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The Revolution That Died on Its Way to Dinner

The Revolution That Died on Its Way to Dinner

Across America, clean energy plants are being banned faster than they’re being built

Across America, clean energy plants are being banned faster than they’re being built

They hoped solar panels would secure the future of their farm. Then their neighbors found out

They hoped solar panels would secure the future of their farm. Then their neighbors found out

Do wind turbines kill birds? Are solar panels toxic? The truth behind green-energy debates

Do wind turbines kill birds? Are solar panels toxic? The truth behind green-energy debates

‘They Were Traumatized’: How a Private Equity-Associated Lender Helped Precipitate a Nursing-Home Implosion

‘They Were Traumatized’: How a Private Equity-Associated Lender Helped Precipitate a Nursing-Home Implosion

The Dirty Secrets of the Global North’s Old Clothes

The Dirty Secrets of the Global North’s Old Clothes

When Hospitals Sue Patients. Part One: What are they doing this for?

When Hospitals Sue Patients. Part One: What are they doing this for?

When Hospitals Sue Patients. Part two: What if they stopped?

When Hospitals Sue Patients. Part two: What if they stopped?

Season 3 of The Heist: The Fight for Debt Relief and Legacy (Podcast Ep. 5)

Season 3 of The Heist: The Fight for Debt Relief and Legacy (Podcast Ep. 5)

Season 3 of The Heist: Can USDA’s efforts on equity help Black farmers overcome ‘toxic debt’? (Podcast Ep. 4)

Season 3 of The Heist: Can USDA’s efforts on equity help Black farmers overcome ‘toxic debt’? (Podcast Ep. 4)

Season 3 of The Heist: Boley was a Rip-Roaring Place, Honey (Podcast Ep. 3)

Season 3 of The Heist: Boley was a Rip-Roaring Place, Honey (Podcast Ep. 3)

Season 3 of The Heist: Dancing with the Devil (Podcast Ep. 2)

Season 3 of The Heist: Dancing with the Devil (Podcast Ep. 2)

Season 3 of The Heist:  The Cowboy Way and The Color Line (Podcast Ep. 1)

Season 3 of The Heist: The Cowboy Way and The Color Line (Podcast Ep. 1)

The EminiFX trap: Inside the cryptocurrency Ponzi scheme that targeted the Haitian community

The EminiFX trap: Inside the cryptocurrency Ponzi scheme that targeted the Haitian community

How the EminiFX scheme spread | Timeline

How the EminiFX scheme spread | Timeline

‘Kill us or send us home’: Amazon workers in Saudi Arabia say they were exploited by labor supply and recruiting firms

‘Kill us or send us home’: Amazon workers in Saudi Arabia say they were exploited by labor supply and recruiting firms

Revealed: Amazon linked to trafficking of workers in Saudi Arabia

Revealed: Amazon linked to trafficking of workers in Saudi Arabia

Workers at Amazon warehouses in Saudi Arabia claim they were deceived, exploited, trapped

Workers at Amazon warehouses in Saudi Arabia claim they were deceived, exploited, trapped

Workers accuse Middle East operations of McDonald’s, Chuck E. Cheese and other Western brands of labor abuses

Workers accuse Middle East operations of McDonald’s, Chuck E. Cheese and other Western brands of labor abuses

Insiders Reveal Major Problems at Lab-Grown-Meat Startup Upside Foods

Insiders Reveal Major Problems at Lab-Grown-Meat Startup Upside Foods

Should Hotel Chains be Held Liable for Human Trafficking?

Should Hotel Chains be Held Liable for Human Trafficking?

Private equity sold them a dream of home ownership. They got evicted instead

Private equity sold them a dream of home ownership. They got evicted instead

Little Haiti Residents Fear Losing Their ‘Home Away from Home’

Little Haiti Residents Fear Losing Their ‘Home Away from Home’

A plan to protect Utah from US Magnesium’s toxic waste relies on something that is disappearing

A plan to protect Utah from US Magnesium’s toxic waste relies on something that is disappearing

Human trafficking or a guest worker program? H-2A’s systemic issues result in catastrophic violations

Human trafficking or a guest worker program? H-2A’s systemic issues result in catastrophic violations

¿Tráfico humano o un programa de trabajadores visitantes? Los problemas sistémicos de las visas H-2A resultan en violaciones catastróficas

¿Tráfico humano o un programa de trabajadores visitantes? Los problemas sistémicos de las visas H-2A resultan en violaciones catastróficas

Podcast: Head Down, Episode 1

Podcast: Head Down, Episode 1

Podcast: Head Down, Episode 2

Podcast: Head Down, Episode 2

Plant burgers are way better for the planet than beef, but these 2 ingredients threaten tropical ecosystems

Plant burgers are way better for the planet than beef, but these 2 ingredients threaten tropical ecosystems

Lead keeps poisoning children. It doesn’t have to

Lead keeps poisoning children. It doesn’t have to

Eight ways to take action on lead contaminating your community’s soil

Eight ways to take action on lead contaminating your community’s soil

El plomo sigue envenenando a niños en Estados Unidos

El plomo sigue envenenando a niños en Estados Unidos

Ocho medidas que puedes tomar cuando el plomo contamina los suelos de tu comunidad

Ocho medidas que puedes tomar cuando el plomo contamina los suelos de tu comunidad

Sins of the Father

Sins of the Father

How Long Until Alaska’s Next Oil Disaster?

How Long Until Alaska’s Next Oil Disaster?

Uber, Lyft Must Adopt Measures to Prevent Sexual Assaults, California Regulator Rules

Uber, Lyft Must Adopt Measures to Prevent Sexual Assaults, California Regulator Rules

How California Utilities Commission Undermines the Public Records Act

How California Utilities Commission Undermines the Public Records Act

Utilities Agency Admits More Problems in Tracking Ride-Hailing Assaults

Utilities Agency Admits More Problems in Tracking Ride-Hailing Assaults

You Probably Aren’t Getting Paid Overtime. Here’s Why.

You Probably Aren’t Getting Paid Overtime. Here’s Why.

Slideshow: Decades of White House Failure on Overtime Pay

Slideshow: Decades of White House Failure on Overtime Pay

Can Biden Sharply Expand Overtime Pay?

Can Biden Sharply Expand Overtime Pay?

Overworked and Underpaid

Overworked and Underpaid

Amid Hopes and Fears, a Plastics Boom in Appalachia Is On Hold

Amid Hopes and Fears, a Plastics Boom in Appalachia Is On Hold

PG&E, the Mountain Maidu, and a Very Powerful River

PG&E, the Mountain Maidu, and a Very Powerful River

Promised debt relief, some Black farmers get collection notices

Promised debt relief, some Black farmers get collection notices

How a dramatic win in plastic waste case may curb ocean pollution

How a dramatic win in plastic waste case may curb ocean pollution

Utilities Agency Admits More Problems in Tracking Ride-Hailing Assaults

Utilities Agency Admits More Problems in Tracking Ride-Hailing Assaults

Toxic Churn: How the legacy of former industrial sites pollutes American cities today

Toxic Churn: How the legacy of former industrial sites pollutes American cities today

Ghosts of Polluters Past

Ghosts of Polluters Past

Would You Share Your Frozen Eggs? For some women, planning for the future means co-creating someone else’s present.

Would You Share Your Frozen Eggs? For some women, planning for the future means co-creating someone else’s present.

Would You Freeze and Share Your Eggs? (Podcast)

Would You Freeze and Share Your Eggs? (Podcast)

California Failed to Consistently Track Ride Hailing Harassment and Assault Complaints

California Failed to Consistently Track Ride Hailing Harassment and Assault Complaints

10 years. $10M. 2,100 SkyCop cameras. And a crime increase of 57%

10 years. $10M. 2,100 SkyCop cameras. And a crime increase of 57%

Officials Demand Reform on Uber, Lyft Assault Reports

Officials Demand Reform on Uber, Lyft Assault Reports

Pandemic, Prosecutions Aside, Bribery Persists in Chinese Hospitals

Pandemic, Prosecutions Aside, Bribery Persists in Chinese Hospitals

Slammed for Bribery, Siemens Continued to Ignore Red Flags

Slammed for Bribery, Siemens Continued to Ignore Red Flags

The Promise and Perils of the New Fertility Entrepreneurs

The Promise and Perils of the New Fertility Entrepreneurs

Do Restrictions on H-1B Visas Create American Jobs?

Do Restrictions on H-1B Visas Create American Jobs?

Rape, abuses in palm oil fields linked to top beauty brands

Rape, abuses in palm oil fields linked to top beauty brands

Child labor in palm oil industry tied to Girl Scout cookies

Child labor in palm oil industry tied to Girl Scout cookies

Several years into BP settlement spending, the bulk of Mississippi’s restoration work remains undone

Several years into BP settlement spending, the bulk of Mississippi’s restoration work remains undone

Palm oil labor abuses linked to world’s top brands, banks

Palm oil labor abuses linked to world’s top brands, banks

Hurricane fallout creates financial ruin for Puerto Rico’s seniors with reverse mortgages

Hurricane fallout creates financial ruin for Puerto Rico’s seniors with reverse mortgages

Las hipotecas reverse en Puerto Rico fracasan el doble que en Estados Unidos, en perjuicio de los consumidores

Las hipotecas reverse en Puerto Rico fracasan el doble que en Estados Unidos, en perjuicio de los consumidores

Can Drones Save Cardiac Arrest Victims?

Can Drones Save Cardiac Arrest Victims?

Is getting pregnant “medically necessary” right now?

Is getting pregnant “medically necessary” right now?

When Big Tech Goes Green, Taxpayers Help Foot the Bill

When Big Tech Goes Green, Taxpayers Help Foot the Bill

How The Norcross Political Machine Muscled In On Prime Real Estate In New Jersey’s Poorest City

How The Norcross Political Machine Muscled In On Prime Real Estate In New Jersey’s Poorest City

Company insiders are selling stock during buyback programs and making additional profits when stock prices jump. And it’s legal.

Company insiders are selling stock during buyback programs and making additional profits when stock prices jump. And it’s legal.

This State’s 50-Year Bet on Big Tech Could Cost Hundreds of Millions of Dollars

This State’s 50-Year Bet on Big Tech Could Cost Hundreds of Millions of Dollars

New workers of the world: A yearlong project to capture the voices of workers facing unprecedented global change.

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.

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

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

Investigators Hit Norcross Hospital With Fraud Allegation in New Jersey Tax Break Program

Holtec’s $260 Million Tax Break Frozen by NJ EDA

Holtec’s $260 Million Tax Break Frozen by NJ EDA

Americans Need Generic Drugs. But Can They Trust Them?

Americans Need Generic Drugs. But Can They Trust Them?

Seniors Were Sold A Risk-Free Retirement With Reverse Mortgages. Now They Face Foreclosure.

Seniors Were Sold A Risk-Free Retirement With Reverse Mortgages. Now They Face Foreclosure.

Reverse mortgages left many seniors in foreclosure. Here’s what can be done to stop it

Reverse mortgages left many seniors in foreclosure. Here’s what can be done to stop it

10 Questions To Ask About Reverse Mortgages

10 Questions To Ask About Reverse Mortgages

How we investigated reverse mortgage foreclosures

How we investigated reverse mortgage foreclosures

A False Answer, A Big Political Connection And $260 Million In Tax Breaks

A False Answer, A Big Political Connection And $260 Million In Tax Breaks

Emails Reveal Norcross Family’s Pull Over NJ Tax Breaks

Emails Reveal Norcross Family’s Pull Over NJ Tax Breaks

The Norcross Connections

The Norcross Connections

Norcross Companies in the Crosshairs

Norcross Companies in the Crosshairs

NJ Power Broker at Center of Tax-Break Controversy

NJ Power Broker at Center of Tax-Break Controversy

Aquí Nos Pertenece

Aquí Nos Pertenece

Here Belongs To Us

Here Belongs To Us

NJ Whistle-Blower Case Shows Christie Pressure for Tax Breaks

NJ Whistle-Blower Case Shows Christie Pressure for Tax Breaks

What is ‘safe enough’ for drone deliveries?

What is ‘safe enough’ for drone deliveries?

Is the egg toast?

Is the egg toast?

Range Wars

Range Wars

In Texas, Teachers See Savings Eroded by Bad Bets on Exotic Stocks

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

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

Coal tycoon governor Jim Justice uses loophole to leave mines and workers idle

What happens to the land after coal mines close?

What happens to the land after coal mines close?

Why and how we investigated the coal industry’s clean-up funds

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

Obama official: Trump cuts will leave coal clean-up agency unable to function

Crackdown on coal mine ‘self-bonds’ stalls under Trump

Crackdown on coal mine ‘self-bonds’ stalls under Trump

Reclaiming coal: US mines’ clean-up cash – all our data

Reclaiming coal: US mines’ clean-up cash – all our data

The Problem With PLUS: How Parents Buckle Under the Weight of College Debt

The Problem With PLUS: How Parents Buckle Under the Weight of College Debt

Noxious Neighbor

Noxious Neighbor

Discover the Universities Where Parents Borrow the Most

Discover the Universities Where Parents Borrow the Most

Understand the Potential Policy Shifts Affecting Parent Loans

Understand the Potential Policy Shifts Affecting Parent Loans

Which Universities Burden Parents With the Most Federal Debt?

Which Universities Burden Parents With the Most Federal Debt?

Humanity’s fight against climate change is failing. One technology can change that.

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

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

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

Rich countries are reducing their emissions—by exporting them to China

The teenager inventor who could change the way the world fights climate change

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.

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

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

The compelling case for capturing carbon emissions and burying them underground

Interactive: Can you get carbon emissions under control?

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

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 biggest pump wins

Two Nations, One Aquifer: ‘The river pays for all of it’

Picking up the slack in chile cultivation

Picking up the slack in chile cultivation

Two Nations, One Aquifer: ‘The river pays for all of it’

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: ‘I am going to be out of water’

Two Nations, One Aquifer: Pipeline skips area’s poorest

Two Nations, One Aquifer: Pipeline skips area’s poorest

Mexico’s largest conglomerate profits from pipeline

Mexico’s largest conglomerate profits from pipeline

Towns Sell Their Public Water Systems – and Often Regret it

Towns Sell Their Public Water Systems – and Often Regret it

Following NECIR report, readers donate to save senior’s home

Following NECIR report, readers donate to save senior’s home

Two Nations, One Aquifer: Border wall can’t keep groundwater from draining away

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)

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)

Foreclosures on the rise for seniors with reverse mortgages (NECIR Version)

The revolutionary technology pushing Sweden toward the seemingly impossible goal of zero emissions

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 come to regret it

Towns Sell Their Public Water Systems – and Often Regret it

Towns Sell Their Public Water Systems – and Often Regret it

Public Universities Get an Education in Private Industry

Public Universities Get an Education in Private Industry

What Would Jesus Disrupt?

What Would Jesus Disrupt?

The Biography of a Plant-Based Burger

The Biography of a Plant-Based Burger

Say Goodbye To Your Highly Skilled Job. It’s Now a “Human Intelligence Task.” (Backchannel)

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 (NECIR Version)

When baby is due, genetic counselors seen downplaying false alarms

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

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

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

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

The vision for Mariel: A zone for international business

Genetic tests for psychiatric drugs spur hope, doubts (Boston Globe)

Genetic tests for psychiatric drugs spur hope, doubts (Boston Globe)

Tattoo artist makes his mark on modern Cuba

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

When demand for mint in Cuba’s mojitos became too great, two brothers stepped up to supply

The Cuban entrepreneurs

The Cuban entrepreneurs

Renting rooms is a tried-and-true income source for many Cubans

Renting rooms is a tried-and-true income source for many Cubans

Organic by necessity could be a boon

Organic by necessity could be a boon

On farms and ranches, all is done by hand

On farms and ranches, all is done by hand

More harm than good? (NECIR)

More harm than good? (NECIR)

Exporting clothes, importing safety (Roads & Kingdoms)

Exporting clothes, importing safety (Roads & Kingdoms)

As U.S. improves relations with Cuba, American tourists take advantage of ‘forbidden fruit’

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 Bangladesh factory collapse, a struggle to set things right (Washington Post)

Two years after garment factory collapse, are workers any safer? (NPR)

Two years after garment factory collapse, are workers any safer? (NPR)

Ordinary heroes: urban volunteers to the rescue (NPR)

Ordinary heroes: urban volunteers to the rescue (NPR)

Two years after Rana Plaza, are Bangladesh’s workers still at risk? (The Nation)

Two years after Rana Plaza, are Bangladesh’s workers still at risk? (The Nation)

Bangladesh remembers Rana Plaza disaster (VOA)

Bangladesh remembers Rana Plaza disaster (VOA)

Efforts underway to make Bangladesh garment factories safer (VOA)

Efforts underway to make Bangladesh garment factories safer (VOA)

How China purchased a cut of America’s prime pork industry (RevealNews.org)

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 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 1)

China’s growing appetite for pork  (PBS NewsHour, Part 2)

China’s growing appetite for pork (PBS NewsHour, Part 2)

Amazon ignites culture clash over France’s beloved bookstores (Seattle Times)

Amazon ignites culture clash over France’s beloved bookstores (Seattle Times)

Amazon at odds with Germany over strong union tradition (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)

Amazon’s tax maneuvers stir up storm in U.K. (Seattle Times)