Environment
Silencing science
President Donald Trump says he doubts humans have much of a role in climate change. His administration has sought to silence scientists.
Staff
Biography
Amy Walters is a reporter and producer for Reveal. She began her career as a broadcast journalist in the Middle East. In 2000, she moved to Washington, D.C., to work for NPR’s flagship shows, "Morning Edition" and "All Things Considered." A Southern Californian native, Walters returned to the Golden State as a field producer for NPR in 2003. Her work was honored with the Edward R. Murrow Award for investigative reporting, the Alfred I. DuPont-Columbia University Award, two Peabody Awards and two Robert F. Kennedy Awards. Throughout her career, Walters has continued to cover the world, including the U.S. war with Iraq in 2004, the 2010 earthquake in Haiti, the 2011 Arab Spring in Egypt and Libya, and the U.S. war with Afghanistan. She also has reported from Ethiopia, Kenya and Iran. In 2014, Walters was based in Doha, Qatar, as a producer for Al Jazeera English before returning to the United States. Walters is based in Reveal's Emeryville, California, office.
Articles
Environment
Behind Trump’s energy dominance
A recording of oil industry executives shows them rejoicing over their access to David Bernhardt, the nominee for interior secretary.
Kids on the Line
A desperate bargain
Parents give up custody to get their kids medical and psychological treatments. Other parents risk deportation to claim kids at government shelters.
The (Un)Scientific Method
Silencing science
President Donald Trump says he doubts humans have much of a role in climate change. His administration has downplayed the science of climate change and sought to silence scientists working for the federal government.
Trapped: Abuse and neglect in private care
Deep in the backroads of central Florida, hidden between trees dripping with Spanish moss, sits the campus of an infamous center for the developmentally disabled. Its story shows what can happen when families have nowhere else to find care for their loved ones.
Oil and Mining
Behind Trump’s energy dominance
President Donald Trump has pledged allegiance to what he calls America’s “energy dominance.” This is good news for the oil and gas industry.
Hate
Trumping hate
Hate speech is nothing new in the United States. What is new is how often people who use it invoke Trump’s name.
The Trump Era
Trump’s mystery mansion
Reporters examine the history of a $10 million real estate transaction in Beverly Hills, California.
The Trump Era
Checking into Trump’s Washington hotel
Reveal teamed up with WAMU to dig into one of the largest investigations ever by the Justice Department’s Kleptocracy Asset Recovery Initiative.
National Security
Deja nuke: Return of the nuclear threat
On Jan. 25, 2018, the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists edged the “Doomsday Clock” closer to midnight – one step closer to a potential nuclear apocalypse.