InvestigationBusiness, Health, Politics Children Were at Risk so Detroit Promised to Halt Demolitions. But That Didn’t Happen. A city task force found a potential link between demolitions in Detroit and lead levels of children who live nearby. Kat Stafford & Kristi TannerDetroit Free PressOctober 16, 2020
InvestigationHealth, Politics ‘He Didn’t Want Any Covid-Related Studies’ Federal scientists want to study how the virus interacts with wildlife—but they say a Trump appointee is stopping them. Adam FedermanWiredOctober 9, 2020
InvestigationHealth, Immigration, Justice Immigrants Say They Were Pressured Into Unneeded Surgeries Immigrants detained at an ICE-contracted center in Georgia said they had invasive gynecology procedures that they later learned might have been unnecessary. Caitlin Dickerson, Seth Freed Wessler & Miriam JordanThe New York TimesSeptember 29, 2020
ImpactHealth New Program Could Help Parents Keep Custody of Mentally Ill Kids in CT Connecticut’s Voluntary Care Management program provides mental health services for children outside of the states’ child protective agency. Nina Zweig & Juliana Schatz PrestonAugust 25, 2020
InvestigationEnvironment, Health, Politics Fire Drill This Black community can’t escape sugar industry pollution. Even their school district is in on it. Gilda Di CarliGristAugust 19, 2020
InvestigationHealth Neglected in Care Long before the coronavirus devastated nursing homes, inadequate staffing in for-profit Texas facilities endangered residents, leading to injuries and deaths. Elena Mejia LutzThe Texas ObserverJuly 13, 2020
InvestigationHealth, Justice, World En Puerto Rico, Una Epidemia de Violencia Doméstica Se Esconde a Simple Vista Luego del huracán María, el número de mujeres asesinadas por sus parejas se duplicó. Sobrevivientes dicen que la respuesta desacertada del gobierno ha puesto aún más vidas en peligro. Andrea González-RamírezGENJune 30, 2020
InvestigationHealth, Justice, World In Puerto Rico, an Epidemic of Domestic Violence Hides in Plain Sight After Hurricane Maria, the number of women killed by their partners doubled. Survivors say the government’s misguided response has put more lives in danger. Andrea González-RamírezGENJune 30, 2020
InvestigationHealth, Politics Trump’s Rally at Mount Rushmore Will Move Forward Despite Risks NPS cuts “health and human safety” section from environmental analysis Adam FedermanSierra MagazineJune 27, 2020
InvestigationHealth, Immigration, World Exporting the Virus How Trump’s Deportation Flights Are Putting Latin America and the Caribbean at Risk. Melissa del Bosque & Isabel MacdonaldThe InterceptJune 26, 2020