InvestigationEnvironment, Politics Bad Reactors Despite Obama administration interest in clean nuclear power, most new projects are debacles, with lengthy delays and multibillion-dollar cost overruns. Mariah BlakeWashington MonthlyJanuary 1, 2009
InvestigationEnvironment, Health, Politics Northern Exposure Sarah Palin promised to advocate for special-needs children once elected, but in Alaska she has refused to limit toxins that cause fetal abnormalities. Sheila Kaplan & Marilyn Berlin SnellNew RepublicOctober 28, 2008
InvestigationEnvironment, World The Wrong Path to Conservation Conservation International attracted $6 million to protect marine life in Papua New Guinea. Instead, they secured little more than plush offices and first class travel. Mark DowieThe NationSeptember 29, 2008
InvestigationEnvironment, Health, Politics Toxic Trailers Redux: When Did FEMA Know? Internal documents show OSHA detected dangerous levels of formaldehyde in trailers used to house Katrina evacuees as early as 2005 but FEMA distributed them anyway. Deepa FernandesMother JonesMarch 25, 2008
InvestigationEnvironment, Health, Politics Silencing the Scientist A whistleblower at the federal Centers for Disease Control tried to sound the alarm about toxic formaldehyde in FEMA trailers – but faced retaliation instead. Sheila KaplanDan Rather ReportsMarch 4, 2008
InvestigationEnvironment, World Slash and Burn In Indonesia, subsidies for biofuel crops have led to the illegal seizure of tribal lands and the destruction of pristine old growth forest. Heather RogersMother JonesMarch 1, 2008
InvestigationEnvironment, Politics Great Lakes Danger Zones? A suppressed report documents the impact of industrial contaminants in the Great Lakes – increasing cancer risk and infant mortality. Sheila KaplanThe Center for Public IntegrityFebruary 8, 2008
InvestigationEnvironment Alaska: Big Oil and the Inupiat Forget Anwar. Oil drilling off the coast nearby is accelerating the destruction of the artic ice shelf, threatening both whales and the indigenous peoples who depend on them. Peter MatthiessenThe New York Review of BooksDecember 27, 2007
InvestigationEnvironment, World The Fight to Save Congo’s Forests Congo’s tropical forests are the second largest on the planet, and they process staggering amounts of CO2. But the nation’s new political stability may put them at risk of deforestation. Christian ParentiThe NationOctober 4, 2007
InvestigationBusiness, Environment The Secret History of Lead You might think its naturally occurring, but there is no lead in gasoline unless somebody puts it there. Jamie Lincoln KitmanThe NationMarch 2, 2000