Type Investigations Announces the 2020 Ida B. Wells Fellows
The fellows represent a cross-section of the U.S. and of journalism experience, ranging from emerging to mid-career...
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EIC of Type Investigations Comments on Floyd Protests
We at Type Investigations want to join colleagues nationwide in condemning the intimidation, detainment, and outright assaults...
Georgia Lawsuit Raises Concerns About Voters’ Language Access During Primary Season — And Come November
As states across the country move to increase access to mail-in and absentee voting during the COVID-19...
Lessons from Hurricane Katrina for the COVID-19 Recovery to Come
Most people in the midst of a disaster can barely see beyond today, let alone tomorrow. Then...
“My Father Was the First Federal Prisoner to Die of COVID-19. He’d Been Trying to Get Out for Years.”
Christopher Walker’s father, Patrick Jones, died on March 28—the first federal prisoner to die from the coronavirus. He was incarcerated in Oakdale, Louisiana, in...
I Moved Into a Domestic Violence Shelter and Haven’t Seen My Son In Weeks
Life in the Time of Coronavirus is a GEN series where we are interviewing people across the country who have...
The Abortion Provider Who Was Forced to Turn Away Women Halfway Through the Process
Life in the Time of Coronavirus is a new GEN series where we are interviewing people across the country who...
The Home Health Aide Who’s Scared Their Elderly Clients Won’t Survive
Life in the Time of Coronavirus is a new GEN series where we are interviewing people across the...
Tipsheet: How to Track the Monetization of the Safety Net
The Story
Roughly forty years ago, a new industry arose in the U.S.: The monetized safety net. Today,...
How the Environmental Lawyer Who Won a Massive Judgment Against Chevron Lost Everything
Last August, during the second-hottest year on record, while the fires in the Amazon rainforest were raging,...
New York City Council Approves Commercial Waste Zones
The New York City Council approved a long-debated proposal last week to break up the city into...
New Federal Survey to Study Harassment in Trucking Industry
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), an agency within the Department of Transportation that regulates the...
Industry Cites 3M Experiment That Exposed Cancer Patients to PFAS to Claim the Chemicals Aren’t So Bad.
Defenders of the chemicals known as PFAS have seized upon an industry-funded study of cancer patients as evidence...
Report: IBM withdraws video surveillance product in the wake of media scrutiny
IBM appears to have withdrawn a controversial video surveillance product from the market.
The surveillance industry trade website...
EPA Move to Phase Out Animal Experiments Could Mean the End of Toxics Regulations
The Environmental Protection Agency is moving forward with a plan to sharply reduce and ultimately phase out experimental...
Teflon Toxin Safety Level Should be 700 Times Lower Than Current EPA Guideline
New data suggests that the safety threshold for PFOA in drinking water should be as low as...
Following Investigation, ACLU Sues U.S. Coast Guard Over Maritime Detentions
On Wednesday, the American Civil Liberties Union filed a federal lawsuit on behalf of four Jamaican fishermen alleging...
Type Investigations Announces the 2019 Ida B. Wells Fellows
Type Investigations is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2019 Ida B. Wells Fellowship, whose goal...
3M Knew About PFAS Food Contamination in 2001
Last week, we learned that the Food and Drug Administration had detected PFAS compounds in pineapple, sweet potato,...
Toxic PFAS Chemicals Found in Maine Farms Fertilized with Sewage Sludge
All sewage sludge recently tested by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection was contaminated with PFAS chemicals,...