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This State’s 50-Year Bet on Big Tech Could Cost Hundreds of Millions of Dollars Promised retirement stability through reverse mortgages, seniors now face foreclosure How we investigated reverse mortgage foreclosures Reverse mortgages left many seniors in foreclosure. Here’s what can be done to stop it New workers of the world: A yearlong project to capture the voices of workers facing unprecedented global change. State Tax Breaks Rewarded Companies Connected to One Powerful Man. The Governor Just Killed Them — for Now. A Huge Tax Break Went to a Politically Connected Company in New Jersey Despite Red Flags Investigators Hit Norcross Hospital With Fraud Allegation in New Jersey Tax Break Program Holtec’s $260 Million Tax Break Frozen by NJ EDA Americans Need Generic Drugs. But Can They Trust Them? Seniors Were Sold A Risk-Free Retirement With Reverse Mortgages. Now They Face Foreclosure. 10 Questions To Ask About Reverse Mortgages A False Answer, A Big Political Connection And $260 Million In Tax Breaks Emails Reveal Norcross Family’s Pull Over NJ Tax Breaks The Norcross Connections Norcross Companies in the Crosshairs NJ Power Broker at Center of Tax-Break Controversy Aquí Nos Pertenece Here Belongs To Us NJ Whistle-Blower Case Shows Christie Pressure for Tax Breaks What is ‘safe enough’ for drone deliveries? Is the egg toast? Range Wars In Texas, Teachers See Savings Eroded by Bad Bets on Exotic Stocks US coal hasn’t set aside enough money to clean up its mines Coal tycoon governor Jim Justice uses loophole to leave mines and workers idle What happens to the land after coal mines close? Why and how we investigated the coal industry’s clean-up funds Obama official: Trump cuts will leave coal clean-up agency unable to function Crackdown on coal mine ‘self-bonds’ stalls under Trump Reclaiming coal: US mines’ clean-up cash – all our data The Problem With PLUS: How Parents Buckle Under the Weight of College Debt Noxious Neighbor Discover the Universities Where Parents Borrow the Most Understand the Potential Policy Shifts Affecting Parent Loans Which Universities Burden Parents With the Most Federal Debt? Humanity’s fight against climate change is failing. One technology can change that. A radical startup has invented the world’s first zero-emissions fossil-fuel power plant The material that built the modern world is also destroying it. Here’s a fix Rich countries are reducing their emissions—by exporting them to China The teenager inventor who could change the way the world fights climate change Batteries can’t solve the world’s biggest energy-storage problem. One startup has a solution. An innovative natural-gas power plant could be the future of hurricane-proof electricity The compelling case for capturing carbon emissions and burying them underground Interactive: Can you get carbon emissions under control? China is the acid-test for a technology that could save the world from catastrophic climate change Two Nations, One Aquifer: The biggest pump wins Two Nations, One Aquifer: ‘The river pays for all of it’ Picking up the slack in chile cultivation Two Nations, One Aquifer: ‘The river pays for all of it’ Two Nations, One Aquifer: ‘I am going to be out of water’ Two Nations, One Aquifer: Pipeline skips area’s poorest Mexico’s largest conglomerate profits from pipeline Towns Sell Their Public Water Systems – and Often Regret it Following NECIR report, readers donate to save senior’s home Two Nations, One Aquifer: Border wall can’t keep groundwater from draining away More seniors are taking loans against their homes — and it’s costing them (Washington Post) Foreclosures on the rise for seniors with reverse mortgages (NECIR Version) The revolutionary technology pushing Sweden toward the seemingly impossible goal of zero emissions Towns sell their public water systems — and come to regret it Towns Sell Their Public Water Systems – and Often Regret it Public Universities Get an Education in Private Industry What Would Jesus Disrupt? The Biography of a Plant-Based Burger Say Goodbye To Your Highly Skilled Job. It’s Now a “Human Intelligence Task.” (Backchannel) When baby is due, genetic counselors seen downplaying false alarms (NECIR Version) When baby is due, genetic counselors seen downplaying false alarms In Cuba, self-made mechanics keep the country’s classic cars on the road, and help the economy Two companies explain why they want to do business in Cuba Cuba at a crossroads: Change, both inside and outside this island country, brings hope and concern The vision for Mariel: A zone for international business Genetic tests for psychiatric drugs spur hope, doubts (Boston Globe) Tattoo artist makes his mark on modern Cuba When demand for mint in Cuba’s mojitos became too great, two brothers stepped up to supply The Cuban entrepreneurs Renting rooms is a tried-and-true income source for many Cubans Organic by necessity could be a boon On farms and ranches, all is done by hand More harm than good? (NECIR) Exporting clothes, importing safety (Roads & Kingdoms) As U.S. improves relations with Cuba, American tourists take advantage of ‘forbidden fruit’ Two years after Bangladesh factory collapse, a struggle to set things right (Washington Post) Two years after garment factory collapse, are workers any safer? (NPR) Ordinary heroes: urban volunteers to the rescue (NPR) Two years after Rana Plaza, are Bangladesh’s workers still at risk? (The Nation) Bangladesh remembers Rana Plaza disaster (VOA) Efforts underway to make Bangladesh garment factories safer (VOA) How China purchased a cut of America’s prime pork industry (RevealNews.org) China brings home the bacon with American pigs Podcast (RevealNews.org) China’s growing appetite for pork (PBS NewsHour, Part 1) China’s growing appetite for pork (PBS NewsHour, Part 2) Amazon ignites culture clash over France’s beloved bookstores (Seattle Times) Amazon at odds with Germany over strong union tradition (Seattle Times) Amazon’s tax maneuvers stir up storm in U.K. (Seattle Times) About 2021 Fellows Past Fellows 2020 Fellows 2019 Fellows 2018 Fellows 2017 Fellows 2016 Fellows 2015 Fellows 2014 Fellows Fellowship Stories FAQs Application Form References Contact Us
