From Colorado to New York, local officials and climate activists are pushing new policies to phase out gas heaters and stoves.

In 2011, an infamous tsunami and nuclear disaster devastated parts of Fukushima Prefecture, Japan. As clouds of radiation spread, the prefecture that was once known for its agricultural produce became feared and stigmatized. Now, over a decade later, farmers are working to restore their towns to their former vitality.

As a child, Ken Nakazawa had an inexplicable fascination with the Grove Park Inn, a beautiful old stone hotel set on a mountainside a few miles from his family’s home in Asheville. He had no idea his grandmother had been held there as a detainee during World War II.