InvestigationEnvironment How a Major Tar Sands Pipeline Project Threatens Indigenous Land Rights Much of the Trans Mountain pipeline’s route lies within the territory of the Secwepemc Nation, which has never relinquished its land to the Canadian government by treaty, land sale, or surrender. Will ParrishHuffPostMay 1, 2022
NewsHealth 1 in Every 200 Children in NYC Has Lost a Parent or Caregiver to COVID. That’s Almost Twice the National Rate. Across the city, around 8,600 children have lost a parent or caregiver to COVID — a population that would entirely fill 15 average-sized New York City public schools. Fazil KhanThe City, Columbia Journalism InvestigationsApril 20, 2022
BackstoryJustice The Backstory: Jaeah Lee Reporting on Rap Lyrics in the Courtroom Paco AlvarezMarch 30, 2022
InvestigationJustice This Rap Song Helped Sentence a 17-Year-Old to Prison for Life A growing number of scholars, lawyers, and lawmakers are calling for a reassessment of how rap lyrics are used in court. Jaeah LeeThe New York TimesMarch 30, 2022
InvestigationJustice The Jailing of Jesse Harvey A drug war activist turned to civil commitment for help — and found a civil liberties nightmare. Jordan Michael SmithThe InterceptMarch 16, 2022
BackstoryJustice The Backstory: Akintunde Ahmad Reporting on a buried history Paco AlvarezMarch 2, 2022
InvestigationJustice What Happened When Oakland Tried to Make Police Pay for Misconduct In the ‘90s, the city passed a policy requiring the police department to pay some of their own legal costs. There’s no evidence that the department ever paid up. Akintunde AhmedThe AppealMarch 1, 2022
InvestigationEnvironment How the Country’s Most Prominent Conservation Agency is Failing to Tackle Climate Change Newly obtained documents show FWS officials pursued plans to remove protections from an endangered Florida animal despite internal warnings about sea level rise. Jimmy TobiasThe GuardianMarch 1, 2022
BackstoryImmigration, Justice The Backstory: Melissa del Bosque Reporting from the U.S.-Mexico Border Paco AlvarezJanuary 24, 2022
Inside TIJournalism Type Investigations Names Noy Thrupkaew Director of the Ida B. Wells Fellowship Program Type Investigations is thrilled to announce that Noy Thrupkaew has been selected as the new director of the Ida B. Wells Fellowship program and as a Type Investigations reporting fellow. Type InvestigationsJanuary 13, 2022