‘This Bill Protects Our Precious Waters’: How a Florida Environmental Group Scored a Win Against Big Oil
Co-published by Economic Hardship Reporting Project and The Guardian. Following the destruction from 2010’s Deepwater Horizon oil spill, an anti-drilling coalition took action with HB 1143 – and got it signed by
An Oil Field, an Explosion, and a Man’s Fight for His Life
Co-published with Rolling Stone. When oil workers like Jeff Springman get oil from tanks, they come face to face with toxic gases — and it can cost them their lives.
California’s Dirty Little Secret: Oil Wells in the Backyard
Co-published with Grist. Even Texas and Wyoming do a better job protecting communities from oil and gas drilling.
America’s Radioactive Secret
Co-published with Rolling Stone. Oil-and-gas wells produce nearly a trillion gallons of toxic waste a year. An investigation shows how it could be making workers sick and contaminating communities across America.
The North Dakota Fracking Boom
Co-published with AlterNet. This is a story about one tribal nation grappling with the stresses of life during oil time - housing, traffic, crime, crowds, their quality of life.