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Hugh Lampkin speaks with users inside a supervised injection room in Vancouver, British Columbia. Run by Vancouver Area Network of Drug Users (VANDU), it's a place where peers help each use drugs safely.

Watchful Eyes: At Peer-Run Injection Sites, Drug Users Help Each Other Stay Safe

In Vancouver, drug users run their own safe injection sites. Public health officials are taking note of how they operate — peers helping each other stay alive in a judgment-free zone.

Flat Matt, Falling Lemons And Digital Dolly: The 2021 Super Bowl Ads

Super Bowl LV was Sunday, and as always, a lot of viewers tuned in for the over-the-top ads. Bud Light and Robinhood were standouts, but Dolly Parton fell flat with a rework of her hit "9 to 5."

The Persistent Use Of Toxics In Illegal Pot Patches

Growing cannabis is now legal in both California and Oregon, but that doesn't mean all the practices involved with growing it are legal. The black market…

Wind power farms like this one in Oregon figure heavily in plans to slash the use of fossil fuels in Cascadia.

After Climate-Protection Drift And Despair, A Blueprint For Success Emerges In Cascadia

Washington State’s redoubled climate goals and fresh action plan revive hope to cut emissions. But ongoing fossil fuel development in BC could undercut Cascadia’s progress

Curbing California Cow Burps: The Answer In The Sea

Methane is perhaps the most potent of greenhouse gases, and California has 1.8 million emitters of methane walking around on four legs. Dairy cows "give…

Clear-cut forests in western Oregon, Dec. 28, 2020. Many Oregon communities rely on streams and creeks for their water supply. But, in many cases, the land surrounding these water sources is owned by private timber companies.

With ‘Counties In Deep Trouble,’ Oregon Lawmakers Target Timber Tax Cuts

For decades, corporate timber benefited from tax cuts that devastated local government budgets. Lawmakers want change and have filed dozens of bills, making this one of Oregon’s most consequential sessions for forest policy.

Georgia Washington has lived in Southern Heights, a predominantly Black neighborhood in the northern part of Baton Rouge, La., since 1973. After falling ill with COVID-19 last year, Washington was eager to get vaccinated, which is in line with federal health recommendations. But Washington again had difficulty finding a local provider, this time to get a vaccine.

Across The South, COVID-19 Vaccine Sites Missing From Black And Hispanic Neighborhoods

An NPR analysis of COVID-19 vaccination sites in major cities across the Southern U.S. reveals a racial disparity, with most sites located in whiter neighborhoods.

Selling large amounts of drugs like methamphetamine is still illegal. But having small amounts in Oregon is now a civil violation, subject to a $100 fine or a mandatory health screening.

Oregon Takes A Sharp Turn Away From War On Drugs As Measure 110 Kicks In

After decades of waging a war on drugs, voters decided in November to decriminalize the possession of small amounts of all kinds – from methamphetamine to heroin. The new law goes into effect today, Feb. 1.

An aerial view of a Freeport, N.Y., school bus parking lot in April 2020.

Did Closing Schools Save Lives Or Cost Lives? The Debate Continues

In November, a scientific paper estimated millions of years of life could be lost due to prolonged school closures in the U.S. The paper has since been corrected and critiqued.

"We want so badly just to confess everything when we're deep inside of our drug use," Nina Diaz says. "We want so badly to get caught sometimes."

Nina Diaz Is On The Other Side

The frontwoman for the punk band Girl in a Coma spent years battling addiction. Now, she's gotten sober and gone solo for her new album, The Beat Is Dead.

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