North America

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PART OF: Fever in the Ocean

See How Marine Heat Waves Are Spreading Across the Globe

Delger Erdenesanaa
ORN Fellow

June 17, 2025
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Cuts and Consequences: The End of USAID

The impact of the Trump administration’s decision to shut down USAID

Multiple Authors

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PART OF: Deserted: The Deterioration of Reproductive Health Care in Louisiana

Confusion Over Maternal Care Medication Plagues Politics in Louisiana and Beyond

Lorena O’Neil
StoryReach U.S. Fellow

June 13, 2025
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Dark Ships, Trafficked Seafarers: Uncovering a Global Network of Illicit Smuggling at Sea

This investigation looks into cross-border smuggling networks at sea.

Katie McQue
ORN Fellow

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PART OF: Under Pressure: The Hidden Cost of Being a Black Teacher in Mississippi

Pressure Takes a Toll on Mississippi Black Teachers' Mental Health

Asia Alexander
2025 Reporting Fellow

June 13, 2025
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Under Pressure: The Hidden Cost of Being a Black Teacher in Mississippi

Black teachers are on the front lines of an increasingly hostile landscape.

Asia Alexander
2025 Reporting Fellow

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PART OF: Restraining Rivers

Political Clashes Complicate Efforts To Mitigate Future Floods in NC

Jack Igelman
Grantee

June 13, 2025
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PART OF: A ‘Silent Killer’ Threatens Asian Americans

Researchers Seek Hepatitis B Cure As Trump Slashes Health Agency Funding

Multiple Authors

June 12, 2025
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PART OF: Entangled: Is the Race To Protect North Atlantic Right Whales Tied Up in Canada-U.S. Relations?

Canada, Panama Lead Push To Quiet Ocean From Shipping Noise

Jenn Thornhill Verma
ORN Fellow

June 12, 2025
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PART OF: Floods of Trouble

The Unseen Flooding Risk in South Florida: Rising Water Beneath Our Feet

Alex Harris
Grantee

June 11, 2025
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Project

Copper Is the New Green

Copper has a dirty history. In the late 19th century, a thirst for copper—primarily to make the...

Meg Bernhard
Grantee

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PART OF: Copper Is the New Green

Going Critical: The Quest for Copper in Arizona

Meg Bernhard
Grantee

June 10, 2025