"I came from somewhere that has a lot of character and really fascinating people who have carved out really beautiful lives, and they don't fall easily into the caricatures that we see of rural Pennsylvanian people in the news."
Crayons were my birthright. Crayons were in my blood. The blood of family lore matched American Crayon’s most powerful primary red crayon in every box. Crayons sent me down the road to adulthood.
“Green space is an equity issue... Part of environmental justice is making sure that everyone has access to the outdoors. It's important for physical health, it's important for mental health, and it's not a luxury—it's a human right.”
A cut through the layers of America past and present in the historic steel town of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.
Andy Warhol meets the Breatharians.
In Pennsylvania’s Oil Creek Valley, the messy legacy of the country’s first petroleum boom.
A century ago, East Chicago, Indiana drafted its ideal future. Here's how that went.
"Each time I come back home / something else has burned."
In 1993, the Mississippi River destroyed the town of Valmeyer, Illinois. So residents moved it a mile uphill.
A former Chicago dumping ground finds new life with restoration efforts.
"I heard the dreams of a revisionist age, / the once upon a time / of a land strong in industry."
"this is how i ground myself. / i follow the writing on the wall."