InvestigationBusiness, Justice, Politics Did Palantir Secretly Use New Orleans to Test Predictive Policing? Palantir deployed a predictive policing system in New Orleans that even city council members don’t know about. Ali WinstonThe VergeFebruary 27, 2018
ProjectEnvironment, Politics The State of the Interior As the Department of the Interior embraces industry interests, US public lands are left vulnerable to private sector exploitation under the Trump administration. Adam FedermanFebruary 21, 2018
InvestigationEnvironment, Politics DOI Scientist Resigned After Demand for Sensitive Oil Data Another controversy hits the Interior Department. Adam FedermanMother JonesFebruary 21, 2018
InvestigationBusiness, Environment Too Big to Fine, Too Small to Fight Back Texas’ environmental agency targets small business owners for minor recordkeeping violations, while letting the corporate polluters off easy. Naveena SadasivamThe Texas Observer, GristFebruary 21, 2018
Inside TIJournalism Welcoming Alissa Figueroa to The Investigative Fund Alissa Figueroa is our newest senior editor and senior producer, overseeing the Ida B. Wells Fellowship program and our broadcast partnerships. The Investigative FundFebruary 20, 2018
InvestigationEnvironment, Health Replacing Toxic Firefighting Foam The military is cleaning up drinking water contaminated with firefighting foam — while using dangerous new formulas. Sharon LernerThe InterceptFebruary 10, 2018
InvestigationHealth, Labor The Looming Elder Care Crisis in America Some 80 million people will be seniors by 2050. Our national home-care infrastructure isn’t close to ready. E. Tammy KimBloomberg BusinessweekFebruary 9, 2018
NewsEnvironment, Health EPA Division That Studies the Health Risks of Toxic Chemicals Is in a Fight for Its Life — Against the EPA The Integrated Risk Information System, or IRIS, is the only division of the EPA that independently assesses the toxicity of chemicals. Sharon LernerThe InterceptFebruary 3, 2018
NewsEnvironment, Politics EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt Fails Another Senate Test At a hearing of the Senate’s Environment and Public Works Committee on Tuesday, the EPA’s Scott Pruitt repeatedly avoided answering simple yes-or-no questions. Sharon LernerThe InterceptJanuary 30, 2018
InvestigationPolitics The Man from Sullivan and Cromwell Under Trump’s SEC, Wall Street secrecy expands as enforcement shrinks. Susan Antilla & Gary RivlinThe InterceptJanuary 30, 2018