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Aimée La Fountain

In my spare time, you'll find me crafting, volunteering, traveling, or in the midst of my latest DIY project.

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Dana Drugmand

Freelance climate/environmental journalist, Master's degree in Environmental Law and Policy

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Writer, Free Range Chef, Visionary Entrepreneur | Local Food Systems, Sustainability, Healthy Wild Habitats & Ecosystems | Inspiring Stories. Making Connections. | My work reflects the fertile ground that exists …

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Guia Baggi

Freelance journalist

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Coral N. Negrón Almodóvar

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Latest Articles

I Paddle Boston’s Mystic River as Sackett v. EPA Threatens to Roll Back Critical Protections

The double-decker Tobin Bridge—the largest in New England—looms overhead as I bob on the waves of the Mystic River in my 10-foot Tucktec folding kayak. I am paddling the length of one of the most industrialized rivers in America, if not the world, as it flows from the suburban beaches …

By Anna Laird Barto
1st November 2022 • YES! Magazine

Could This Ancient Farming Technique Be a Climate Solution?

Terracing has been used for centuries to help prevent fire, moderate temperatures, and make farming possible even when water is scarce.

By Guia Baggi
7th July 2022 • YES! Magazine

Amid Shutdowns, Youth Climate Activists are Writing the Curriculum for a Just Economic Recovery

On any given weekday before the coronavirus pandemic hit, Michelle Cohen could be found in her Los Angeles office advising students on how to apply for an apprenticeship, or which classes they need to take before earning a high school equivalency diploma.

By L.F.A.
1st May 2020 • YES! Magazine

When the Government Failed Puerto Rico, Local Communities Stepped Up

After Hurricane Maria and earthquakes devastated the island territory, grassroots activists are helping ensure that recovery will be more just than before.

By Coral N. Negrón Almodóvar
24th February 2020 • YES! Magazine

Could Rights of Nature Laws Help Save Endangered Orcas?

The Pacific Northwest’s most iconic species—the orcas that live in the Salish Sea year-round—are on the brink of extinction with just 73 whales remaining as of July 1. The Southern Resident orcas have made headlines repeatedly over the past year, including the recent loss of three adult whales and last …

By Dana Drugmand
30th August 2019 • YES! Magazine

How to Survive the End of a Friendship

As life gets busier due to career, family, and other demands, friendships may seem inessential. However, good friendships are crucial to one’s well-being because they offer a wealth of benefits—from reducing stress to lowering blood pressure. Ultimately, they can help us live longer lives. Negative friendships also impact heart health. …

By Aimée La Fountain
23rd August 2019 • YES! Magazine

The City That Dances With Death

On a sweltering June evening, a crowd forms on the corner of Orleans Avenue and North Miro Street in the Tremé neighborhood of New Orleans. When the trumpets, tubas, and trombones lift up and wail, people start marching.

By L.F.A.
15th August 2019 • YES! Magazine

How Soil Acts as a Living Witness to Racial Violence

In July 1898, a Black ice cream vendor by the name of John Henry James was accused of assaulting a White woman just west of Charlottesville, Virginia. He was dragged off a moving train by an angry mob, hanged from the branch of a locust tree near the train tracks, …

By L.F.A.
3rd July 2019 • YES! Magazine

This 16-Year-Old Is Taking the School Climate Strike to the U.S. Capitol

On the eve of the second worldwide climate strike, 16-year-old student climate activist Jerome Foster II got a buzz on his cell phone. It was a local tornado warning, the first he had ever received. Foster, who is from Washington, D.C., had been explaining one of the challenges of organizing …

By L.F.A.
3rd July 2019 • YES! Magazine

Why Students of Color Are Stepping Up to Lead Climate Strikes

Kawika Ke Koa Pegram has lived his entire life in island communities and is all too familiar with what sea level rise looks like firsthand. Pegram, a 17-year-old junior in high school, recently moved back to Hawai‘i—where he was born—from the Philippines. Two years later, Hurricane Walaka hit the state. …

By L.F.A.
15th March 2019 • YES! Magazine

War no More: Turning Assault Rifles Into Garden Tools

Blacksmiths in Colorado use their anvils to turn guns into gardening tools, reshaping America’s gun culture one strike of the hammer at a time. This is the work of the “Swords to Plows” initiative of the nonprofit RAWTools. Gun owners from around the country send RAWTools their disassembled weapons for …

By Julia Travers
5th June 2018 • YES! Magazine

This Is a Life, Not a Job

Smartphones are basically moot here. The internet and electric coffee grinder get turned off on gray, windless July days when battery power is low. The daily rhythm of feeding, milking,...

By Olga Kreimer
22nd August 2016 • YES! Magazine

Big City Living May Help You Slow Down, Stress Less, and Be Happy‏. Really!

Zanna McKay wrote this article for YES! Magazine in association with Round Earth Media. I contributed reporting

By Guia Baggi
17th April 2015 • YES! Magazine

A Chef's Perspective on Revering Life—Even When It’s Raised to Be Slaughtered

I stand at the kitchen counter with a boning knife in one hand, the other resting gently on a small, gutted and skinned kid goat lying on a large wooden cutting board. It is still slightly warm to the touch, and a few hairs are stuck to its flesh. The …

By Lisa Harris
7th January 2014 • YES! Magazine

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Latest Articles

I Paddle Boston’s Mystic River as Sackett v. EPA Threatens to Roll Back Critical Protections

Could This Ancient Farming Technique Be a Climate Solution?

Amid Shutdowns, Youth Climate Activists are Writing the Curriculum for a Just Economic Recovery

When the Government Failed Puerto Rico, Local Communities Stepped Up

Could Rights of Nature Laws Help Save Endangered Orcas?

How to Survive the End of a Friendship

The City That Dances With Death

How Soil Acts as a Living Witness to Racial Violence

This 16-Year-Old Is Taking the School Climate Strike to the U.S. Capitol

Why Students of Color Are Stepping Up to Lead Climate Strikes

War no More: Turning Assault Rifles Into Garden Tools

This Is a Life, Not a Job

Big City Living May Help You Slow Down, Stress Less, and Be Happy‏. Really!

A Chef's Perspective on Revering Life—Even When It’s Raised to Be Slaughtered

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