Jessica Fu
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How Scammers Are Stealing Food Stamps From Struggling Americans
Thieves are using skimmers to drain millions in food stamps and other public benefits from the neediest Americans.
The New York Times
The San Joaquin Water Bandit
In drought-stricken California, one man allegedly siphoned off $25 million in water from the state’s prized canal system.
Popular Mechanics
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
Caught in the Climate War
Profile of a young environmental activist facing deportation for civil disobedience.
The Nation
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