The (Un)Scientific Method
Trump’s air pollution adviser: No proof cleaning up smog saves lives
The chairman of the EPA’s smog and soot panel has made his living challenging health findings on behalf of industry.
Sustainability
Workers’ Rights
Hunting the ghost fleet (rebroadcast)
We hike through the jungles of El Salvador to find an elusive fleet of shark-fishing boats that are implicated in overfishing and possible human traff
The (Un)Scientific Method
5 people died from eating lettuce, but Trump’s FDA still won’t make farms test water for bacteria
Congress ordered a fix to a gaping hole in food safety years ago. But the administration postponed a remedy that could prevent deadly outbreaks.
The (Un)Scientific Method
National park officials were told climate change was ‘sensitive.’ So they removed it from a key planning report
Climate change was removed from a key planning document for a New England national park after officials were warned to avoid sensitive topics.
Flood thy Neighbor
There was a plan to save this city from flooding. But when the rains came, so did hesitance
The Army Corps of Engineers’ delay in activating a floodway – land designated to take on water – cost millions in damage to Cairo, Illinois.
Flood thy Neighbor
Flood thy neighbor
This week, we team up with ProPublica to investigate how rising waters have set off a race to build the highest levee.
The (Un)Scientific Method
Trump keeps trying to kill agency that investigates chemical plant disasters
Leadership turmoil and attempts to shutter the Chemical Safety Board threaten to cripple its probes of explosions, fires and spills.
Climate Change
Flood thy neighbor: Who stays dry and who decides?
One Missouri town’s levee saga captures what’s wrong with America’s approach to controlling rivers.
America's Ring of Fire
As wildfires rage, Trump administration plans to slash fire science funding
Fires have grown larger, more intense and unpredictable. But federal research that helps prevent and respond to them is on the chopping block.
America's Ring of Fire
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.
