What The Lever Published This Week:
Amid Hurricane Milton, Florida Republicans Aim To Block Climate Emergency Declaration
As the storm bears down on their districts, fossil fuel-backed Reps. Greg Steube and Byron Donalds are pushing legislation claiming the climate crisis is a “false emergency.”
Katya Schwenk
MASTER PLAN, Ep 9: The Swing Vote That Changed America
Indiana attorney James Bopp engineered the case allowing dark money in politics specifically with the court’s “swing vote” in mind.
David Sirota
The Corporate Corruption Behind Hurricane Helene
In the South, residents are suffering from the fallout of two disasters — recent Lever reporting shows how corporate meddling and regulatory failures made both of them worse.
Arjun Singh
An Oil Giant Railroads Its SCOTUS Connection To Gut Environmental Law
A fossil fuel tycoon tied to Neil Gorsuch and other corporate power brokers are pushing the Supreme Court to help approve a controversial oil train and kill environmental protections.
Freddy Brewster
The Real Reason Trump Is Demonizing Immigrants
Trump’s misinformation campaign about immigrants living in Aurora, Colorado, has a long and dark history in American politics.
Arjun Singh
EPA’s Pipe Dream Comes True
Regulators get the lead out, the Golden State sheds light on dark money, mercury and methane get the boot, and Google has a very bad week.
Sam Pollak
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The Lever In The News:
- Rolling Stone — The magazine republished our report on Florida lawmakers pushing legislation that calls climate change a “false emergency.”
- Covering Climate Now — The climate-focused journalism organization featured our report on North Carolina’s stymied climate progress in their weekly Spotlight.
- The New Abnormal — Katya Schwenk joined the Daily Beast podcast to discuss our investigation into the regulatory issues that preceded last week’s chemical disaster in Georgia.
- Undercurrent News — The seafood trade publication reported on the trawling industry’s reaction to our deep-dive investigation into the hidden costs of America’s pollock addiction.
