EPA Rejects Denka’s Request to Weaken Assessment of Chloroprene
While the company has been fighting regulation, levels of its carcinogenic chemical have climbed in St. John, Louisiana.
Environment
Climate and Punishment
Burning Tires Left Louisiana Prisoners With Migraines, Breathing Problems, and Minimal Medical Care
As black smoke poured out of a burning tire dump in Louisiana, people inside the prison next door struggled to keep the fumes out.
EPA Exposed
Documents Reveal Identities of Three EPA Officials Who Downplayed Chemical Hazards
All three officials have played a significant role in pressuring scientists to dismiss the risks posed by products the EPA is assessing, according to whistleblowers.
Voices
Toxic Nostalgia, From Putin to Trump to the Trucker Convoys
War is reshaping our world. Will we harness that urgency for climate action or succumb to a final, deadly oil and gas boom?
Bad Chemistry
New Hampshire Town Polluted With PFAS Has Elevated Cancer Rates
The level of PFOA in the blood of Merrimack residents was almost three times the 2015-2016 national average.
Climate and Punishment
With Floodwaters Rising, Prisoners Wait for Help in Floating Feces
As the climate crisis fuels bigger storms, deteriorating prisons are making flood risks worse.
Climate and Punishment
As Wildfires Threaten More Prisons, the Incarcerated Ask Who Will Save Their Lives
With larger and more intense fires wreaking havoc, incarcerated people and their loved ones are kept in the dark on evacuation plans.
Video: Climate and Punishment
Meet two families struggling with the impact of heat and wildfires on the facilities where their loved ones are incarcerated.
Climate and Punishment
In Sweltering Texas, Prisons Without Air Conditioning Are About to Get a Lot Hotter
The climate crisis is raising temperatures in detention facilities across the country. Nobody is ready for it.
Policing the Pipeline
Pipeline Giant Enbridge Uses Scoring System to Track Indigenous Opposition
On a color-coded map, land belonging to Native tribes that opposed the Line 3 pipeline were marked in red — areas of "threat" to the bottom line.