate Plaintiffs Take Their Case to the Appeals Court
Twenty-one young people argue the state’s energy policy violates their right to a safe environment. A ruling could reach well beyond one state.
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