Propped by an industry-funded network, demanded by the Trump administration, the last vestiges of climate deniers in academia linger as millennials protest inaction.
Environment & Health
Why Prisoners Get the Doctors No One Else Wants
Even after a major class action suit required Illinois to revamp its prison healthcare system, doctors whose alleged neglect resulted in major injury or death still remain on the prison system payroll.
The Destruction Caused by the Border Wall Is Worse Than You Think
Border Patrol agents tear though the Arizona desert.
Waiting for Tearah
“Waiting for Tearah” follows a family’s struggle to navigate America’s mental health care system, and explores the often unseen costs of care.
Calm Before the Storm
How the American nuclear industry downplays the threat of climate-induced flooding.
How the FBI Targeted Environmental Activists in Domestic Terror Investigations
Protesters were characterized as a threat to national security in what one calls an attempt to criminalize their actions.
When Solitary Confinement Is A Death Sentence
Mariam Abdullah died by suicide after the teen spent much of the final two years of her life in solitary confinement.
How Science Got Trampled in the Rush to Drill in the Arctic
The Trump administration pried open an environmental ‘jewel’ for oil and gas exploration — by distorting the work of its own scientific experts.
Waste Only
How the plastics industry is fighting to keep polluting the world.
The Hidden Battle Over America’s Wilderness
A sustained effort to weaken federal authority over public land could undermine protections for threatened and endangered species.
A Desperate Bargain
Throughout the country parents of children with severe mental illness feel pressured to give up custody to obtain treatment
A Tale of Two Toxic Cities
The EPA’s Bungled Response to an Air Pollution Crisis Exposes a Toxic Racial Divide
Expecting Care
How Texas is failing foster kids and contributing to an alarming teen pregnancy rate
Trump’s Border Wall Would Destroy Historic Gravesites in Texas
The history of an outpost on the Underground Railroad could be lost.
FBI Kept Files on Peaceful Climate Change Protesters
A protest at a BP plant in Indiana landed campaigners in a federal surveillance report, documents show.
Government Scientists Warned Oil Exploration Would Threaten Polar Bears
Despite legal concerns, the Trump administration is pushing ahead.
Is California Failing Its Most Vulnerable Adults?
Thousands of allegations of abuse and neglect have been made against programs for people with developmental disabilities.
The Interior Sidelines Environmental Justice
DOI quietly rescinded two memos that provided guidance on protecting vulnerable communities.
One Way to Stay Cool
The Trump administration can decrease global warming by improving refrigerators and air-conditioners.
How Oregon Locals Defeated Chemical Companies
Although some of the biggest companies poured money into a campaign to stop an ordinance, the locals won.