A Capital B analysis of government data shows that deportations of people from African countries are on pace to nearly triple this year compared with the annual average during the Biden administration. Most have no criminal record. capitalbnews.org/deportations...

NEW: 4 months have passed since a Louisiana oil facility burst apart, spewing black sludge across homes, farms, and waterways as far as 50 miles away. Yet the black goo still clings to walls, roofs, and soil of more than half of the majority-Black town’s properties capitalbnews.org/roseland-lou...

In a N.C. Town With Almost No Grocers, One Farmer Is Expanding Local Food Access On land once targeted for toxic dumping, a Black family is fighting environmental racism and teaching residents how to feed themselves. capitalbnews.org/north-caroli... | @capitalb.bsky.social

NEW: From the Bronx to Accra, lives are being rebuilt — or dismantled — under a U.S.–Ghana deportation pact few know exists. In Ghana, I met the people caught in between: the deported, the waiting, the afraid. Read the story: capitalbnews.org/ghana-us-dep...

Oftentimes a reporter relays the situation, but occasionally they find the story. Mahoney finds the story here. And tells it well.

Today, THE PROBLEM WITH PLASTIC — a book I helped write last year with @beyondplastics.bsky.social — is finally out in the world. You can find an excerpt on THE COST of CONVENIENCE in Capital B today. @thenewpress.bsky.social capitalbnews.org/plastic-polu...

The main problem with plastic, @beyondplastics.bsky.social's Judith Enck says in her new book, The Problem With Plastic, is that it’s ubiquitous, polluting the planet, driving climate change and making us sick. Hear more from Enck at @insideclimatenews.org. insideclimatenews.org/news/0112202...

Tomorrow, THE PROBLEM WITH PLASTIC, is finally out, and it's an Amazon Editors’ Pick as one of the Best Nonfiction books of December! Order it here: thenewpress.org/books/the-pr...

The Boston Globe identified the companies in Massachusetts that employ the most SNAP recipients. A key stat: "In Massachusetts, 74% of working-age recipients of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program are employed, half of them full-time." Full article: www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/28/m...

Ta’Kiya’s family calls the verdict heartbreaking — but not the end. Their fight for accountability continues in civil court, as advocates across Ohio warn that too many families never see even this level of action. Click the link for more: capitalbnews.org/ohio-mom-kil...

How can journalists deepen public understanding, hold power to account, and inspire meaningful climate action? CCNow's @kylepope01.bsky.social will talk with @billmckibben.bsky.social, @sammyroth.bsky.social, @adamlmahoney.bsky.social & @amywestervelt.bsky.social on Dec. 3. Join us: buff.ly/ZIku7VW

NEW:The largest AI data center in the world is being built in a rural pocket of Louisiana's bible belt once dubbed the White Gold Capital of the South I spent time w/ churches to explore how this might be the largest test to the South's social fabric in a generation capitalbnews.org/meta-richlan...

Join CCNow for a discussion of the present and future of climate journalism, organized by @thirdactsocal.bsky.social. @kylepope01.bsky.social will moderate a panel with @billmckibben.bsky.social, @sammyroth.bsky.social, @adamlmahoney.bsky.social & @amywestervelt.bsky.social RSVP: buff.ly/ZIku7VW

‼️NEW, from Accra: West African woman deported by the United States to Ghana recently attempted suicide in custody, and several other deportees have been secretly transferred, according to Ana Dionne-Lanier, an attorney for one of the deportees. capitalbnews.org/deportations...

Attorneys say African migrants, deported under controversial U.S. policy, are facing life-threatening danger.

‼️NEW, from Accra: West African woman deported by the United States to Ghana recently attempted suicide in custody, and several other deportees have been secretly transferred, according to Ana Dionne-Lanier, an attorney for one of the deportees. capitalbnews.org/deportations...

Mark your calendar! I'm talking climate journalism and the future of democracy with @coveringclimatenow.org on Wednesday 12/3. Amazing panel features @billmckibben.bsky.social, @amywestervelt.bsky.social, @adamlmahoney.bsky.social & @kylepope01.bsky.social. RSVP here: tinyurl.com/2p52b29h

"In a country built on anti-Black violence, for the media — one of the perpetrators of that violence — to truly reckon with the harm it has done would require dismantling itself as we know it. But too few journalists were willing to risk their own comfort" talkingpointsmemo.com/tpm-25/the-s...

@adamlmahoney.bsky.social entered the media industry full-time in summer 2020, when newsrooms wanted frontline dispatches from the Floyd protests and nuanced Black perspectives, and wanted them now. It seemed like empathy itself had gone viral. It didn't last. talkingpointsmemo.com/tpm-25/the-s...

i promise there’s a way to do journalism without being sponsored by an oil company

There are 1,200 data centers in the South, and $200 billion worth are on the horizon. Black community members said they are fighting a new wave of “extraction.” capitalbnews.org/data-centers...

We wrote a BOOK! 📘 “The Problem with Plastic: How We Can Save Ourselves and Our Planet Before It's Too Late” is due out from @thenewpress.bsky.social on Dec. 2 🗓️ Pre-order your copy right now: www.beyondplastics.org/problem-with... 🏷️ @adamlmahoney.bsky.social

We wrote a BOOK! 📘 “The Problem with Plastic: How We Can Save Ourselves and Our Planet Before It's Too Late” is due out from @thenewpress.bsky.social on Dec. 2 🗓️ Pre-order your copy right now: www.beyondplastics.org/problem-with... 🏷️ @adamlmahoney.bsky.social

Doulas are being seen as an important piece to the maternal health puzzle, particularly for Black women, who have higher maternal mortality rates. In Florida, they are also being trained to better prepare patients for the climate crisis. Enter the climate doula: 19thnews.org/2025/10/doul...

If you read only one thing today let it be THIS:

Early retirement withdrawals for hardship have tripled since 2020, as disasters strike and insurance fails — leaving workers on their own in old age.

Last month, I sat w/ Leon on the year anniversary of his release from prison. On his table, he had a certificate from his congressperson—which he laminated himself—as he explained to me the process of photovoltaic power & what it meant to him to finally be supported. capitalbnews.org/solar-jobs-h...

@pablo.show have you read this or other articles similar? Real world consequences to #clippers & #NBA shenanigans. @capitalb.bsky.social capitalbnews.org/clippers-int...

As climate change increasingly becomes a threat not just to homes, but to the very foundations of retirement, even the most careful savers are finding personal effort can’t outpace the risks woven deeply into the financial system. @adamlmahoney.bsky.social reports inthesetimes.com/article/clim...

NEW: The private jet that flew 10 shackled migrants to an Eswatini prison last weekend is owned by Israeli-American billionaires with close ties to Trump. It’s oligarchs all the way down. My first for @zeteo.com: zeteo.com/p/this-famil...

NEW STUDY Since I was born, 500 Black neighborhoods have vanished And 500,000 Black people have been lost All due to urban revitalization projects Like the one for LA’s new coliseum — for the Clippers and ‘26 Olympics — that’s destroying Inglewood @adamlmahoney.bsky.social @capitalb.bsky.social

“For city leaders, the new entertainment district and the $7 billion Olympic Games offer a spotlight for waves of investment. For thousands of Black renters and homeowners, they signal another chapter in a long cycle of rising rents, displacement, and environmental burdens” @adamlmahoney.bsky.social

NEW: The LA Clippers claimed to fight climate change, but their tree-planting partner vanished while their superstar pocketed millions for doing nothing. Trees or no trees, it feels like smoke and mirrors for a city still losing its air and its children. capitalbnews.org/clippers-int...

Cancer risks in parts of Louisiana's industrial area between New Orleans and Baton Rouge already known as "Cancer Alley" are up to 11 times higher than estimates by the Environmental Protection Agency, according to a study by scientists at Johns Hopkins University. www.nola.com/news/environ...

Retirement in America today means gambling on disaster as more and more Americans are being forced to wipe out what little savings they have. I spoke with Altadena fire victims who now think they'll never have the chance to stop working. inthesetimes.com/article/clim...

my last story for atmos as editor-at-large is up today for the anniversary of oct. 7. it's about the people who come together to defend the olives, the land, and palestine atmos.earth/political-la...

"People really forget that we're human beings." I wrote about the deep challenges facing Black transgender youth and their families and the support network some are creating to help others navigate a moment of heightened political hostility. capitalbnews.org/black-parent...

The second largest oil refinery in California is currently on fire. Nearly 15,000 people live on the urban refinery's fence-line.

So DHS is saying we didn’t see what we thought we did. The dept has not responded to why immigration agents were allegedly responding to a robbery.

For Black Louisianans, health fears mount as federal crews face delays, threats, and funding shortfalls at the oil disaster site.

@adamlmahoney.bsky.social is the only reason I know about this recent oil industry disaster. Follow him and support this type of much needed journalism.

For at least two days last month, federal workers could not clean up the black oily goop in this Louisianan town beca of funding issues and a legitimate threat of gun violence. My latest:

From opening grocery stores to launching online delivery services, I traveled to rural Mississippi to highlight the work of two Black women who are reimagining how their communities eat and thrive. This is part of the RNN's "Sowing Resilience" series. capitalbnews.org/black-women-...

NEW: The trees in Roseland are turning brown. A month after an oil plant explosion coated this small Black town in toxic soot, experts say the forests are sick. If the land is poisoned — what about the people who call it home? capitalbnews.org/roseland-oil...

Black Chicagoans are divided on how to respond to Trump’s renewed immigration crackdowns. Some see echoes of overpolicing in their own communities. Others say: “It’s not us against them.” Here's what’s happening when I went on the ground to Chicago last week: capitalbnews.org/trump-ice-ra...

I work at @capitalb.bsky.social because Black communities deserve reporting that doesn’t just document problems — but also highlights the people and strategies building a better future. Chip in to our end-of-summer campaign: capitalbnews.fundjournalism.org/donate/?camp...

20 years after Hurricane Katrina, the US is trying to build a $5 billion canal project through New Orleans’ Ninth Ward. It would leave the city’s weakest flood defenses exposed for more than a decade and allow the Mississippi River to flow about a quarter of a mile deeper into the neighborhood.

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"You're taking advantage of people who are still trying to recover.” 20 years after Hurricane Katrina, the US government has proposed a $4.7 billion canal project that many warn could put the Ninth Ward at risk of flooding all over again. [Published in partnership with @capitalb.bsky.social]

“You're taking advantage of people who are still trying to recover.” 20 years after Hurricane Katrina, the residents of the Ninth Ward are still fighting for survival. The latest threat? A $5 billion canal project that could drown them all over again. Our collab with @capitalb.bsky.social: