InvestigationHealth, Justice Roe Was Never Enough Though the federal government is obligated to provide tribes with health care, decades-old restrictions on federal funding have severely limited the provision of abortion. Adreanna RodriguezViceAugust 25, 2022
InvestigationJustice, Politics, Technology When Porch Piracy Became a Felony Around the country, 13 states have passed or introduced laws to make package theft a felony. Critics say the harsher penalties are an ineffective response that can lead to increased surveillance of communities and harm people of color. Lam Thuy VoThe GuardianAugust 25, 2022
InvestigationEnvironment Leaving the Island: The Messy, Contentious Reality of Climate Relocation In Louisiana, the Isle de Jean Charles project is a test case for how the government could voluntarily resettle communities threatened by climate change. It hasn’t gone smoothly. Olga Loginova & Zak CasselColumbia Journalism Investigations, The Center for Public IntegrityAugust 17, 2022
InvestigationBusiness Millions of Dollars Are Set to Pour into St. Louis’ North Side. Will Negligent Property Owners Cash In? Overdue improvement for St. Louis’ vacancy scourge could also bring payday for derelict property owners. Karen Robinson-JacobsThe St. Louis AmericanAugust 12, 2022
InvestigationEnvironment Too Little, Too Late for People Seeking Climate Relief With complicated applications and long wait times, the government’s primary effort to move people out of harm’s way falls woefully behind in the era of climate change. Mc Nelly Torres, Alex Lubben & Zak CasselColumbia Journalism Investigations, The Center for Public IntegrityAugust 10, 2022
InvestigationEnvironment Trapped in Harm’s Way as Disasters Mount Communities stuck on the front lines of the climate crisis need help relocating. The U.S. government isn’t prepared. Alex Lubben, Julia Shipley, Zak Cassel & Olga LoginovaColumbia Journalism Investigations, The Center for Public IntegrityAugust 3, 2022
InvestigationPolitics How Donald Trump Jr. Promised—and Failed—to House the World’s Poor He and a partner were going to build “millions of houses” for poor people in the developing world. They built virtually no units, left investors high and dry, and sued creditors rather than pay them. Joe RubinNew RepublicJuly 21, 2022
InvestigationEnvironment, Health Sporadic Monitoring of Emissions in California Oil Country Adds to Air Pollution Concerns A patchwork of regulations is out of sync with the urgency of the climate crisis, experts say. Aaron Miguel CantúCapital & MainJuly 13, 2022
InvestigationEnvironment, Health California Air Regulators Try to Salvage Faulty System That Permitted ‘Extreme’ Pollution Residents challenge regulators’ claims that they can’t account for toxic oil and gas emissions in the San Joaquin Valley. Aaron Miguel CantúCapital & MainJuly 12, 2022
InvestigationEnvironment, Justice Who Does the State of Wyoming Consider a Poacher? Three years ago, the Supreme Court upheld the Crow Tribe’s off-reservation hunting rights. But treaty hunters in Wyoming still risk prosecution, even as non-Natives poach wildlife on tribal land with impunity. Savannah MaherHigh Country NewsJuly 1, 2022