Chevron Will Pay Record Fines for Oil Spills in California
The penalties come after an investigation by The Desert Sun and ProPublica found that companies were profiting from illegal spills and California’s oversight of the industry was lax.
About the Local Reporting Network
ProPublica is supporting local and regional newsrooms as they work on important investigative projects affecting their communities. Topics include sexual violence, conflicts of interest, housing, and workplace safety. Our partner, the Anchorage Daily News, won the 2020 Pulitzer Prize for public service for our collaboration.
Idaho Legislature Approves $2 Billion for Schools to Repair and Replace Aging Buildings
The funding was pledged by Gov. Brad Little after an Idaho Statesman and ProPublica investigation showed students learning in poor conditions. Educators say it’s only a start to fixing decades-old problems.
Tennessee Lawmakers Want More Oversight of Juvenile Detention. The Department of Children’s Services Is Pushing Back.
New legislation would shift enforcement power to an independent agency after a WPLN and ProPublica investigation found that a Knoxville detention center was illegally locking kids alone in cells.
Virginia Lawmakers Approve Commission to Examine Universities’ Displacement of Black Communities
The groundbreaking commission, which was proposed in response to our “Uprooted” series, would consider compensation for dislodged property owners and their descendants. Whether Gov. Glenn Youngkin will sign the bill is unclear.
Partner Newsrooms
These newsrooms and reporters are working with ProPublica on an accountability journalism project.
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Anchorage Daily News
Reporter: Kyle Hopkins
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Capital & Main
Reporter: Robin Urevich
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Capitol News Illinois
Reporter: Molly Parker
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THE CITY
Reporter: Abigail Kramer
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Documented
Reporter: Marcus Baram
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High Country News
Reporter: B. “Toastie” Oaster
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Honolulu Civil Beat
Reporter: Nick Grube
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Idaho Statesman
Reporter: Becca Savransky
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The Maine Monitor
Reporter: Rose Lundy
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Michigan Public
Reporter: Beenish Ahmed
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Mississippi Free Press
Reporter: Nick Judin
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Mississippi Today
Reporter: Isabelle Taft
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Oregon Public Broadcasting
Reporter: Tony Schick
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The Salt Lake Tribune
Reporter: Jessica Miller
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The Seattle Times
Reporter: Lulu Ramadan
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Source New Mexico
Reporter: Patrick Lohmann
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Verite News
Reporter: Richard A. Webster
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WABE
Reporter: Stephannie Stokes
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Wisconsin Watch
Reporter: Phoebe Petrovic
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WPLN/Nashville Public Radio
Reporter: Paige Pfleger
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WVUE-TV
Reporter: Samantha Sunne
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Lawless
Sexual Violence in Alaska -
Paradise Lost
Hawaii’s Disappearing Beaches -
State of Denial
Inside Arizona’s Division of Developmental Disabilities -
Defenseless
Investigating the Only State Without Public Defenders -
Birth Rights
Investigating Florida’s NICA Program -
Critical Condition
Investigating the Business of Oklahoma’s Rural Hospitals -
Profiting from the Poor
Inside Memphis’ Debt Machine -
The Cutting
Investigating Industrial Logging in Oregon -
Desperation Town
How Youngstown Gave Itself Away for the Promise of Jobs -
Pollution Profiteers
Inside California’s Toxic Hauling Industry -
Coming to Collect
Investigating Public Housing in Annapolis -
Lessons Lost
How Federal Schools Are Failing Native American Students -
Big Jim
West Virginia’s Conflicted Governor
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Waiting on Paychecks
New York’s Rampant Wage Theft Goes Unpunished -
Mayor, Judge and Jury
Louisiana’s Mayor’s Courts -
Committed to Jail
How Mississippi Jails People for Mental Illness -
No Defense
How Mississippi Fails Poor Defendants -
State of Disrepair
Inside Idaho’s Crumbling Schools -
Checked Out
LA’s Lost Residential Hotels -
The Title Pawn Trap
High-Interest Title Lending in Georgia -
The Long Burn
The Slow Recovery From New Mexico’s Largest Wildfire -
Homeowner Hell
Investigating Colorado’s Unregulated Homeowners Associations -
Unequal Discipline
Native Students Face Harsh Discipline in New Mexico -
Nowhere to Go
New Mexico’s Troubled Foster Care System -
Culture of Cruelty
Inside Illinois’ Mental Health System -
Disaster After Disaster
Growing Storms, Faltering Aid -
Broken Promises
Salmon Disappear From the Pacific Northwest -
Unguarded
Investigating Risks to the Incarcerated of Illinois -
Crisis Point
How New York Wrecked Mental Health Care for Kids -
The Price Kids Pay
How Schools and Police Work Together to Punish Students -
Flight Risk
Commercial Aviation Safety in Alaska -
Asset Mismanagement
How the Police Take Money and Keep It -
Juvenile Injustice, Tennessee
Where Kids Meet the Rule of Law -
Schoolyard Sheriffs
Policing Kids in Antelope Valley Schools -
Unwatched
A Louisiana Law Department That Polices Itself -
Black Snow
Big Sugar’s Burning Problem -
Gilded Badges
How New Jersey Cops Profit From Police Unions and Avoid Accountability -
Sunken Costs
Coal Ash in Georgia -
Promised Land
A Failed Housing Pledge to Native Hawaiians -
Power Play
The Influence of Virginia’s Biggest Utility -
At a Great Price
The True Cost of the Sears Headquarters Deal -
Polluter’s Paradise
Environmental Impact in Louisiana -
Campus Complicity
Faculty Sexual Misconduct in Illinois -
The Untouchables
Investigating South Carolina’s Judges -
Miswired
How Kentucky Missed the Tech Revolution -
A 911 Emergency
Rhode Island’s Deadly 911 Flaws -
Invisible Walls
Connecticut’s Separate and Unequal Housing -
The Real Bosses of New Jersey
How Unelected Officials Run Your Government -
Locked Down
An Investigation of Mississippi’s Prisons -
Overcorrection
Crisis in California Jails -
Accused in Elkhart
Justice in an Indiana County -
Louisiana’s Ethical Swamp
Lawmakers’ Conflicts of Interest -
A Sick System
Repeat Attacks After Pleading Insanity -
The New Power Brokers
West Virginia’s Natural Gas Industry -
Half-life
Nuke Lab Workers Getting Sick -
HUD’s House of Cards
Public Housing Failures -
Trauma After Tragedy
PTSD in First Responders
