Tobacco giant Philip Morris International wanted help overturning restrictions on its products in Asia and Latin America. It sought help in Brussels: www.theexamination.org/articles/eu-...

The Auto Industry Was Warned: Battery Recycling Was Poisoning People www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/w...

70% of residents we tested in Ogijo, Nigeria, had harmful levels of lead in their blood. Our field tests in Africa’s battery recycling capital reveal the human costs of a murky supply chain. www.theexamination.org/articles/aut...

Lord Strathcarron, a UK lawmaker who tried to block an anti-tobacco bill, discussed the legislation with a family member who is “very high up” at British American Tobacco Extremely British tobacco machinations uncovered by @mattchapman.bsky.social

Governments in 21 countries have sued the tobacco industry for the health costs of smoking - and only two have seen any money New story from @maria-perez.bsky.social breaks down how the tobacco industry has avoided paying up

More than 20 years ago, U.S. states reached landmark settlements with tobacco companies over the costs of treating smoking-related diseases. Since then, courts worldwide have often rejected similar lawsuits. Here’s why: www.theexamination.org/articles/why...

California's crackdown on ultraprocessed foods in schools borrows from several countries Like Brazil, it singles out UPFs. But like Chile, Mexico & others, it focuses on cutting out junk foods rather than reducing processing overall My analysis for @theexamination.org newsletter

Nicotine pouches like Zyn and ALP don't mix well with kids. Exposure cases from pouches reported to U.S. Poison Centers more than tripled between 2022 and 2024. This year cases are up 92% through August. Kids under 6 were more than 70% of the exposures. poisoncenters.org/news-alerts/...

Companies like Outlaw Dip sell oral pouches made with a chemical remarkably similar to nicotine. "Don't be a quitter, be an outlaw," it says. "These products were intentionally designed to bypass regulation," says one cancer researcher. www.theexamination.org/articles/nic...

Spots are filling up for our pre-conference #GIJC25 event! Join us for a packed day of discussions, workshops, and networking with investigative health reporters from across the world. You won't want to miss out. 🚨 More info and how to register: gijc2025.org/pre-conferen...

Companies partly or wholly owned by a government make most of the world's cigarettes. Our look at what this means for public health: www.youtube.com/shorts/KUNQH...

Many governments want people to quit smoking. Some also want them to buy cigarettes. More on the thorny issues raised by state-ownership of tobacco companies: www.theexamination.org/articles/whe...

Thanks to @radiofreeasiapr.bsky.social for showcasing @theexamination.org investigation showing in-law of ex-Lao leader Bounnhang Vorachit earned $28 million from Laos tobacco privatization. Interview (Lao subtitles): www.youtube.com/watch?v=SjW1... Docs: www.documentcloud.org/projects/221...

A deal between Imperial Brands and the Laos government capped cigarette taxes for 25 years AND paid millions to a family member of the country's then-prime minister. Read the story: www.theexamination.org/articles/how... View the documents: www.documentcloud.org/projects/221...

A secret deal by tobacco giant Imperial Brands delivered millions to an in-law of Laos's former president for a 25-year tax freeze. This arrangement has kept cigarette prices among the world's lowest. Story by grantee @jasonmclure.bsky.social for @theexamination.org. bit.ly/40ad76A

A tobacco giant took over a state monopoly in Asia. Cigarette taxes got capped at one of the lowest levels in the world. An ex-president’s relative secretly got millions. Our latest: www.theexamination.org/articles/how...

We're hiring! @theexamination.org is growing and looking to fill three crucial editor roles: - Interim Managing Editor - Data Editor - News Editor Making this a thread because these are great opportunities... www.theexamination.org/about/jobs

Phillip Morris + a British lord + a trip to Switzerland = a new proposal to water down the UK's anti-smoking law My colleague's @theexamination.org scoop this weekend, in partnership with @theguardian.com 👇

The Philippines is chairing the World Health Assembly for the first time – but public health organizations are calling on @who.int to revoke its role over ties between Filipino officials and tobacco giant Phillip Morris International. #WHA78 🧵 www.theexamination.org/articles/how...

Our new investigation with @nytimes.com shows how – by intertwining science and salesmanship – one researcher has fueled misleading claims about the health benefits of maple syrup, with the help of industry funding. www.theexamination.org/articles/a-s...

New study contradicts claims vaping is displacing teen cigarette use. theconversation.com/the-tobacco-...

Opioids alert! Prescriptions for tapentadol have surpassed those for oxycodone. Yet drug company Grünenthal and others have made misleading claims about its addictiveness - echoing a strategy that Purdue Pharma and other opioid makers used to hook millions. www.theexamination.org/articles/gru...

Well that’s a headline I did not except to see. Ever.

NEW: FDA food safety scientists stopped clams contaminated with PFAS from entering America. Then they were fired by DOGE. Our latest story reveals how FDA cutbacks are endangering America’s food safety www.theexamination.org/articles/tru...

NEW: The fossil fuel industry and its allies are seeking to roll back workers’ freedom to choose socially conscious "ESG" retirement plans Trump's Energy Secretary Chris Wright has played a key role For @theexamination.org & @gristnews.bsky.social www.theexamination.org/articles/tru...

Overwhelmed federal agency regulating America's deadliest consumer products loses 8% of staff after DOGE: www.theexamination.org/articles/mas...

Do you have $$ in a retirement plan that considers ESG, and want to talk about why it matters to you? I'm a reporter working on a story about legal attacks on ESG investing, and would love to hear from you. Reply and I'll be in touch, and share to help spread the word #climate #climatesolutions

Join @sashachavkin.bsky.social on Feb. 11 at 4:00pmGMT for the @pulitzercenter.bsky.social webinar, "How To Investigate Green Finance." What To Expect: 🟢 Practical techniques for analyzing financial records 🟢 Tips for using open-source intelligence in reporting & more❕ 👉 Register: bit.ly/3CvRiG9 💡

Excited to share a new investigation... Banks have poured $286 billion in a lax form of green loans into polluting industries like fossil fuels and mining. With the Toronto Star & Mississippi Today, published with AP & supported by Pulitzer Center www.theexamination.org/articles/how...

Can't say enough good things about this reporting: www.wsj.com/world/russia...

'Like smoking gum.' Fruit-flavored 'click' cigarettes a hit with teens in Latin America: elpais.com/america/2024...

"It's like smoking chewing gum." 'Click' cigarettes w/flavors like watermelon and blueberry have rocketed in popularity in Latin America. @mariajpsl went to Chile to see if the industry's vows not to target children are real. www.youtube.com/watch?v=cLB4...

How to get a 12-year-old to start smoking? Making cigs youngsters compare to lollipops & lemonade may help. Flavor capsule cigarette sales boom in Latin America as Philip Morris Int. and British American Tobacco use festivals and feature musicians like @echosmith in marketing: bit.ly/4hXUwlE

Watermelon Marlboros and lemony Lucky Strikes? "Click cigarettes" with a flavor capsule in the filter have taken Latin America by storm. Philip Morris Int., British American Tobacco say they don't target kids with fruity cigs. @maria-perez.bsky.social tested that claim in Chile: bit.ly/4g1w15j