Inside the Scramble for Power in the Board Controlling Puerto Rico’s Financial Future
With Trump on the way out, a late appointment has a history of working for the very debt holders trying to secure a payoff.
Environment
After George Floyd, Carbon Capture Tech Tiptoes Into Racial Justice
How national police protests and the Green New Deal pressured carbon capture leaders on equity.
Indigenous Groups Push Insurers to Abandon Fossil Fuel Projects
Indigenous land defenders are increasingly pressuring the financiers of fossil fuel infrastructure to respect their sovereign land right.
Caribbean Islanders: "Environmentalist" Billionaire Building Resort on Protected Wetlands
Patrón Tequila co-founder John Paul DeJoria is being accused of a land grab with high stakes for Barbuda’s environment.
Bad Chemistry
PFAS Chemical Associated With Severe Covid-19
A Danish study found that people with elevated levels of a compound called PFBA were more than twice as likely to have a severe form of Covid-19.
Bad Chemistry
Toxic PFAS Chemicals Discovered in Hundreds of Products
Climbing ropes, guitar strings, and hand sanitizer are among the newly reported uses for the toxic “forever” chemicals.
Bad Chemistry
Contaminants in New Jersey Soil and Water Are Toxic, Documents Reveal
Solvay had previously withheld information about the PFAS chemicals on the grounds that it was “confidential business information.”
Policing the Pipeline
Minnesota Tells Pipeline Company Not to Run “Counterinsurgency” Against Protesters
The state approved Enbridge’s Line 3 pipeline plans with a warning — but opponents are still expecting a crackdown.
The Other Race on Georgia’s January Ballot
The runoff for Georgia’s Public Service Commission is a referendum on the powerful energy company Georgia Power.
Dispatches From a California Prison Amid the Climate and Coronavirus Crises
Long-standing heat management issues at the California Institution for Women were exacerbated by policies made in the wake of the pandemic.