Maureen O’Hagan

Feb 14, 2024 | hakaimagazine.com | Maureen O’Hagan

If you order the tuna mignon at Local Ocean Seafoods, a restaurant in Newport, Oregon, the albacore most likely came directly from Brett Montague, captain of the Jo El. You might even see the 12-meter-long troller docked nearby. Local Ocean’s Dungeness crab, lingcod, and salmon also come from the local fleet in this town of about 10,400 residents. This is no small feat.

Jan 4, 2024 | sandiegouniontribune.com | Anahad O’Connor |Maureen O’Hagan

You can now use your pretax dollars to pay for certain types of healthful foods, gym memberships and even fitness trackers. Health Savings Accounts (HSAs) and Flexible Savings Accounts (FSAs) allow you to set aside money on a pretax basis to pay for “qualified medical expenses,” including medical, dental, prescription and vision bills.

Dec 27, 2023 | sierraclub.org | Sarah Trent |Gordy Slack |Maureen O’Hagan |Lindsey Botts

Scientists Race to Find Out Why the Western Bumblebee Is Disappearing Bombus occidentalis was common across the West, but since the 1990s its numbers have plummeted In this story: bees, endangered species, hiking The World's Second-Most-Famous Desert Pupfish Is in Trouble You wouldn't believe the lengths people go to protect these fish In this story: endangered species, fish Wildlife Traffickers Reveal Tricks of Their Illegal Trade Restorative justice for traffickers of rare and endangered...

Dec 27, 2023 | sierraclub.org | Sarah Trent |Gordy Slack |Maureen O’Hagan |Lindsey Botts

Scientists Race to Find Out Why the Western Bumblebee Is Disappearing Bombus occidentalis was common across the West, but since the 1990s its numbers have plummeted In this story: bees, endangered species, hiking The World's Second-Most-Famous Desert Pupfish Is in Trouble You wouldn't believe the lengths people go to protect these fish In this story: endangered species, fish Wildlife Traffickers Reveal Tricks of Their Illegal Trade Restorative justice for traffickers of rare and endangered...

Dec 20, 2023 | sierraclub.org | Maureen O’Hagan

When Yuan Xie was growing up in China, he loved turtles. He had 10 species as pets over the years, and they still fascinate him. Box turtles are his favorite, as their shells are almost "like art." Eventually he became something of a turtle expert. In 2015, Xie moved to the United States to study computer science. He wasn't all that surprised when an acquaintance, a Chinese turtle dealer, approached him with a proposition: Would Xie help him obtain turtles from the US?