How Scammers Are Stealing Food Stamps From Struggling Americans

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