InvestigationEnvironment, Justice When the Heat Is Unbearable but There’s Nowhere to Go How last year’s record-breaking heat wave caused misery and chaos for Washington’s incarcerated population — and why it’s set to happen all over again. Sarah SaxHigh Country NewsJune 1, 2022
InvestigationEnvironment How a Major Tar Sands Pipeline Project Threatens Indigenous Land Rights Much of the Trans Mountain pipeline’s route lies within the territory of the Secwepemc Nation, which has never relinquished its land to the Canadian government by treaty, land sale, or surrender. Will ParrishHuffPostMay 1, 2022
InvestigationEnvironment How the Country’s Most Prominent Conservation Agency is Failing to Tackle Climate Change Newly obtained documents show FWS officials pursued plans to remove protections from an endangered Florida animal despite internal warnings about sea level rise. Jimmy TobiasThe GuardianMarch 1, 2022
BackstoryEnvironment, Politics The Backstory: Adam Federman Reporting on a slow-moving catastrophe Paco AlvarezDecember 16, 2021
InvestigationEnvironment The Big Thaw Alaska becomes the nation’s first frontier of climate disruption. Adam FedermanSierra MagazineDecember 14, 2021
InvestigationEnvironment Abrupt Permafrost Thaw Has Scientists Worried Adam FedermanSierra MagazineDecember 14, 2021
InvestigationEnvironment, Politics Biden Is Breaking a Promise To Block Drilling on Public Lands The federal government is still signing off on oil and gas leases. Adam FedermanThe Washington PostNovember 19, 2021
InvestigationEnvironment, Politics How Joe Biden’s Green Agenda Threatens the Alaskan Wilderness Donald Trump wanted to put a road through one of the most remote parts of North America. His successor could finish the job. Adam FedermanPolitico MagazineSeptember 17, 2021
InvestigationEnvironment, Politics Joe Manchin’s Dirty Empire The West Virginia senator reaps big financial rewards from a network of coal companies with grim records of pollution, safety violations, and death. Daniel BoguslawThe InterceptSeptember 3, 2021
InvestigationBusiness, Environment, Politics The Subprime Solar Trap for Low-Income Homeowners Predatory deals from the financial crisis are back in time for the climate crisis. Rebecca BurnsBloomberg GreenApril 6, 2021