Wildfires are getting bigger, more expensive and closer to people’s homes. We examine how wildfires got so dangerous – and how some are fighting back.
Eric Sagara
Senior Data Reporter
Eric Sagara is a senior data reporter for Reveal. He joined Reveal following a news applications fellowship at ProPublica, where he worked on projects about pharmaceutical payments to doctors, deadly force in police agencies and the trail of guns in the United States. Prior to that, he was a reporter on The Newark Star-Ledger's data team. Sagara is originally from Arizona, where he reported on business, education, crime, wildfires and government. He is based in Reveal's Emeryville, California, office.
Posted inAmerica's Ring of Fire, Climate Change, Environment, Sustainability
Burning hotter and faster
We look at the recent Camp Fire, the deadliest and most destructive in California’s history, and revisit an investigation from earlier this year.
Posted inAccountability, Case Cleared
Case cleared (part 2)
He seemed to confess to the crime, twice to his ex-girlfriend, once to police. But prosecutors never charged him.
Posted inCase Cleared
Case cleared (part 1)
We team up with Newsy and ProPublica to investigate how police across the country make it seem like they’re solving more rape cases than they actually are.
Posted inInsult to Injury
Working through the pain at Tesla
After being called out for hiding worker injuries at its factory, Tesla decides to double down. Plus, a report card on diversity in Silicon Valley.
Posted inAmerica's Ring of Fire, Climate Change, Sustainability
Redding confronts a deadly pattern: A history of wildfires and development in high-fire-risk areas
Wildfires are once again claiming homes and lives in a Northern California city that has pushed into wildfire-prone areas.
Posted inImmigration, Inequality, Kids on the Line
Families splintered apart, by government and by storms
We continue our ongoing investigation into what happens to immigrant children after they’re detained by the U.S. government.
Posted inAmerica's Ring of Fire, Sustainability
Should development be extinguished on California’s fire-prone hills?
Sonoma County’s hillsides are particularly picturesque and expensive. Their history of fire and development is instructive because it is so typical.
Posted inAccountability, America's Ring of Fire, Kept Out, The Trump Era
More to the story: Redlining, wildfires and Trump’s mansion
There’s always more to the story on Reveal. This week, we look at the impact three shows have made since they first ran.
Posted inAmerica's Ring of Fire, Climate Change, Environment, Sustainability
Built to burn
Do officials need to reconsider their approach to building where the risk of wildfire is highest?