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Thieves are using skimmers to drain millions in public benefits from the neediest.
The New York Times
A Blistering Inferno. A Whirling Tornado. A Shocking Crash.
Aerial firefighters have always been a critical line of defense against raging wildfires. But increasingly extreme blazes and a horrific accident have many wondering how we’ll adapt to fires of the future.
Popular Mechanics
July/August 2024 cover story
The San Joaquin Water Bandit
In drought-stricken California, one man allegedly siphoned millions of dollars in water from the state’s prized canal system.
Popular Mechanics
Honorable Mention for Outstanding Feature Story from the Society of Environmental Journalists
Can You Buy a House in Your 20s?
How some Gen Z-ers are making it happen.The New York Times
The Struggle to Pay for Food
Profile of three Kentuckians facing food insecurity amid welfare cuts.
The Guardian
The Skim Scam
A look inside the low-tech, high-stakes world of defrauding families on welfare
Bloomberg Businessweek
Is California Giving its Methane Digesters Too Much Credit?
The controversial math behind climate accounting in agriculture
Grist
Pumped Dry
How a drought relief program caused a groundwater crisis in Oregon.
High Country News
“They’re not numbers. They’re human beings.”
Profile of a man who has become an unexpected guardian for thousands of asylum seekers.
The Guardian