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REI Pursuing New Testing Method to Eliminate Flame Retardants

REI Staff|October 13, 2020

Update (October 2020): In 2020, the CGSB 182.1 standard was approved and published, and it is now being utilized for REI Co-op tents. The REI Co-op Arete ASL 2 ...

Eric Artz, Marcos Trinidad and Lucienne Nicholson

Rethinking Access to the Outdoors Amid a Pandemic

REI Staff|September 23, 2020

Since the pandemic began, time spent in nature has played an increasingly vital role in many people’s lives: It’s helped us feel more connected and offered a re...

Let’s Camp!

REI Staff|August 24, 2020

A version of this story appeared in the summer 2020 issue of Uncommon Path. Camping is exciting and messy and even a little uncomfortable. But there’s fun i...

Woman packing up her Subaru in her driveway.

How to Get Your Car Adventure Ready

REI Staff|August 7, 2020

There’s nothing quite like hitting the road with the windows cracked, singing along to your favorite playlist, with your sights set on an outdoor adventure. But...

Photo of Great Smoky Mountains National Park

President Trump Signs the Great American Outdoors Act into Law

REI Staff|August 4, 2020

In a major win for public lands, President Trump today signed into law the Great American Outdoors Act, which allocates billions of dollars to public lands. ...

U.S. House Passes Great American Outdoors Act

REI Staff|July 22, 2020

With a bipartisan vote of 310–107, the U.S. House of Representatives today passed a landmark bill, the Great American Outdoors Act, which will allocate billions...

REI Co-op Commitments in the Fight for Racial Equity

REI Staff|July 15, 2020

We’ve been inspired as the events of the past two months have created a collective pressure and urgency around the centuries-long fight for racial justice. And ...

Roundtable Discussion: Parenting and Dismantling Racial Injustices

REI Staff|June 29, 2020

In unison with people around the world fighting racial injustice, the co-op is challenging itself and its more than 19 million members to act against the racial...

REI CEO Eric Artz with Senators Martin Heinrich and Cory Gardner

REI CEO Eric Artz Hosts Outdoor Recreation Discussion with Senators Heinrich and Gardner

REI Staff|June 24, 2020

At the co-op, we believe the outdoors is a place to find common ground with people from all backgrounds and political affiliations. When it comes to politics, R...

Two female hikers looking into the woods.

How to Support Organizations Working Toward a More Inclusive Outdoor Community

REI Staff|June 16, 2020

We stand for racial equity. But we know that for many people and communities, being able to live safely and openly with equitable access to opportunities and a ...

Photo Essay: Greetings from America

REI Staff|June 7, 2020

A version of this story appeared in the summer 2020 issue of Uncommon Path. Using memories from her childhood summer road trips as a narrative spine, photog...

REI Statement on Violence Against the Black Community

REI Staff|May 31, 2020

Editor's note: This statement was also posted on REI Newsroom. As a cooperative,  REI is built on a set of ideals that we hold dear—we are stronger when we ...

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