YOU LOVE TO SEE IT: A City Runs Clean
A major city cleans up its act, states water local news deserts, indie bookstores kindle competition, and mergers must happen out in the open.
Environment
Breaking news and critical investigations into the world’s mounting climate crisis, with a focus on those who are exacerbating and profiting from the disaster.
YOU LOVE TO SEE IT: Whale Of A Win
Right whales get their rights back, abortion providers are handed a shield, Trump has an antitrust moment, and a tractor company is told to repair its values.
Chemical Companies Ask Trump’s EPA To Hide Potential Disasters
Biden increased transparency around the risks of chemical disaster — industry lobbyists just asked Trump’s new EPA chief Lee Zeldin to roll that back.
The American Dream (Water Not Included)
Real estate developers are running a dark-money campaign to overturn new housing rules — and ignore basic laws of nature.
Trump’s EPA Just Deleted Climate Change
The environmental agency just scrubbed most mentions of the global crisis from its online presence.
YOU LOVE TO SEE IT: Clean Energy Carries On
Clean energy money stays in clean hands, reproductive health is shielded from harm, Big Landlord takes a hit, and geothermal energy pumps up the heat.
YOU LOVE TO SEE IT: The Big Court Rejects Big Oil’s Accountability Dodge
Climate killers head to trial, an oasis forms in an abortion desert, students score another payday, and the Golden State gets golden laws.
How America Created Cities Built To Burn (Part 2)
Decades of real estate lobbying pushed Californians further into fire zones. Will the fires force the state to rethink how to house its population?
Biden Boosts AI Despite Energy Dept. Warning
Just before the president’s executive order, his own administration sounded the alarm about data centers’ energy consumption, water use, and emissions.
We Will All Be Paying For L.A.’s Wildfires
Los Angeles’ wildfires and an industry-tied insurance regulator may prove a tipping point for the country’s faltering financial safety net.