January 12, 2022 The Power Behind the Flower: EPA Special Agents 101 In my investigation of environmental crime — Grease thieves, corn oil and fraud: How biofuel scam artists bilked U.S. taxpayers of billions — I…
December 18, 2021 Vinyl Records’ Revival Threatens Environment and Health Previously published @EWG. Demand for vinyl records is soaring, but there’s something funky about this musical comeback – the energy and chemicals involved with…
July 14, 2021 Interview: Lack of ‘Conservation Compliance’ Highlights Need for Stricter Federal Oversight Previously at EWG. Farmers are failing to comply with federal “conservation compliance” requirements designed to protect wetlands and soil, according to University of Iowa…
May 19, 2021 Grease Thieves, Corn Oil and Fraud: How Biofuel Scam Artists Bilked U.S. Taxpayers of Billions Previously published @EWG In June 2016, Dave Larson sat in his boss’ office at Triton Energy LLC, in Waterloo, Indiana, filling out a worker’s…
April 20, 2021 The High Cost of Cheap McDonald’s Fries Co-written with Honor the Earth’s Winona LaDuke and first published at Civil Eats. For 50 years, a single company has extracted millions in profits…
August 20, 2020 The Smoking Spud: Documents Prove Potato Giant Is Behind Irrigation Scheme in Pineland Sands Previously at EWG. For decades, R.D. Offutt – one of the largest agriculture conglomerates in the U.S. – has proudly evaded meaningful environmental review in Minnesota. Offutt…
August 11, 2020 A Neighbor’s Plea to Potato Giant: ‘You’re going to have casualties’ Previously at EWG. Mike Tauber, a plumber by trade, grew up and now lives on the outskirts of Hackensack, a town of 300 located…
May 18, 2020 National Potato Giant Uses Obscure Leasing Scheme To Skirt Environmental Oversight in Minnesota Previously at EWG. One of the nation’s largest industrial agriculture operations is hiding behind a small family farm to try to avoid environmental oversight…
December 2, 2019 Trump Cuts Food Stamps for Hungry Americans, But Handouts to Rich Land Barons Keep Coming Previously at EWG. Just in time for Christmas, the Trump administration has finalized a rule to kick 700,000 hungry Americans off the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance…
September 11, 2019 Trump Campaign Advisors Receive Over $2 Million in Trade Bailout Payments Previously at EWG. Fifteen members of an agribusiness council that advised Donald Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign have received $2.2 million from the federal bailout…
