The FBI’s Weapons of Mass Destruction Program Has a New Target: Animal Rights Activists
The agency urged meat industry groups to help the feds crack down on activists for potentially violating bioterrorism laws.
Environment
Secret Recordings Show Ugly Conditions Ahead of Denver’s Slaughterhouse Ban Referendum
Advocates hope the graphic videos, which were shared with The Intercept, will help rally support for the ballot initiative.
Hurricane-Struck North Carolina Prisoners Were Locked in Cells With Their Own Feces for Nearly a Week
“We thought we were going to die there. We didn’t think anybody was going to come back for us.”
Climate Crimes
The Dirty Business of Clean Energy: The U.K. Power Company Polluting Small Towns Across the U.S
Based on dubious carbon accounting, Drax, which runs the U.K.’s biggest power plant, is rapidly expanding its wood pellet operations across America.
The National Guard Knows Its Armories Have Dangerous Lead Contamination, Putting Kids and Soldiers At Risk
An Intercept investigation reveals that the Army National Guard has known about poisonous lead dust at armories open to the public for years, but is doing little to respond.
They Protested a Military Base Expansion. So the FBI Investigated Them as Terrorism Suspects.
FBI counterterror officials went in person to Michigan to spy on “Stop Camp Grayling” demonstrators, new documents reveal.
GOP Platform Doesn’t Mention the Word “Climate” Once — Even After Hottest Year on Record
The Trump-led 2024 Republican platform instead calls for an American Iron Dome and the largest deportation operation ever.
For Decades, Officials Knew a School Sat on a Former Dump — and Did Little to Clean Up the Toxins
In Gainesville, Florida, children are on the front lines of the hazards long ignored by local and state government officials.
Rio Tinto’s Madagascar Mine Promised Prosperity. It Tainted a Community.
The Anglo-Australian mining company is facing legal claims that it contaminated waterways and lakes with harmful levels of uranium and lead.
Federal Probes, Sick Animals, and Fed-Up Vets: The Miami Seaquarium Is on the Brink of Collapse
Several veterinary staff recently quit the notorious oceanarium in protest of an environment they say is unfit for animal care.