AvatarProPublicaFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logo5 days agoChevron Will Pay Record Fines for Oil Spills in Californiapropublica.org - Janet WilsonThe penalties come after an investigation by The Desert Sun and ProPublica found that companies were profiting from illegal spills and California’s …
AvatarProPublicaFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoAn Oregon Bill to Cut Millions in Timber Taxes Is Dead, Despite Backing by the Industry, the Governor and a Top Lawmakerpropublica.org - Rob DavisThe legislation aimed to reformulate how Oregon funds the rising costs of fighting wildfires. It sparked debate within the Democratic-controlled …
AvatarProPublicaFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logo“It Feels Impossible to Stay”: The U.S. Needs Wildland Firefighters More Than Ever, but the Federal Government Is Losing Thempropublica.org - Abe Streep, Hokyoung KimHighly skilled firefighters are the last line of defense against wildfires, but that line is fraying because the government decided long ago that …
AvatarProPublicaFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoNew EPA Rule to Slash Cancer-Causing Emissions From Sterilization Facilitiespropublica.org - Alejandra MartinezThe new rule comes after a 2021 investigation by ProPublica and The Texas Tribune revealed the EPA’s yearslong failure to inform communities of the …
AvatarProPublicaFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoListen to the “Timber Wars Season 2: Salmon Wars” Podcastpropublica.org - ProPublica“Salmon Wars,” produced by ProPublica and OPB, tells the story of one Yakama Nation family who has spent generations fighting for salmon. The series …
AvatarProPublicaFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoThe Oregon Timber Industry Won Huge Tax Cuts in the 1990s. Now It May Get Another Break Thanks to a Top Lawmaker.propublica.org - Rob DavisAs the cost of fighting wildfires increases, state Sen. Elizabeth Steiner has proposed a bill — developed in consultation with the logging industry — …
AvatarProPublicaFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoWashington State Is Leaving Tribal Cultural Resources at the Mercy of Solar Developerspropublica.org - B. “Toastie” OasterThe Badger Mountain solar project reveals gaps in the state’s permitting system that tribal nations say perpetuates a legacy of “cultural …
AvatarProPublicaFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoIn a Major Shift, Northwest Tribes — not U.S. Officials — Will Control Salmon Recovery Fundspropublica.org - Tony SchickThe Biden administration punted on key demands from Indigenous leaders to tear down hydroelectric dams hindering salmon. But tribes won control over …
AvatarProPublicaFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoWest Virginians Could Get Stuck Cleaning Up the Coal Industry’s Messespropublica.org - Ken Ward Jr.The state’s program for reclaiming abandoned coal mines has long been plagued with problems, but state and federal officials have done little to …
AvatarProPublicaFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoThe Future of the Colorado River Hinges on One Young Negotiatorpropublica.org - Mark Olalde, Janet WilsonJ.B. Hamby, California’s representative in talks about sharing water from the Colorado River, holds the keys to a quarter of the river’s flow — and …
AvatarProPublicaFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logo9 Times the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Miscalculated Badly at the Expense of Taxpayers, Wildlifepropublica.org - Tony SchickThe agency has a history of diving into big construction projects that exceed projected costs, fall short on projected benefits and, in some cases, …
AvatarProPublicaFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoThe 20 Farming Families Who Use More Water From the Colorado River Than Some Western Statespropublica.orgTens of millions of people — and millions of acres of farmland — rely on the Colorado River’s water. But as its supply shrinks, these farmers get …