Local and Community Investigative Journalism

A Power Company’s Quiet Land-Buying Spree Could Shield It From Coal Ash Cleanup Costs

Georgia Power paid top dollar to buy land from residents living near waste sites at its power plants. Environmentalists fear it’s a tactic to forestall the cleanup bill from new regulations for coal ash.

by Max Blau for Georgia Health News

Nov. 24, 7 a.m. EST

Did You Attend the Milton Hershey School? We’re Investigating It. Help Us.

Please share your experience at the Milton Hershey School to help us report.

by Bob Fernandez, The Philadelphia Inquirer, Charlotte Keith, Spotlight PA, Beena Raghavendran and Zipporah Osei, ProPublica

Nov. 23, 5 a.m. EST

Paradise Lost

Oceanfront Property Tied to Obama Granted Exemption From Hawaii’s Environmental Laws

Honolulu officials have granted an exception to the state’s beach protections, clearing the way for a controversial multimillion dollar renovation of a century-old seawall at a property owned by the chair of the Obama Foundation.

by Sophie Cocke, Honolulu Star-Advertiser

Nov. 18, 5 a.m. EST

Junior Staffer Says Top Alaska Official Told Her to Keep Allegations of Misconduct Secret

She received hundreds of “uncomfortable” texts from Alaska’s attorney general, leading to his resignation, and says Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s staff knew of the misconduct for months but no investigation began until a whistleblower appeared.

by Kyle Hopkins, Anchorage Daily News

Nov. 18, 2 p.m. EST

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