Kori Suzuki, Author at High Country News https://www.hcn.org A nonprofit independent magazine of unblinking journalism that shines a light on all of the complexities of the West. Wed, 24 Jan 2024 15:16:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.hcn.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/cropped-HCN_Logo-Monogram_White_Sq-2-32x32.png Kori Suzuki, Author at High Country News https://www.hcn.org 32 32 229054741 California’s Central Valley chinook are getting lost on their way home https://www.hcn.org/issues/55-11/fish-californias-central-valley-chinook-are-getting-lost-on-their-way-home/ Wed, 01 Nov 2023 08:00:00 +0000 https://www.hcn.org/fish-californias-central-valley-chinook-are-getting-lost-on-their-way-home/

The culprit is a tactic designed to save them – one that could decrease the species’ resilience in the long run.

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]]> 225780 EPA to investigate claims of civil rights violations in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta https://www.hcn.org/articles/justice-epa-investigates-claims-of-civil-rights-violations-in-the-sacramento-san-joaquin-delta/ Mon, 21 Aug 2023 08:00:00 +0000 https://www.hcn.org/justice-epa-investigates-claims-of-civil-rights-violations-in-the-sacramento-san-joaquin-delta/ Early morning fog rises from the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta near Rio Vista, California, in February. The delta is a vast region home to critical water infrastructure, sweeping salt and freshwater ecosystems and hundreds of thousands of Californians.

Tribes and environmental justice groups say management of the Delta harms traditional food systems and causes pollution.

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]]> 197443 The fight to keep Ohtani basketball alive https://www.hcn.org/issues/55-6/south-photos-the-fight-to-keep-ohtani-basketball-alive/ Fri, 10 Mar 2023 09:00:00 +0000 https://www.hcn.org/south-photos-the-fight-to-keep-ohtani-basketball-alive/ Parker Nomura, one of Kai’s teammates, goes in for a layup during a game against Diablo, a rival program, at Tice Valley Community Center in Walnut Creek, California.

Increasing housing costs and the pandemic threaten an important tradition in the Japanese American community.

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