Vermont Has Spent Nearly a Billion Dollars to Clean Up Lake Champlain. But the Green Slime Keeps Coming Back. by Jonathan Mingle, Seven Days, with additional reporting by John Dillon, Seven Days Co-published with Seven Days November 4, 2026, 10:00 am (+++)

Vermont Has Spent Nearly a Billion Dollars to Clean Up Lake Champlain. But the Green Slime Keeps Coming Back. by Jonathan Mingle, Seven Days, with additional reporting by John Dillon, Seven Days Co-published with Seven Days November 4, 2026, 10:00 am https://www.propublica.org/article/lake-champlain-algae-bloom-cyanobacteria-water-pollution-vermont Vermont Was Supposed to Get an Audit of Its Lake Champlain Cleanup. It Never Happened. Halfway through a 20-year push to get Vermont’s waterways in line with tougher EPA standards, some lawmakers worry the project’s strategies aren’t as cost-effective as they could be — especially as a state-mandated audit was never done. by Jonathan Mingle, Seven Days Co-published with Seven Days November 4, 2026, 10:05 am https://www.propublica.org/article/vermont-clean-water-act-champlain-audit Do You Live Near Lake Champlain? Help Seven Days and ProPublica Investigate Algae Blooms. Seven Days and ProPublica have teamed up to investigate the cleanup of Lake Champlain. Have you been affected by this issue? We’d like to hear from you. by Jonathan Mingle and John Dillon, Seven Days Co-published with Seven Days November 4, 2026, 9:55 am https://www.propublica.org/getinvolved/lake-champlain-vermont-algae-bloom-pollution-callout

SafeSport Will Now Alert Schools, Clubs if Coaches Sanctioned for Abuse Continue to Work With Kids by Molly Hensley-Clancy Co-published with The Washington Post November 5, 2026, 5:00 am (+++)

SafeSport Will Now Alert Schools, Clubs if Coaches Sanctioned for Abuse Continue to Work With Kids The U.S. Center for SafeSport is taking new steps to protect children from athletic coaches banned over abuse allegations. The move follows a ProPublica-Washington Post investigation that found several sanctioned coaches continued to work with kids. by Molly Hensley-Clancy Co-published with The Washington Post November 5, 2026, 5:00 am https://www.propublica.org/article/safesport-child-abuse-notification-system-impact A Youth Sports Giant Promised Reforms to Protect Kids From Sexual Abuse. Most Never Happened. by Molly Hensley-Clancy, photography by Sarah Blesener for ProPublica Co-published with The Washington Post August 13, 2026, 5:00 am https://www.propublica.org/article/aau-youth-sports-sexual-abuse-failure-amateur-athletic-union This Coach Is Banned From Working With Kids. Why Is He Still Coaching? by Molly Hensley-Clancy, photography by Sarah Blesener for ProPublica Co-published with The Washington Post August 20, 2026, 5:00 am https://www.propublica.org/article/ryan-richardson-pharr-texas-usa-volleyball-safesport-abuse-teens

Trump’s State Department Is Giving $1 Million to Controversial Group to Study Crimes Against White South Africans by Sharon Lerner and Anna Maria Barry-Jester November 5, 2026, 6:00 am (++)

Trump’s State Department Is Giving $1 Million to Controversial Group to Study Crimes Against White South Africans The new award, the administration’s latest show of support for the Afrikaner cause, comes after it cut human rights funding to nations in crisis. One former diplomat called the move “offensive.” by Sharon Lerner and Anna Maria Barry-Jester November 5, 2026, 6:00 am https://www.propublica.org/article/afriforum-grant-trump-white-south-africans Trump Officials Want to Use Human Rights Aid to Advocate for White South Africans and Right-Wing Causes in Europe Proposed grant recipients have included a free-speech organization that has fought against bans on “gay conversion therapy” and an Afrikaner group that promotes self-governance. https://www.propublica.org/article/human-rights-aid-right-wing-causes by Anna Maria Barry-Jester and Sharon Lerner July 17, 2026, 5:45 pm

The end of US military aid: how Netanyahu squandered Israel's greatest alliance Opinion: Dr. Kobby Barda|Yesterday | 14:44

The end of US military aid: how Netanyahu squandered Israel's greatest alliance Opinion: Trump's $4 billion military aid cutoff is being hailed as independence, but it risks deepening Israel's diplomatic isolation; a proposed $12 billion partnership could have bolstered US jobs and ties, leaving the next government to repair the damage Dr. Kobby Barda|Yesterday | 14:44 https://www.ynetnews.com/opinions-analysis/article/syu5uqv6zl

Iran chokes Hormuz. Egypt's energy crisis could become Israel's problem Analysis: Amine Ayoub|Yesterday | 23:23

Iran chokes Hormuz. Egypt's energy crisis could become Israel's problem Analysis: Egypt's fuel-import bill has nearly doubled, debt service consumes almost two-thirds of total budget uses, and renewed Houthi threats could endanger Suez Canal recovery; Israeli gas has become an important part of Cairo's energy security, making Egypt's resilience a direct concern for Israel's southern front Amine Ayoub Amine Ayoub|Yesterday | 23:23 https://www.ynetnews.com/opinions-analysis/article/s1ef8goafg

Neither a nuclear deal nor military strikes: the strategy that could bring down Iran's ayatollahs Analysis: Doron Hadar|04:28

Neither a nuclear deal nor military strikes: the strategy that could bring down Iran's ayatollahs Analysis: Striking nuclear sites or negotiating limits will not end the threat while Iran's regime survives; only coordinated military, economic and cyber pressure, combined with a credible Iranian-led political alternative, can pave the way for lasting change Doron Hadar|04:28 https://www.ynetnews.com/opinions-analysis/article/ryl9rrdpfe

Netanyahu's government has become a liability for Israel Opinion: Sever Plocker|08:18

Netanyahu's government has become a liability for Israel Opinion: The real economic cost of military aid to Israel is negligible; if Trump nevertheless chose to scrap the agreement, it was not money that drove him but growing hostility toward Netanyahu's government across the spectrum of American public opinion Sever Plocker Sever Plocker|08:18 https://www.ynetnews.com/opinions-analysis/article/bkowkd006ze