Behind the Headlines takes a story that is dominating the feed and asks the question everyone skips: what does the evidence actually show? Fast, sourced, and skeptical.
Thousands of American workers die on the job every year, and most never make the news. We look behind the statistic at what actually kills people at work, why the same failures repeat, and what 'preventable' really means.
A train derails, tank cars rupture, and a town is told it's safe to go home. We break down how officials actually assess a chemical release, what 'below the limit' means in that moment, and where the uncertainty really lives.
Anatomies of catastrophe — bridge collapses, industrial explosions, and the environmental disasters that reshaped how we think about risk.
→ SeriesLong-form investigations into the contaminants and systems shaping modern life — PFAS, microplastics, air quality, and the research behind them.
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