InvestigationBusiness, World African Governments Pay for Mauritius Miracle Ghost offices on the small island provide legal but questionable means of siphoning tax dollars away from poor countries and into the pockets of the global elite. Matt Kennard & Claire ProvostForeign PolicyOctober 18, 2018
InvestigationBusiness, Environment, Politics One Way to Stay Cool The Trump administration can decrease global warming by improving refrigerators and air-conditioners. Sharon LernerThe New York TimesOctober 15, 2018
InvestigationPolitics, World ‘Those Kids Are No Longer Yours’ How parents in Uganda lose their babies to adoptive families in America. Anna CavellThe Nation, Al JazeeraOctober 11, 2018
InvestigationImmigration, Justice, Politics A Culture of No The fate of people seeking asylum in the United States is determined not just by the legitimacy of their claims, but by where they land. Justine van der LeunVirginia Quarterly ReviewOctober 8, 2018
NewsHealth, Justice Nationwide Class Action Lawsuit Targets Makers of PFAS Chemicals Robert Bilott, who successfully sued DuPont over PFOA, has filed a lawsuit on behalf of everyone in the U.S. who has PFAS chemicals in their blood. Sharon LernerThe InterceptOctober 6, 2018
BackstoryEnvironment The Backstory: Sharon Lerner For over three years, reporting fellow Sharon Lerner has investigated corporations that manufactured toxic chemicals and covered up the health risks. Sharon LernerOctober 5, 2018
InvestigationImmigration, Justice, Politics Safe House A group of Latina women across the country have been working in secret, turning their homes into shelters for abused immigrant women. Lizzie PresserThe California Sunday MagazineOctober 4, 2018
NewsEnvironment, Health Hurricane Florence Released Tons of Coal Ash in North Carolina, But the Coal Industry Wants Less Regulation Even as coal ash storage basins are leaking massive amounts of pollution in the wake of Hurricane Florence, the coal industry is working on a new strategy to stop federal regulation of this toxic byproduct of coal combustion. Sharon LernerThe InterceptSeptember 28, 2018
InvestigationPolitics Never Meet Your (Super) Heroes America’s white nationalists have branched out into comic books. And business is booming. Amanda RobbRevealSeptember 22, 2018
NewsBusiness, Labor Private Trash Haulers Resist New Safety Measures As New York City’s oversight agency moves to have companies regularly report accidents, traffic violations and license suspensions involving their drivers, the haulers push back. Kiera FeldmanProPublicaSeptember 19, 2018