NewsEnvironment, Politics EPA Plans to Roll Back Water Protections Despite Climate Change Warnings The new rule, based on an executive order Donald Trump issued in February 2017, will likely take federal protections away from tributary rivers, streams, and wetlands that are seasonal and rain-dependent. Sharon LernerThe InterceptNovember 27, 2018
InvestigationImmigration, Politics The Occupation In South Texas, border residents struggle to cope with the latest military surge. Melissa del BosqueThe InterceptNovember 24, 2018
InvestigationBusiness Tech Firms Ended Mandatory Arbitration for Sexual Harassment Claims Employee advocates caution that the arbitration changes are a response to pressure and could be reversed. Susan AntillaThe InterceptNovember 21, 2018
InvestigationJustice, Politics Arizona’s Long Road to Make Elections Accessible In Coconino County, relocating five polling places caused confusion this election cycle. By 2020, it must fix 46 to comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act. Anna V. SmithHigh Country NewsNovember 21, 2018
InvestigationWorld The Vanishing The plight of Christians in an age of intolerance. Janine di GiovanniHarper'sNovember 19, 2018
InvestigationPolitics, World Humanitarian Crises in DRC Leaves Millions of Children in Danger The ongoing conflicts in the Democratic Republic of Congo have left more than two million children malnourished. Nick TurseTeen VogueNovember 14, 2018
InvestigationEnvironment, Politics The Interior Sidelines Environmental Justice In early September, DOI quietly rescinded two memos that provided guidance on protecting vulnerable communities and Native American sacred sites. Adam FedermanThe NationNovember 13, 2018
InvestigationJustice, Politics Midterm Voters With Limited English Faced Obstacles But in southern Brooklyn, they showed they can still swing an election. Richard SalameThe NationNovember 12, 2018
InvestigationEnvironment, Immigration, Politics A Border Wall Could Cause Deadly Flooding. Officials Plan to Build It Anyway Engineers have long concluded that a wall in the flood plain of Starr County, Texas, could be catastrophic. Melissa del BosqueTexas MonthlyNovember 7, 2018
InvestigationJustice, Politics How the ADA Could Affect Native American Voters The relocation of polling sites near the Navajo Nation months before midterm elections raises concerns of future voter suppression. Anna V. SmithHigh Country NewsNovember 5, 2018