Owen Agnew is a Portland-based journalist and producer. His audio and video work has appeared in numerous outlets, including The New Yorker Radio Hour, The Guardian, Fast Company, Popular Science, and PBS. He lives in Portland, Oregon with his family and a small but growing collection of performance outerwear.
Methane released from fracking is terrible for the climate. In Texas, it’s also hurting people’s health. In the summer of 2018, Nexus Media took part in Freedom to Breathe, a cross-country tour that
In the summer of 2018, Nexus Media took part in Freedom to Breathe, a cross-country tour that explored how climate change intersects with the racial, social and economic challenges that Americans face
In the summer of 2018, Nexus Media took part in Freedom to Breathe, a cross-country tour that explored how climate change intersects with the racial, social and economic challenges that Americans face
In the summer of 2018, Nexus Media took part in Freedom to Breathe, a cross-country tour that explored how climate change intersects with the racial, social and economic challenges that Americans face
In the summer of 2018, Nexus Media took part in Freedom to Breathe, a cross-country tour that explored how climate change intersects with the racial, social and economic challenges that Americans face
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This is part of a series for Black History Month on Black scientists, activists and entrepreneurs who are tackling the greatest problem of our time. Half a century ago, the world saw
This is part of a series for Black History Month on Black scientists, activists and entrepreneurs who are tackling the greatest problem of our time. Black people are underrepresented in the halls
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Karnes County was once one of the poorest counties in Texas, but a few years ago it saw the beginnings of an oil and gas boom spurred on by advances in hydraulic
In Port Arthur, Texas, where most residents are black or Hispanic and close to a third live below the poverty line, influence is a difficult thing to come by. It is not
It began as a beacon of freedom, founded by those aboard the last slave ship to reach the United States. For decades, it stood as a sanctuary of African culture, but today,
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On a recent Monday morning, Rabbi Abraham drove to Newark, New Jersey to bless some electric cars. He pulled into the lot behind Mt. Olivet Baptist Church, parked his Chevy Volt beside
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Weather whiplash has heads spinning throughout the Northeast. Last week’s unusually balmy weather had flowers blooming from Washington to New York. This week, Winter Storm Riley — a late-winter nor’easter — is delivering rain, snow and
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