Sustainability Archives - Page 3 of 49 - Reveal

A photo collage shows an orange smokestack against a green sky. In the foreground is a woman speaking, but her mouth has been covered with a black censor bar.

Scuttling science

by Elizabeth Shogren, Najib Aminy, Al Letson, Taki Telonidis, Brett Myers, Fernando Arruda, Jim Briggs, Mwende Hinojosa and Amy Mostafa February 22, 2020July 1, 2021

Advisory panels slashed, environmental regulations rolled back – how the Trump administration uses questionable science to justify its policies.

Inequality, Sustainability

Losing ground

by Kevin Sullivan, Deborah George, Al Letson, Fernando Arruda, Jim Briggs, Mwende Hinojosa, Najib Aminy and Amy Mostafa October 12, 2019June 30, 2021

On this episode, Reveal investigates the claim of Eddie Wise, the son of a sharecropper, who says the USDA treated him unfairly because of his race.

Scuttling science

by Elizabeth Shogren, Najib Aminy, Al Letson, Taki Telonidis, Brett Myers, Fernando Arruda, Jim Briggs, Mwende Hinojosa and Amy Mostafa September 14, 2019July 1, 2021

Advisory panels slashed – environmental regulations rolled back. How the Trump Administration uses questionable science to justify its policies.

Sustainability, The (Un)Scientific Method

Farm wars

by Fernanda Camarena, Byard Duncan, Deborah George, Mwende Hinojosa, Najib Aminy, Jim Briggs, Fernando Arruda, Kaitlin Benz and Al Letson August 31, 2019June 30, 2021

The herbicide dicamba is causing a civil war in farm country, honeybees are rustling in California’s almond groves and more.

Silencing science

by Elizabeth Shogren, Amy Walters, Deborah George, Michael Corey, Najib Aminy, Marla Cone, Mwende Hinojosa, Jim Briggs, Fernando Arruda and Al Letson July 13, 2019July 1, 2021

President Donald Trump says he doubts humans have much of a role in climate change. His administration has sought to silence scientists.

A visual too that gives estimates of flooding risk at selected parks using a before and after toggle slider.

See how climate change could bring disaster to some popular coastal national parks

by Kavya Sukumar and Elizabeth Shogren July 13, 2019June 30, 2021

Researchers contracted by the National Park Service have projected what happen to some iconic national parks if greenhouse gases keep growing.

Sustainability, The (Un)Scientific Method

To the ends of the Earth

by Emily Schwing, Brett Myers, Mwende Hinojosa, Najib Aminy, Jim Briggs, Fernando Arruda and Kaitlin Benz June 1, 2019June 30, 2021

We travel the globe, from bottom to top, to confront the growing threats from climate change.

Accountability, Environment, Food Security, Pesticides

Farm wars

by Fernanda Camarena, Deborah George, Byard Duncan, Jim Briggs, Fernando Arruda, Kaitlin Benz and Najib Aminy April 20, 2019June 30, 2021

Dicamba herbicide is causing a civil war in farm country. Honeybee rustling in California’s almond groves. And sulfur’s link to asthma in children.

Accountability, Environment

Behind Trump’s energy dominance

by Amy Walters, Katharine Mieszkowski, Emily Harris, Lance Williams, Elizabeth Shogren, Jennifer Oldham, Deborah George, Taki Telonidis, Marla Cone, Jim Briggs, Fernando Arruda and Kaitlin Benz March 23, 2019June 30, 2021

A recording of oil industry executives shows them rejoicing over their access to David Bernhardt, the nominee for interior secretary.

Sustainability, The (Un)Scientific Method

Scientist who resisted censorship of climate report lost her job

by Elizabeth Shogren February 14, 2019February 15, 2019

Climate change scientist Maria Caffrey led a trailblazing study outlining the risks of rising seas at national parks.