Sebastian Rotella

3 weeks ago | propublica.org | Sebastian Rotella |Robert Faturechi |Mark Olalde |Chris Bing

ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published. A Chinese prison is part of the pipeline that delivers fentanyl to the U.S., ProPublica found in a review of U.S. and Chinese documents and interviews with investigators. Opioid overdoses have killed more Americans than the number of U.S. deaths in several wars combined.

3 weeks ago | flipboard.com | Sebastian Rotella

1 day agoA GOP congressman and the House minority leader last week introduced a new bipartisan bill calling on the U.S. attorney general to develop plans to legalize cannabis at the federal level. If passed, the measure would direct the attorney general’s office to form a commission tasked with creating a …

Sep 18, 2024 | propublica.org | Sharon Lerner |Sebastian Rotella |Garrett Yalch |Clifton Adcock

ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published. More than three years ago, a small group of government scientists came forward with disturbing allegations. During President Donald Trump’s administration, they said, their managers at the Environmental Protection Agency began pressuring them to make new chemicals they were vetting seem safer than they really were.

Sep 6, 2024 | propublica.org | Rob Davis |Matthew Kish |Sebastian Rotella |Garrett Yalch

This article was produced in partnership with The Oregonian/OregonLive. Sign up for Dispatches to get stories like this one as soon as they are published. When Nike’s shareholders convene in a virtual meeting room on Tuesday, they will hear from dissatisfied investors who hope to shift the company’s approach to climate change, gender equity and labor rights using one of the only tools they have: transparency.

Aug 16, 2024 | propublica.org | Sebastian Rotella |Garrett Yalch |Clifton Adcock |Kirsten Berg

A quadruple murder at an illegal marijuana farm in Kingfisher County, Oklahoma, opened a window into a disturbing reality. Chinese criminal networks have taken over much of the illicit marijuana market in the U.S., stoking a wave of crime that includes violence, money laundering and human trafficking. ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published.