NewsEnvironment, Health Chemours is Using the U.S. as an Unregulated Dump for Europe’s Toxic GenX Waste After many years of treating the developing world as its environmental dumping ground, the U.S. is finally getting a taste of what it feels like to be on the receiving end of another country’s dangerous garbage. Sharon LernerThe InterceptFebruary 1, 2019
ImpactJustice, Labor Following Exposé of Labor Violations, Centerplate Agrees to $5.45m Settlement In July 2018, Judge Koh denied Centerplate’s motion to dismiss, setting up the massive settlement this week. Gabriel ThompsonFebruary 1, 2019
NewsHealth Some Doctors Are Standing by Discontinued Contraceptive Device The permanent contraceptive Essure went off sale December 31—a relief to the activists known as “E-Sisters,” who came together around symptoms they linked to the device. Jennifer BlockJanuary 31, 2019
ImpactPolitics, Technology Aldermen debate grassroots-led bill on surveillance technology The bill would establish procedures to ensure more transparency and accountability among “any governmental units operating within the City of St. Louis” that use surveillance technology. Rebecca RivasThe St. Louis AmericanJanuary 29, 2019
AnalysisJustice, World Bringing Coast Guard Secrecy to Court Citing “safety and security” concerns, the Coast Guard told me, in effect, that the identities and locations of those it holds on the high seas are a secret. Seth Freed WesslerJanuary 29, 2019
AnalysisPolitics A speech Stone made at the RNC may shed light on his circle of Trump campaign officials Despite the White House’s insistence that the indictment has nothing to do with Trump, Mueller’s indictment of Stone contains new details about Stone’s communications with Trump campaign officials. Sarah PosnerJanuary 28, 2019
ImpactEnvironment, Immigration Potential Flooding Dangers from the Border Wall Must Be Studied, San Antonio Lawmaker Says A bill introduced by State Representative Roland Gutierrez also directs state agencies to determine how new wall construction would affect water quality and environmental contamination. Carlos SanchezTexas MonthlyJanuary 23, 2019
InvestigationJustice, Politics Surveillance and Secrets Are St. Louis police following their own rules to protect citizens’ privacy? Rebecca RivasThe St. Louis AmericanJanuary 23, 2019
InvestigationJustice Broken Justice in the 42 In the poorest congressional district in the country, where thousands of people are arrested each year, one former cop with a complicated past has made high-profile prosecutions fall apart. Saki KnafoNew York Times MagazineJanuary 23, 2019
InvestigationHealth, Justice Expecting Care How Texas is failing foster kids and contributing to an alarming teen pregnancy rate Rebecca GrantThe Texas ObserverJanuary 22, 2019