InvestigationEnvironment, Politics Government Scientists Warned Oil Exploration Would Threaten Polar Bears Despite legal concerns, the Trump administration is pushing ahead. Adam FedermanMother JonesDecember 11, 2018
NewsEnvironment, Health DuPont Has Spread Its Pollutants Around the World. Now it Wants to Filter Your Contaminated Water. “They profited off the environmental contamination and now can profit on cleaning it up. It’s quite a feat.” Sharon LernerThe InterceptDecember 11, 2018
InvestigationHealth Is California Failing Its Most Vulnerable Adults? Thousands of allegations of abuse and neglect have been made against programs that care for people with developmental disabilities. Justine CalmaFiveThirtyEightDecember 11, 2018
NewsEnvironment, Politics Trump’s Attack on the Clean Water Act Will Fuel Destructive Pipeline Boom A wide range of industries — including agriculture, mining, waste management, chemical companies, real estate development, and road construction — will be free to pollute, reroute, and pave over these waterways as they see fit. Sharon LernerThe InterceptDecember 9, 2018
InvestigationPolitics Monumental Lies The monuments we erect are supposed to commemorate history. But in many cases, they’re instrumental in erasing it. Brian Palmer & Seth Freed WesslerRevealDecember 8, 2018
NewsEnvironment, Politics EPA’s New Water Rule Will Gut The Clean Water Act According to the rule that the Environmental Protection Agency is expected to release next week, streams that are dependent on rainfall and wetlands not physically connected to year-round waterways will no longer be covered by the Clean Water Act. Sharon LernerThe InterceptDecember 7, 2018
NewsEnvironment, Health PFOA and PFOS Cause Lower Sperm Counts and Smaller Penises There’s a new reason to be concerned about PFOA and PFOs, toxic chemicals used in nonstick pans, waterproof products, and firefighting foam. Sharon LernerThe InterceptNovember 30, 2018
NewsJustice, Politics New Legislation Seeks to Fix New York City’s Language Access Woes For years, the Arab-American community in New York City has fought for language access in elections. Now, city lawmakers want to take down one language barrier by providing interpreters across select election districts. Richard SalameNovember 29, 2018
NewsBusiness, Labor Sanitation Salvage, Troubled Garbage Hauler, Surrenders Operating License In a letter sent to New York City regulators, lawyers for the company said it would cease operations “forthwith.” Kiera FeldmanProPublicaNovember 27, 2018
InvestigationPolitics The Costs of the Confederacy In the last decade alone, American taxpayers have spent at least $40 million on Confederate monuments and groups that perpetuate racist ideology. Brian Palmer & Seth Freed WesslerSmithsonian MagazineNovember 27, 2018