NewsEnvironment, Politics Toxic Drinking Water Becomes Top Issue for Midterm Candidates Across the US Candidates in Michigan, New Hampshire, and North Carolina put PFAS at the center of their campaigns. Sharon LernerThe InterceptJune 4, 2018
InvestigationBusiness, Environment, Health How Coke Spun the Public on its Water Use Coke claims to give back as much water as it uses. An investigation shows it isn’t even close. Christine MacDonaldThe VergeMay 31, 2018
InvestigationJustice Post-Prison Purgatory Prison-like public hospital systems are disproportionately packed with gay men who remain locked up even after serving their time. Toshio Meronek & Erica R. MeinersAdvocateMay 23, 2018
InvestigationImmigration, Justice, Politics The Surge How Texas’ decade-long border security operation has turned South Texas into one of the most heavily policed and surveilled places in the nation. Melissa del BosqueThe Texas ObserverMay 23, 2018
InvestigationImmigration The Eyes Above Texas An analysis finds that DPS’ spy planes are flying over Texas communities, with little oversight. G.W. Schulz & Melissa del BosqueThe Texas ObserverMay 23, 2018
NewsEnvironment, Health EPA’s “Leadership Summit” on PFOA Pollution Will Exclude Victims and Community Groups The EPA doesn’t want to hear from people who have PFOA and other PFAS chemicals in their drinking water. Sharon LernerThe InterceptMay 18, 2018
NewsEnvironment, Politics Scott Pruitt’s Policy Director at EPA Met with Hundreds of Industry Representatives, Emails Show The emails of former EPA senior counsel Samantha Dravis show more than 90 meetings with industry. Sharon LernerThe InterceptMay 16, 2018
InvestigationJustice Empty Cribs in Prison Nurseries Despite record rates of incarcerated mothers, prison nursery programs are rejecting applicants and not for reasons of space. Victoria LawJezebelMay 13, 2018
InvestigationPolitics A VA Law is “Getting the Guppies Instead of the Trout” An investigation reveals that food-service workers, housekeepers, and claims processors — many veterans themselves — have lost their jobs under a new accountability law. Jasper CravenThe NationMay 10, 2018
NewsBusiness, Labor Treated Like Trash A death. A cover-up. An immigrant meets a terrible end in the Bronx. Kiera FeldmanMay 4, 2018