Tim DeChristopher’s Lonely Battle for the Planet
When you hear the term “civil disobedience,” most people think about mass demonstrations. But sometimes, the most effective protest involves a single individual willing to disrupt the system. In 2008,...
11 Maj 44min
How Trump’s EPA Chief Is Dismantling Climate Regulation
With the arrival of the second Trump administration, many employees at the Environmental Protection Agency have felt like they’re under attack – from their own boss. Under its new chief Lee Zeldin, th...
4 Maj 38min
The Mining Disaster That Brought Down the 'Dark Lord of Coal'
Don Blankenship grew up poor in the heart of West Virginia coal country, but rose to become a union-busting CEO with a track record prioritizing profits over safety. For decades, he operated with seem...
27 Apr 42min
Church Rock: America's Forgotten Nuclear Disaster
In July 1979, just months after a nuclear accident at Three Mile Island gripped the nation, the largest radioactive spill in U.S. history quietly unfolded on a Navajo reservation in Church Rock, New M...
20 Apr 37min
Who's to Blame for L.A.'s ‘Zombie Fire’?
On New Year’s Eve 2024, an Uber driver named Jonathan Rinderknecht allegedly started a fire in the Pacific Palisades. The fire was quickly contained, but it lingered on underground as a “zombie fire.”...
13 Apr 49min
The Small Towns That Exposed the Dangers of Forever Chemicals
Chemical manufacturers like DuPont and 3M have invented nearly 15,000 synthetic compounds called PFAS, better known as “forever chemicals” because of how slowly they break down. They’re in the soil, o...
6 Apr 43min
Disaster Capitalism Makes Landfall in Puerto Rico
In 2017, Hurricane Maria, one of the most powerful storms ever recorded, battered the island of Puerto Rico. In the aftermath, big banks, crypto bros and other ‘disaster capitalists’ swooped in to tak...
30 Mars 41min
The People vs. Big Oil, Part 2: Chevron Strikes Back
In 2011, the people of Ecuador shocked the world by winning a multibillion judgment against Chevron for failing to clean up its oil operations in the Amazon. But back in the U.S., Chevron responded by...
23 Mars 39min
