Stories by ProPublica
Unnecessary Tests and Treatment Explain Why Health Care Costs So Much
The practice is wasting billions of dollars a year, and patients and taxpayers are footing the bill
November 29, 2017 — Marshall Allen and ProPublica
Policy & Ethics
Facebook's Anti-Semitic Ad Categories Persisted after Promised Hate Speech Crackdown
After being contacted by ProPublica, Facebook removed several anti-Semitic ad categories and promised to improve monitoring
September 15, 2017 — Julia Angwin, Madeleine Varner, Ariana Tobin and ProPublica
Any Half-Decent Hacker Could Break into Mar-a-Lago
Investigators tested internet security at four Trump properties. It's not good
May 17, 2017 — Jeff Larson, Surya Mattu, Julia Angwin and ProPublica
Trump's Defense Secretary Cites Climate Change as National Security Challenge
James Mattis' unpublished testimony before a Senate panel recognizes a threat others in the administration reject or minimize
March 16, 2017 — Andrew Revkin and ProPublica
Trump's Executive Order Strands Brooklyn Doctor in Sudan
The second-year resident worries what will happen to his patients
January 31, 2017 — Charles Ornstein and ProPublica
Will Trump's Climate Team Accept Any "Social Cost of Carbon"?
The nation's top science panel has just sketched a clearer way to set a fair price today for cutting tomorrow's climate risks—and some of Trump's advisers say the price should be zero ...
January 12, 2017 — Andrew Revkin and ProPublica
Boomtown, Flood Town
Climate change will bring more frequent and fierce rainstorms to cities like Houston
December 8, 2016 — Neena Satija, Kiah Collier, Al Shaw, ProPublica and The Texas Tribune
Health Gadgets and Apps Outpace Privacy Protections, Report Finds
In 2009, Congress asked for recommendations on what to do about information that falls outside the privacy law known as HIPAA. Health officials released their report, but offered no suggestions...
July 23, 2016 — Charles Ornstein and ProPublica
Verizon's Zombie Cookie Gets New Life
Verizon is merging its cellphone tracking supercookie with AOL's ad tracking network to match users' online habits with their offline details
October 7, 2015 — Julia Angwin, Jeff Larson and ProPublica
NSA Spying Relies on AT&T's "Extreme Willingness to Help"
The National Security Agency's ability to capture Internet traffic on U.S. soil has been based on an extraordinary, decades-long partnership with a single company: AT&T
August 17, 2015 — Julia Angwin, Jeff Larson, ProPublica and New York Times
Drought-Plagued Western States Play Politics with Water
The latest in ProPublica's "Killing the Colorado" series looks at how, despite decades of accepted science, California and Arizona still miscount their water supplies
July 20, 2015 — Abrahm Lustgarten and ProPublica
California's Drought Is Part of a Much Bigger Water Crisis
The problems are as much structural and systemic as they are natural
June 26, 2015 — Abrahm Lustgarten, Lauren Kirchner, Amanda Zamora and ProPublica
Navajo Generating Station Powers and Paralyzes the Western U.S.
The latest in ProPublica's "Killing the Colorado" series looks inside the power plant fueling America's drought
June 16, 2015 — Abrahm Lustgarten and ProPublica
Use It or Lose It Laws Worsen Western U.S. Water Woes
ProPublica's "Killing the Colorado" series examines a 139-year-old water law that pushes ranchers to use as much water as they possibly can, even during a drought
June 9, 2015 — Abrahm Lustgarten and ProPublica
NSA Snooping Includes Hunting for Computer Hackers
The spy agency's warrantless surveillance program on U.S. soil has been expanded to search for signs of hacking, according to the latest classified document leaks from former contractor Edward Snowden...
June 5, 2015 — Julia Angwin, Jeff Larson, ProPublica, Charlie Savage, New York Times and Henrik Moltke
Vegas Water Chief Preached Conservation While Gambling on Growth
ProPublica examines the wheeling and dealing that Pat Mulroy has orchestrated over nearly three decades to find more water for Las Vegas and use it to help the city keep expanding
Federal Dollars Are Financing the Water Crisis in the West
ProPublica examination shows that the scarcity of water is as much a man-made crisis as a natural one
May 28, 2015 — Abrahm Lustgarten, Naveena Sadasivam and ProPublica
New Fracking Rules Deliver Progress and Controversy
New rules governing how energy companies frack on federal lands represent a significant step toward protecting drinking water resources in some of the most heavily drilled parts of the country...
March 23, 2015 — Abrahm Lustgarten and ProPublica
Louisiana's Moon Shot to Rescue Its Coast
The state hopes to save its rapidly disappearing coastline with a 50-year, $50 billion plan based on science that has never been tested
December 10, 2014 — Bob Marshall, The Lens, Al Shaw, Brian Jacobs and ProPublica
How Much Are Drug Companies Paying Your Doctor?
New data released today will promote transparency and help patients know when docs receive money from product makers
September 30, 2014 — Charles Ornstein, Eric Sagara and ProPublica