June 2015 Archive
5 Tips for Donating After Disasters
After our investigation of the Red Cross' work in Haiti, readers have repeatedly asked us for tips on giving. Here are a few modest answers.
6 Tips for Protecting Your Communications From Prying Eyes
In an age of ubiquitous surveillance, there are still some things you can do to keep your communications private -- and not all of it is high-tech.
End of the Miracle Machines: Inside the Power Plant Fueling America's Drought
The Navajo Generating Station helps move trillions of gallons of water over mountains, through canals, 336 miles into Phoenix and Tucson. But it comes at an enormous cost.
End of the Miracle Machines: Inside the Power Plant Fueling America's Drought
The Navajo Generating Station helps move trillions of gallons of water over mountains, through canals, 336 miles into Phoenix and Tucson. But it comes at an enormous cost.
A Wonder in Decline
The disappearing Lake Powell in pictures
More Athletes Say Track Coach Alberto Salazar Broke Drug Rules
Following an investigation by ProPublica and the BBC, other athletes describe pressure to get prescription drugs they didn’t need and Salazar’s top runner flies to Oregon to get answers.
Red Cross Holds a Press Conference In Haiti. It Doesn’t Go Well.
Haitian reporters demand answers from the Red Cross but don’t get many.
Left in the Brain: Potentially Toxic Residue from MRI Drugs
Researchers raise alarms about unknown health risks of GE’s Omniscan and Bayer’s Magnevist, drugs injected to get better MRI pictures that contain the heavy metal gadolinium.
One Nation, Under Sedation: Medicare Paid for Nearly 40 Million Tranquilizer Prescriptions in 2013
Congress wouldn’t allow Medicare to pay for benzodiazepines such as Xanax and Ativan until 2013. Now, the medications are among the most prescribed in its drug program.
Use It or Lose It: Across the West, Exercising One’s Right to Waste Water
“Use it or lose it” clauses give farmers, ranchers and governments holding water rights a powerful incentive to use more water than they need.
Use It or Lose It: Across the West, Exercising One’s Right to Waste Water
“Use it or lose it” clauses give farmers, ranchers and governments holding water rights a powerful incentive to use more water than they need.
