Articles by Senior Data Reporter Clayton Aldern
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The Roadless Rule is supposed to protect our wild places. What went wrong in the Tongass National Forest?
The Roadless Rule is supposed to protect wild places. What went wrong in the Tongass National Forest?
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The White House excluded race from its environmental justice tool. We put it back in.
A Grist analysis shows how the ‘race-neutral’ screening tool can still prioritize communities of color.
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How New Mexico abandoned 1,000 oil and gas wells overnight
The state now claims it has more than 1,700 orphan well sites that will cost $290 million to clean up.
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Executive Reaction
Biden vowed to undo Trump’s toxic legacy. We’re tracking his progress.
