Have asthma? Consider moving to Cheyenne.
Web premiere: “The Scientific Method”
A reporter proves that neighborhoods around Houston’s industrial plants suffer from the smokestacks that release chemicals in their midst.
Preview: Toxic Texas Air
Industrial plants release dangerous air pollutants into nearby Houston neighborhoods. The state’s air quality control board knows. Why doesn’t anyone do something about it?
Old school sleuthing
Most investigative reporters strive to meet the standards set by Barlett and Steele.
“Pork is not partisan”
An LA Times editorial sounds off on CIR’s earmark reporting and urges reforms.
Muscle (and mind) power
Meet the top ten federal contractors hired to do heavy lifting for the Department of Defense — and find out what they’ve been up to lately.
Web premiere: “Friends in High Places”
In the next EXPOSÉ, the reporting duo Donald Barlett and James Steele reveal the inner workings one of the most powerful government contractors you’ve never heard of.
Off the beaten path
Off-roaders are using an old Civil War-era law to gain access to wilderness lands — and private property.
Let the sunshine in
Thank you to the Sunlight Foundation’s “Real Time Investigations” project, where Bill Allison and Anupama Narayanswamy are undertaking a massive FOIA inquiry to create a searchable database that would be helpful to other reporters (like me).