Alex Heeb, The Telegraph of Alton, Ill., Author at Reveal

Flood thy Neighbor, Sustainability, The (Un)Scientific Method

Inside a secretive lobbying effort to deregulate federal levees

by Lisa Song, Patrick Michels and Alex Heeb, The Telegraph of Alton, Ill. March 30, 2018June 30, 2021

Nearly a year after record Midwestern floods caused $1.7 billion in damage, a secretive lobbying effort is underway to roll back flood regulations.

Flood thy Neighbor, Sustainability, The (Un)Scientific Method

Towns on wrong side of an Illinois levee district are treading water

by Lisa Song, Al Shaw, Patrick Michels and Alex Heeb, The Telegraph of Alton, Ill. March 30, 2018June 30, 2021

A new government model confirms Missouri residents suspicions: levees raised by neighbors have increased their flood risk.