InvestigationBusiness, Environment, World Will Ecuador Forego an Oil Bonanza? Ecuador’s Yasuni National Park, one of the most biodiverse places on Earth, is home to remote Indian tribes. It also sits atop a billion barrels of oil. Kelly HearnYale Environment 360September 13, 2010
InvestigationBusiness, Environment, Politics Tennessee Spill: Regulation Hazards The feds have left much environmental regulation to the states. But the coal ash spill in Tennessee raises serious concerns about whether states have the firepower to regulate corporate waste. Kelly HearnThe NationJune 12, 2009
InvestigationBusiness, Environment, Politics Tennessee Spill: The Dredge Report The Tennessee Valley Authority’s botched efforts to clean up its massive coal ash spill could kill entire fish species, creating a human health threat. Kelly HearnThe NationMay 8, 2009
InvestigationBusiness, Environment, Politics Tennessee’s Dirty Data The Tennessee Valley Authority appears to have manipulated science to downplay water contamination caused by a massive coal ash disaster. Kelly HearnThe NationApril 20, 2009
InvestigationEnvironment Toxic Coal in Tennessee A toxic Tennessee spill shows clean coal is an oxymoron: though technology can restrict atmospheric emissions, toxins simply get transferred into waste water and coal ash. Kelly HearnThe NationFebruary 23, 2009