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Built to burn
Climate change has made wildfires across the United States hotter, bigger and more frequent. But none of these factors fully explains why 2017 was the deadliest and most destructive wildfire season in...
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More to the story: Redlining, wildfires and Trump’s mansion
Reveal digs deep – and gets results. This week’s episode shines a light on the consequences of some recent investigations. By mining data from 31 million records, we discovered a pattern of racial...
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Should development be extinguished on California’s fire-prone hills?
Lars and Ulla Tandrup finished plans for their dream house on the wild western edge of Northern California’s wine country late in the summer of 2015. The 4,200-square-foot boxy, modern home would...
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Families splintered apart, by government and by storms
This week, we continue our ongoing investigation into what happens to immigrant children after they’re detained by the U.S. government. Our latest story investigates a vacant office building being...
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Redding confronts a deadly pattern: A history of wildfires and development in...
Wildfires are once again claiming homes and lives in a Northern California city that has pushed into wildfire-prone areas. The Carr fire near Redding fits a deadly pattern, sharing traits of the...
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Working through the pain at Tesla
After being called out for hiding worker injuries at its factory, Tesla decides to double down. Plus, a report card on diversity in Silicon Valley. Credits This week’s show was produced by Katharine...
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Case cleared (part 1)
When police closed the rape case against Bryan Kind, they made it look like it had been solved. But he never was arrested – or even charged. We team up with Newsy and ProPublica to investigate how...
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Case cleared (part 2)
He seemed to confess to the crime, twice to his ex-girlfriend, once to police. But prosecutors never charged him. The reasons why show how rape myths continue to influence how justice is meted out in...
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Burning hotter and faster
Half of California’s 10 worst wildfires have struck in the last two years. We look at the recent Camp Fire, which is the deadliest and most destructive in state history. And we revisit an...
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America’s ring of fire
Wildfires are getting bigger, more expensive to fight and closer than ever to where people live. The consequences can be deadly. This episode examines how wildfires got so dangerous – and how people...
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