
By Tanzina Vega
Filmmaker Loren Waters met environmental activist Rebecca Jim when she was making a documentary about Tar Creek, one of most environmentally contaminated sites in the U.S. They’ve become “chosen family” whose shared Cherokee heritage and connection to the land have deeply impacted each other’s lives and activism.

This Memorial Day weekend, we're thinking about how to make our summer travel plans a little more climate-friendly.

This family has made visiting national parks their "thing," even as the new administration guts park staffing and resources. Their reason: skipping this summer's trip feels like succumbing to defeat when these parks need us now more than ever.
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