NewsEnvironment, Politics EPA’s New Water Rule Will Gut The Clean Water Act According to the rule that the Environmental Protection Agency is expected to release next week, streams that are dependent on rainfall and wetlands not physically connected to year-round waterways will no longer be covered by the Clean Water Act. Sharon LernerThe InterceptDecember 7, 2018
NewsEnvironment, Health PFOA and PFOS Cause Lower Sperm Counts and Smaller Penises There’s a new reason to be concerned about PFOA and PFOs, toxic chemicals used in nonstick pans, waterproof products, and firefighting foam. Sharon LernerThe InterceptNovember 30, 2018
NewsJustice, Politics New Legislation Seeks to Fix New York City’s Language Access Woes For years, the Arab-American community in New York City has fought for language access in elections. Now, city lawmakers want to take down one language barrier by providing interpreters across select election districts. Richard SalameNovember 29, 2018
NewsBusiness, Labor Sanitation Salvage, Troubled Garbage Hauler, Surrenders Operating License In a letter sent to New York City regulators, lawyers for the company said it would cease operations “forthwith.” Kiera FeldmanProPublicaNovember 27, 2018
InvestigationPolitics The Costs of the Confederacy In the last decade alone, American taxpayers have spent at least $40 million on Confederate monuments and groups that perpetuate racist ideology. Brian Palmer & Seth Freed WesslerSmithsonian MagazineNovember 27, 2018
NewsEnvironment, Politics EPA Plans to Roll Back Water Protections Despite Climate Change Warnings The new rule, based on an executive order Donald Trump issued in February 2017, will likely take federal protections away from tributary rivers, streams, and wetlands that are seasonal and rain-dependent. Sharon LernerThe InterceptNovember 27, 2018
InvestigationImmigration, Politics The Occupation In South Texas, border residents struggle to cope with the latest military surge. Melissa del BosqueThe InterceptNovember 24, 2018
InvestigationBusiness Tech Firms Ended Mandatory Arbitration for Sexual Harassment Claims Employee advocates caution that the arbitration changes are a response to pressure and could be reversed. Susan AntillaThe InterceptNovember 21, 2018
InvestigationJustice, Politics Arizona’s Long Road to Make Elections Accessible In Coconino County, relocating five polling places caused confusion this election cycle. By 2020, it must fix 46 to comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act. Anna V. SmithHigh Country NewsNovember 21, 2018
InvestigationWorld The Vanishing The plight of Christians in an age of intolerance. Janine di GiovanniHarper'sNovember 19, 2018