We Have Enough Humans, Thanks: As the global population hit six billion in November, I profiled Portland and Seattle twentysomethings who have decided they never want children——but often face social stigma and pushback from doctors if they try to get sterilized.
Last August, I finally wrote a story I’ve been interested in for years. The Last Summer of Mass Destruction explores the chemical weapons plant that has resided peacefully outside the small town of Hermiston, Oregon, for 70 years. After spending decades stockpiling deadly chemical weapons, the plant has spent the last 20 years incinerating them, one by one. During the lifetime of one generation, the weapons will have been manufactured, banned, and destroyed.
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