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How We Obtained the Government’s Data on Agent Orange and Birth Defects
The Veterans Administration refused to release what it had learned about possible links between birth defects and exposure to Agent Orange. ProPublica and The Virginian-Pilot found a novel way to obtain the information under procedures historically used for scientific research by academic scholars.
Tracking Evictions and Rent Stabilization in NYC
We’ve mapped more than 450,000 New York City eviction cases filed between January 2013 and June 2015. Look up your building to see its recent eviction cases and whether it may be rent-stabilized.
Trump’s Pick for Labor Secretary Wrote a Deregulatory Manifesto
Andrew Puzder’s co-author told us: “He’ll put in place everything we laid out in the book.”
The Fateful Vote That Made New York City Rents So High
A 1994 City Council vote enabling landlords to dodge limits on rent increases has had a profound impact on the lives of New Yorkers.
EPA Concludes Fracking a Threat to U.S. Water Supplies
The EPA’s finding, endorsed by environmentalists, comes as the Trump administration prepares to rethink regulation of the gas drilling industry.
The Chosen: Who Trump Is Putting in Power
As President Donald Trump picks his top officials, we’re laying out the best accountability reporting on each.
‘As a White Nationalist, What Do You Do?’
A conversation with a scholar of America’s extreme right
We’ve Updated Dollars for Docs. Here’s What’s New.
ProPublica has been publishing data on conflicts of interest in medicine since 2010. We’ve updated our Dollars for Docs database with billions of dollars in payments made last year.
Updated Dollars for Docs
We’ve updated Dollars for Docs. It now includes payments made from August 2013 through December 2015 — some $6.25 billion in payments to more than 800,000 doctors.
Emoluments Clause: Could Overturning 185 Years of Precedent Let Trump Off the Hook?
Another view of the clause in the Constitution regarding payments from foreign countries would let Trump off the hook — and overturn more than a century of practice and law.
Family’s Shipping Company Could Pose Problems for Trump’s Transportation Pick
Elaine Chao’s family owns ships flagged abroad, a way to avoid U.S. taxes and higher labor costs. But one of Chao’s missions at the Transportation Department will be to press American-owned ships to fly the U.S. flag.
Will Trump Scrap NASA’s Climate Research Mission?
NASA does more than explore other planets; it studies our own. Agency scientists worry Donald Trump will abort the work.
Pro-Trump Group Blew by Basic Campaign Finance Laws
The America Comes First PAC did not disclose its donors before Election Day. And its top funder is banned from the securities industry.
Suspected of Corruption at Home, Powerful Foreigners Find Refuge in the U.S.
Guess where politicians and businessmen fleeing criminal charges find safe haven.
Could Programs to Help Undocumented Immigrants Gain Driver’s Licenses Backfire?
Advocates fear that programs in a dozen states might be used by a Trump administration to bolster deportations aims.
Sunlight Labs Takeover Update
A status update on the projects we took over from the Sunlight Foundation
Boomtown, Flood Town
Climate change will bring more frequent and fierce rainstorms to cities like Houston. But unchecked development remains a priority in the famously un-zoned city, creating short-term economic gains for some while increasing flood risks for everyone.
Boomtown, Flood Town (Full Text)
Climate change will bring more frequent and fierce rainstorms to cities like Houston. But unchecked development remains a priority in the famously un-zoned city, creating short-term economic gains for some while increasing flood risks for everyone.
