InvestigationEnvironment, Politics How Science Got Trampled in the Rush to Drill in the Arctic The Trump administration pried open an environmental ‘jewel’ for oil and gas exploration. But in its push to get started, it has ignored and distorted the work of its own experts. Adam FedermanPolitico MagazineJuly 26, 2019
InvestigationBusiness, Environment Waste Only How the plastics industry is fighting to keep polluting the world. Sharon LernerThe InterceptJuly 20, 2019
ImpactJustice, Technology Report: IBM withdraws video surveillance product in the wake of media scrutiny The software uses facial- and object-recognition algorithms in real time to identify people and things in surveillance camera feeds. Richard SalameJuly 12, 2019
NewsEnvironment, Health EPA Move to Phase Out Animal Experiments Could Mean the End of Toxics Regulations The chemical industry’s and the Trump EPA’s eagerness to phase out experimental testing on lab animals appears to be a sneak attack on chemical regulation. Sharon LernerThe InterceptJuly 3, 2019
InvestigationBusiness, Justice, Labor When Brokers Act Badly at Wells Fargo, Women Take the Fall Ten years of data show stark gender bias in disciplinary actions in the bank’s adviser arm. Susan AntillaThe InterceptJuly 1, 2019
NewsEnvironment, Health Teflon Toxin Safety Level Should be 700 Times Lower Than Current EPA Guideline New data suggests that the safety threshold for PFOA in drinking water should be as low as .1 parts per trillion, according to the nation’s top toxicologist. Sharon LernerThe InterceptJune 18, 2019
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