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.
Environment
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.
Jerome Powell Calls Fed’s Role in Addressing Climate “Limited”
Powell’s reappointment is threatened by Democrats calling for more aggressive action by the Federal Reserve on climate.
Policing the Pipeline
Prosecutors Hit Anti-Pipeline Protesters With Felony Charges to Send a Message, Defense Says
One county prosecutor asked oil company Enbridge for reimbursement to help with some of the prosecutions clogging up rural courts.
Oil and Water
Judge Rules Against Pipeline Company Trying to Keep “Counterinsurgency” Records Secret
In a legal fight over public records, press advocates say that Dakota Access pipeline company Energy Transfer engaged in “abusive litigation tactics.”
EPA Exposed
EPA Official Prevented Staff From Warning Public About Widely Used Carcinogen
PCBTF is on a list of “green” compounds preferred by the EPA, even though there is ample evidence that it causes cancer.
Grape Pickers Crash Lavish Sonoma Winery Banquet Demanding Better Wildfire Protections
“The grapes are insured, so the employer’s covered when it comes to the actual crop. But workers have no pay if they don’t work.”
U.S. Military Hid Fuel Pipeline Flaws From Public in Okinawa
A leaked report that shows the military knew for years about dangers to civilian areas follows disclosures of toxic PFAS contamination hidden from the Senate.
When the Jets Fly: New Warplanes Turn U.S. Towns Into Sonic Hellscapes
U.S. communities are beset by deafening roars from a generation of louder military aircraft — and they are fighting back.
Biden’s Infrastructure Czar Comes With Friendly Record on Fossil Fuels
Mitch Landrieu, former mayor of New Orleans, has been put in charge of infrastructure implementation. He and his family have spent years defending oil and gas interests.