Puerto Rico Wants to Cut the Cost of Incarcerating People by Shipping Them Off the Island
This is not the first time Puerto Rico’s government has sought to outsource prisons. Previous attempts ended in rights abuses and riots.
Environment
“Environmental Extremism” or Necessary Response to Climate Emergency? Pipeline Shutdown Trials Pit Activists Against the Oil Industry
Climate activists turned the valve wheels on five tar sands pipelines in Minnesota, Montana, North Dakota, and Washington state to stop the flow of oil.
Puerto Ricans and Ultrarich “Puertopians” Are Locked in a Pitched Struggle Over How to Remake the Island
Six months after Hurricane Maria, Puerto Ricans are designing a recovery that defends their island. Politicians and bitcoin billionaires have other ideas.
Oil and Water
From North Dakota to Puerto Rico, Controversial Security Firm Profits From Oil Protests and Climate Disasters
TigerSwan, the mercenary security firm that worked to suppress the NoDAPL movement, is promoting its disaster response efforts in Houston and Puerto Rico.
Before Pushing Tariffs, Wilbur Ross Had a Messy History With the U.S. Steel Industry
The commerce secretary made a fortune selling U.S. steel companies to a foreign entity and evaded responsibility for environmental cleanup.
“The Scales Are Tipped”: Emails Show Louisiana’s Close Relationship With Oil Industry, Monitoring of Pipeline Opponents
The state’s relationship with Energy Transfer Partners stands in stark contrast to its lack of engagement with activists opposing the Bayou Bridge pipeline.
![July 25, 2017 - Cottage Grove, MN, USA - Teddy Cuellar, 4, watched his father Matt pour water from the shower into a rain barrel on the deck of their Cottage Grove home. The family waters their garden from the barrel. .... .. ] CARLOS GONZALEZ • cgonzalez@startribune.com - July 25, 2017, Cottage Grove, MN, The long dry summer in Cottage Grove has lasted longer than the mayor predicted in May, when the City Council voted to shut down eight of the city's 11 wells and impose a strict watering ban on residents. The reason? Traces of decades-old 3M pollution were registering too high under new state Health Department guidelines. (Credit Image: © Carlos Gonzalez/Minneapolis Star Tribune via ZUMA Wire)](https://theintercept.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/3M-Minnesota-pollution-1519167696.jpg?fit=768%2C384)
Bad Chemistry
Lawsuit Reveals How Paid Expert Helped 3M "Command the Science" on Dangerous Chemicals
As an expert on perfluorinated chemicals, Professor John Giesy was in a position to help 3M keep damaging papers out of the scientific literature.
Bad Chemistry
PFOA and PFOS Are Only the Best-Known Members of a Very Dangerous Class of Chemicals
While the dangers of PFOA and PFOS are widely known, very little is known about the other chemicals in their class, PFAS.
Bad Chemistry
The U.S. Military Is Spending Millions to Replace Toxic Firefighting Foam with Toxic Firefighting Foam
The U.S. military is spending billions to clean up drinking water contaminated with toxic firefighting foam while continuing to use dangerous new formulas.
EPA Division That Studies the Health Risks of Toxic Chemicals Is in a Fight for Its Life — Against the EPA
The Integrated Risk Information System, or IRIS, is the only division of the EPA that independently assesses the toxicity of chemicals.