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A Missouri gas company figured out how to keep its illegal pipeline running

By using 400,000 customers as leverage.

Jena Brooker Accountability December 14, 2021

collage: black and white photo of woman sorting huge pile of clothes, yellow circle on top with the clothing inside it in color

How clothing forms the fabric of society, both past and future

'Worn' by Sofi Thanhauser and the HBOMax series 'Station Eleven' offer novel ways to think about what we wear.

Eve Andrews Culture March 9, 2022

Nearly 16 million tons of toxic coal ash have been dumped in a disposal site near Plant Scherer in Juliette, Georgia, operated by Georgia Power.

How a powerful company convinced Georgia to let it bury toxic waste in groundwater

Documents reveal Georgia Power went to great lengths to advocate for risky waste storage.

Max Blau, ProPublica Uncategorized February 12, 2022

For a livable future, 60% of oil and gas must stay in the ground

And 90% of coal must remain buried, according to a new study.

Emily Pontecorvo Energy September 8, 2021

A photograph of the Bond Wildfire in California

After a Trump-length pause, the EPA is relaunching a major climate change report

Drawing on data from 50 government agencies, the EPA has published 54 indicators of global warming.

Naveena Sadasivam Politics May 12, 2021

Lake Powell water crisis is about to be an energy crisis

As the West's megadrought continues, communities reliant on hydroelectric power — including tribes and rural towns — face shortages.

Jake Bittle Energy March 21, 2022

The view of some sparse trees, a road, and a mountain gutted by coal mining.

How bankruptcy helps the coal industry avoid environmental liability

Jeff Hoops built Blackjewel into the nation’s sixth largest coal company by acquiring bankrupt mines. When it declared bankruptcy, he pivoted to other ventures, leaving polluted streams and mud-shrouded roads in his wake.

Ken Ward Jr., Mountain State Spotlight, Alex Mierjeski, ProPublica, & Scott Pham for ProPublica Accountability May 8, 2023

Disaster debris is pushing Puerto Rico’s landfills to the brink

Composting could be the solution.

Camille A. Padilla Dalmau & María E. Ocasio Torres Extreme Weather October 21, 2022

Trump’s water rule overturned

A federal judge threw out a Trump administration rule on Monday, restoring protections for U.S. streams, wetlands, and sources of drinking water.

Joseph Winters August 31, 2021

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