ImpactEnvironment, Justice Following Investigation, ACLU Sues U.S. Coast Guard Over Maritime Detentions The American Civil Liberties Union has filed a federal lawsuit on behalf of four Jamaican fishermen alleging that the U.S. Coast Guard’s high seas drug war detentions violate domestic and international law. Seth Freed WesslerJune 13, 2019
Inside TIJournalism 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 is to promote diversity in journalism by helping to create a pipeline of investigative reporters of color. Type InvestigationsJune 13, 2019
NewsEnvironment, Health 3M Knew About PFAS Food Contamination in 2001 3M, the company that originally developed PFOS and PFOA, has known for a very long time that these toxic and persistent chemicals were in our food. Sharon LernerThe InterceptJune 12, 2019
NewsEnvironment, Health Toxic PFAS Chemicals Found in Maine Farms Fertilized with Sewage Sludge The evidence of widespread sludge contamination comes just days after a Food and Drug Administration study revealed that PFAS chemicals were also found in food. Sharon LernerThe InterceptJune 7, 2019
BackstoryJustice The Backstory: Aviva Stahl Investigative journalist Aviva Stahl talks about her new investigation into force-feeding in America's prisons. Aviva StahlJune 4, 2019
InvestigationBusiness Wall Street Goes Silent on #MeToo FINRA gathers extensive information on the brokers it oversees but has made a deliberate decision not to track data that might shed light on discrimination. Susan AntillaThe InterceptJune 4, 2019
InvestigationJustice, World An American Black Site It's not just at Guantánamo. In a supermax facility on US soil, inmates are force fed — and barred from sharing their stories. An inmate breaks his silence for the first time. Aviva StahlThe NationJune 4, 2019
ImpactJustice, Politics Anti-Gay Discrimination, Unleashed On Thursday the American Civil Liberties Union and Lambda Legal sued the Trump administration and the state of South Carolina over a religious exemption that permitted child placement agency Miracle Hill Ministries to discriminate against prospective foster care parents. Sarah PosnerMay 31, 2019
InvestigationWorld How Trump’s Embrace of a Rogue Libyan Warlord Sparked a Humanitarian Catastrophe U.S. foreign policy experts and former government officials say that President Trump gave Khalifa Haftar the go-ahead to carry out a military campaign marked by atrocities. Nick TurseYahoo! NewsMay 23, 2019
NewsEnvironment, Justice Air Pollution Crisis Exposes More Environmental Racism in Illinois In an uncomfortable turn of events, Wendy Abrams finds herself on the other side of an environmental crisis — affiliated with the polluter, rather than fighting on behalf of the polluted. Sharon LernerThe InterceptMay 7, 2019