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Sep 11, 2018 • 11 tweets • 3 min read • Read on X
1/ A national park in New England is the latest casualty of the Trump administration’s campaign to censor reports about climate change.

Here’s what went down … revealnews.org/article/nation…
2/ A year ago, the superintendent of @NewBedfordNPS, a coastal national park in Massachusetts, signed off on her park’s “foundation document,” a 50-page booklet outlining New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park’s natural and historic treasures and the threats they face.
3/ We filed a Freedom of Information Act (#FOIA) request and got a copy of the draft.

It included 16 references to climate change and the risks posed by its effects: sea level rise, flooding and increased stormwater.
4/ Park service regional officials returned the draft, warning the park’s managers to avoid mentions of climate change and other “sensitive language that may raise eyebrows” with the Trump administration.
5/ Sections of the document that mentioned climate change were highlighted in yellow, like this:
6/ All 16 references to “climate change” were omitted in the final foundation document for @NewBedfordNPS, dated June 2018.
7/ A spokesman for the park service says climate change does play a role in planning documents, which are reviewed “to ensure that they are consistent with current policy and directives.”
8/ This editing follows a trend of the Trump administration sidelining and censoring science at environmental and public health agencies.
9/ In April, we exposed park service managers attempting to erase references to the human causes of climate change from scientific research projecting sea level rise and storm surge at 118 national parks. revealnews.org/article/wipeou…
10/ In July, we also found that Trump appointees ordered the acting park service chief to rescind a policy that elevated science in decision making at the parks. revealnews.org/blog/top-inter…
11/ Reporter @ShogrenE is our D.C. reporter for our (Un)Scientific Method project. To get her stories delivered straight to you, sign up for our newsletter: revealnews.org/newsletter

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Oct 8, 2018
1/ NEW: Every year, three-quarters of America’s domesticated honeybees are trucked into California for the state’s almond harvest.

It’s the world’s largest annual managed pollination event.

It has also created a thriving market for thieves. revealnews.org/article/califo…
2/ Almond growers need two honeybee colonies per acre during the height of pollination season. And California’s total almond acreage has nearly tripled in the past 20 years, a spike due in large part to foreign demand. bls.gov/opub/btn/volum…
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Sep 27, 2018
1/ Ahead of today’s #KavanaughHearings, some, including @realdonaldtrump, asked why Dr. Christine Blasey Ford didn’t report her experience sooner.

There are a lot of reasons victims of sexual abuse don’t immediately speak up. And a lot of reporting on the subject, too.
2/ First: Context. 1 in 10 adults – 24 million people – were sexually abused before they reached 18. Yet less than 40 percent of children who are sexually abused tell anyone. And a fraction of those cases end up being reported to authorities.

revealnews.org/article/tennes…
3/ Reporter @tennesseejane has firsthand experience with this. It took her decades to tell police that her gymnastics coach sexually abused her as a child.

Her story is at the center of this August 2016 episode:

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Sep 27, 2018
1/ Last year, hundreds of people were sickened by an E. coli outbreak after eating lettuce grown in Arizona. 27 suffered kidney failure. Five died.

Six months before that, Trump’s FDA had shelved rules designed to prevent this very sort of incident. revealnews.org/article/5-peop…
2/ William Whitt escaped with his life. But his sickness was harrowing. He suffered days of diarrhea and vomited blood. His body swelled like a balloon. He was given painkillers every 10 minutes.
3/ The culprit? Salad.

It turns out that leafy greens are particularly vulnerable to bacteria. And a gaping hole in the U.S. food safety system contributes to the problem. Produce growers don’t have to test the water they use on their crops.
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Sep 17, 2018
1/ We're beyond honored to be recognized for @ONA's Knight Award for Public Service for our All Work. No Pay series: revealnews.org/blog/reveal-wi…
2/ We want to take this opportunity to congratulate all the finalists, whose work is an inspiration.

Do yourself a favor and check out their stories.
3/ The @washingtonpost was dogged in its reporting on links between the Russian government and Trump officials. awards.journalists.org/entries/hackin…
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Sep 13, 2018
1/ New with @marshallproj and @USAToday: In several states, crime victims can seek compensation from a public fund. But states reserve the right to deny some requests. And in Ohio and Florida, black people were banned disproportionately. revealnews.org/article/the-vi…
2/ Here’s how it works. “Victim compensation funds,” as they’re called, are designed to help crime victims pay for things like loved ones’ funerals.

But in some states, you can’t get access to the money if you have a criminal conviction.
3/ In Ohio, where the rules are particularly stringent, you can be denied for even being *suspected* of one. And unlike in other states, a denial can stem from a juvenile crime. Those records are usually expunged.
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Sep 13, 2018
1/ Crashed squad cars. Naps on the job. Big paychecks.

Welcome to the El Paso Police Department’s dangerous overtime habit.
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2/ Reveal Investigative Fellow @ElidaSPerezEPT, of @elpasotimes, analyzed five years’ worth of overtime records.

She found more than 450 cases in which officers worked at least 16 hours a day. And that was just among the top 10 earners.
3/ Researchers say no officer should work more than 12 hours a day, much less 16.

It can lead to things like:

* poor decision-making.
* greater risk of car accidents.
* a weakened ability to de-escalate volatile encounters.
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