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James Conaway

James Conaway  is the author of the novels The Big Easy, Nose, and World’s End. He published the final volume of a nonfiction trilogy about Napa Valley last year.

Trees

It’s Not Easy Being Green

In an era of global warming, not all tree-related questions are equal.

by James Conaway | Tuesday, September 10, 2019
Storm clouds on the Chesapeake Bay

Trouble on the Chesapeake

A new proposal to clean up the bay raises old questions for environmental reformers

by James Conaway | Thursday, August 22, 2019
Waiting for Fire

Waiting for Fire

As smoke thickens and ash falls, an esteemed Napa vintner prepares to save his home and livelihood

by James Conaway | Monday, June 06, 2016
Cotton

Cotton

All he wanted was to work his land in peace, never knowing that what mattered most to him was about to be taken away

by James Conaway | Thursday, January 10, 2013
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After the Storm

by Stephanie Bastek

In the wake of Hurricane Dorian, we’re revisiting our interview with environmental reporter Elizabeth Rush. Smarty Pants host Stephanie Bastek asks what the future looks like for America’s coastal residents, especially as climate change contributes to rising sea levels and worsening storm seasons. “The options for the people and animals in these places is stark: retreat or die,” Bastek says. “Those are the options we generally associate with far-off islands, like Fuji or Kiribati. But dramatic, life-changing climate change is happening right now in our own backyard.”