The Sunday Read: 'The Valve Turners'

<p>Most Americans treat climate change seriously but not literally — they accept the science, worry about forecasts but tell themselves that someone else will get serious about fixing the problem very soon.</p><p>The Valve Turners, on the other hand, take climate change both very seriously and very literally.</p><p>In the fall of 2016, the group of five environmental activists — all in their 50s and 60s, most with children and one with grandchildren — closed off five cross-border crude oil pipelines, including the Keystone.</p><p>On today’s Sunday Read, who are the Valve Turners and what are their motivations?</p><p><i>This story was written by <strong>Michelle Nijhuis</strong> and recorded by Audm. To hear more audio stories from publishers like The New York Times, </i><a href="https://www.audm.com/?utm_source=nytmag&utm_medium=embed&utm_campaign=more_afraid_climate_change" target="_blank"><i>download Audm for iPhone or Android.</i></a></p>