Environment

Biggest Spill in Keystone’s History Dumps Oil into Kansas Creek

John Hanna, Ryan J. Foley, Heather Hollingsworth / The Energy Mix Dec 12, 2022 A ruptured pipe dumped enough oil late last week into a northeastern Kansas creek to nearly fill an Olympic-sized swimming pool, becoming the largest onshore crude pipeline spill in nine years. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Catholic Leaders Haven’t Answered for the Church’s Child Abuse

Lexi Churchill, Ellis Simani and Topher Sanders / ProPublica Jan 28, 2020 U.S. dioceses have begun releasing the names of the accused, but these lists are inconsistent, incomplete and often omit key details. Dig deeper ( 13 Min. Read )

Little Kids, Locked Away

Jennifer Smith Richards, Jodi S. Cohen and Lakeidra Chavis / ProPublica Nov 19, 2019 A new investigation finds that children are being isolated against their will in schools across Illinois. Often, it's against the law. Dig deeper ( 25 Min. Read )

Meet the Fabulist Behind Trump’s Reelection Campaign

Peter Elkind and Doris Burke / ProPublica Sep 12, 2019 Brad Pascale says he's working for the president at a cut rate. As is often the case with the political phenom, that's not the whole story. Dig deeper ( 33 Min. Read )

Tornado Outbreaks Alarm Climate Scientists

Julia Conley / Common Dreams May 27, 2019 Death toll rises to six after more than 200 twisters sweep the Midwest, a phenomenon that could carry warnings about global warming. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Damage Deepens as Swollen Rivers Inundate Midwestern Towns

HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH / The Associated Press Mar 18, 2019 Flooding is expected to linger after miles of levees are compromised in Nebraska, Iowa, Missouri and Kansas. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

The GOP’s Power Grabs Expose an Increasingly Desperate Party

Steven Rosenfeld / Independent Media Institute Dec 5, 2018 After a blue wave election, Republicans have seen their majorities in state and federal government dissolve. Now they're throwing a fit. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Robert Reich: Bet on Millennials This November

Robert Reich / Truthdig Sep 24, 2018 Just 16 percent of eligible voters ages 18 to 29 bothered to punch their ballots in 2014. They won't make the same mistake again. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Kobach Aims to Drive Out Migrants Living in Kansas Illegally

JOHN HANNA / The Associated Press Sep 14, 2018 Conservative Republican Kris Kobach promises voters that if elected Kansas governor, he'll work to drive out illegal immigrants to halt what he says is $377 million in benefits they receive from the state annually. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

The Trump Administration Is Putting Immigrant Babies at Risk, Experts Warn

Julia Conley / Common Dreams Sep 4, 2018 Fearing retribution from the federal government, fewer and fewer families who immigrated to the U.S. are enrolling in nutrition assistance programs. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Fund Meant to Protect Elections May Be Too Little, Too Late

Blake Peterson and Ally J. Levine / ProPublica Aug 21, 2018 A new report finds only a fraction of the $380 million earmarked by the government's Election Assistance Commission will be spent ahead of November's midterms. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Kansas Independent Candidate Wants to Lure Votes From Kobach

ROXANA HEGEMAN / The Associated Press Aug 17, 2018 Businessman Greg Orman tries to appeal to disaffected Republicans, who he says see the GOP hopeful, Secretary of State Kris Kobach, as "incompetent and corrupt." Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )