Oil & gas industry dominates federal agency responsible for pipeline approvals
One commissioner is advised directly by an active investor in fracking; the other is a former longtime utility executive
Republican Convention Host Committee Tied to Company Moving Jobs to Mexico
Yesterday, we looked at the host committee unfurling the carpet in Philadelphia for the Democratic National Convention this summer, including three locals with a number of questionable associations. Now we’re
You are being followed: The business of social media surveillance
LittleSis is partnering with MuckRock to investigate how police across the country are monitoring, tracking, and archiving public social media posts. To plug into our work, follow this link to
Who’s behind unpaid prison labor in Texas?
Several of the officials charged with regulating Texas’s prison labor program, wherein thousands of workers behind bars are compelled to produce goods and provide services for free, are connected to
The real estate developer behind Mayor Bill de Blasio’s affordable housing plan
Since announcing his $41 billion affordable housing plan in 2014, New York Mayor Bill de Blasio has encountered fierce resistance from grassroots housing advocates, who have pointed out that the
New investigation reveals corporate capture of air regulator in L.A. County gas leak
Following a long delay, things are moving quickly with the environmentally catastrophic methane leak at the Aliso Canyon gas facility in Los Angeles, first noticed in October 2015. After leaking
Power networks behind the Department of Homeland Security’s expanding biometrics division
2016 is a big year for the Department of Homeland Security’s ability to collect, store, analyze, and share biometric information from non-citizens (and “citizens of interest”) at border crossings and
The Flint water crisis and the billionaires behind Governor Rick Snyder
In March 2014, the city of Flint began sourcing its water from the Flint River, a decision that would have ostensibly saved the city $5 million over two years, at
How the defense and security industry is tied to police biosurveillance in California
Top national security officials in the United States are leveraging recent terror attacks in the West to advocate for greater surveillance at home and militarism abroad. On December 6, days