Sep 17
2013
Public universities direct a larger share of their financial aid to students from well-off families than to those hailing from low-income backgrounds. A report from ProPublica.
Sep 16
2013
The Environmental Protection Agency and the White House Council on Environmental Quality altered reports and made blanket statements that lacked sufficient data and analysis. A report from The Center for Public Integrity.
Sep 10
2013
The U.S. government, acting mostly in secret, has imposed rules that effectively suspend Constitutional protections against unwarranted searches and seizures at border crossings. A report from The New York Times.
Sep 5
2013
Environmental News Network reports that the Clean Air Act’s regulations combating acid rain have brought life back to forestland in the Central Appalachian Mountain in West Virginia. Researchers chose this area because it is downwind from Ohio River Valley coal plants.
Sep 5
2013
Lost in the coverage of the deal between retired players and the National Football League: Taxpayers will underwrite the cost of providing a portion of the care of damaged players. An assessment from the Columbia Journalism Review.
Sep 5
2013
New York and San Francisco are among 10 cities internationally that are plotting a sustainable future. Strategies involve transit, recycling and energy efficiency. A report from Fast Company.
Sep 3
2013
Jane Corwin, the Clarence Republican who represents mostly rural portions of Erie and Niagara counties in the Assembly, enjoys the highest net worth and second highest annual household income of any state legislator. A report from New York World, based on a study done by a range of good government groups.
Aug 30
2013
Can a New York town or city ban hydrofracking? Buffalo and 61 other municipalities already have passed bans. But the state’s highest court will decide if towns and cities have the power to do so. A report from Bloomberg.