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The group cites a story where we showed that Amazon drastically undercounts its carbon footprint:
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This comes as are calling for a walkout of Amazon employees, citing a "broken Climate Pledge"
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We're calling for a walkout! We're partnering with folks from an internal remote advocacy community to ask fellow Amazonians to pledge to walkout on May 31.
Here are the details: 
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I asked if Amazon killed the Shipment Zero pledge because the company wasn't going to hit it. A spokesperson said "No."
She said: "Nothing has changed in our commitment to decarbonize our operations."
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Now Amazon says "we realized that it no longer made sense to have a separate and more narrow Shipment Zero goal that applied to only one part of our business": sustainability.aboutamazon.com/shipment-zero-
Nevermind that interim concrete goals are crucial in this world of far-off vague promises.
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The "Shipment Zero" pledge was announced with fanfare in 2019, in a post that has since been taken down: web.archive.org/web/2023012223
Several months later Amazon unveiled its Climate Pledge, to go net-zero by 2040. For years, Amazon trumpeted both of those commitments...
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Amazon has abandoned one of its main climate commitments.
Amazon's "Shipment Zero" pledge to make half of all shipments net-zero carbon by 2030 recently disappeared from its website... replaced by a little link to an update that says "weโve decided to eliminate it."
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In @victimsuspect, journalist Rae de Leon uncovers a shocking nationwide pattern: Young women who tell the police theyโve been sexually assaulted are charged with a crime, arrested, and even imprisoned by the system they believed would protect them.
Coming to @Netflix May 23.
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FROM BIRTH TO DEATH: I spent the past year exploring how the legacy of racism in America has laid the foundation for the health inequities Black people face from their first breath to their final moments.
Five stories. Five families and communities.
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For years I've watched my colleague work on this story. I had some idea but what and co. put together was just jaw-dropping.
If you live in New York or know people in NYC, tell them to give this film a peep :
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Are you journalist who would like to learn more about using this newly available data?
We're cohosting a virtual training session next week (May 9). Sign up here:
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Despite discrimination complaints/findings, these federal contractors were paid billions and now fight to hide their diversity data from the public.
The collaboration continues:
usatoday.com/story/news/inv
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Companies like collect billions in taxpayer money, but they're still fighting to keep their diversity numbers secret. And the government is letting them โ even after finding job discrimination. Our latest, with .
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Federal contractors made diversity pledges. Most have not kept them.
Here's the data that has been kept under wraps for years from and and the dream team of and
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So great to be working with & on this!
A big thank you to our FOIA warrior , without whom none of this would be possible. And a shoutout to who started down this road with me years ago
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Weโve been in a legal fight with @USDOL for years over something they wanted to keep secret: the diversity numbers of federal contractors. Now, weโre partnering with @USATODAY to take you inside the C-suites of Americaโs biggest contractors.
revealnews.org/article/federa
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1/ Friday was the last day for some of our staff. We wanted to make some space here to celebrate their work as they move on to new chapters. Some are searching for their next opportunity, and you would be lucky to work with them.
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This month's Sidney winners figured out that health insurance giant Cigna had created a computer system to reject claims without medical directors even having to look at them:
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The rains in California are a mirage that take away from what's happening under the ground as Wall Street investors grow permanent crops and turn scarce water into profit. bloomberg.com/graphics/2023- 1/2
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1/Weโre devastated to announce that is experiencing layoffs. It will primarily affect reporters, editors and audience engagement staff. Weโre losing 8 talented employees, 6 of whom are people of color. The number of Black union members will drop from 3 to 0.
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Surprised and grateful for this recognition -- really wasn't expecting it given such a talented pool of finalists.
Please consider giving Lorenzo's story a read: calmatters.org/justice/2022/1
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The award for Social Justice and Equity Reporting goes to...
@jocelynwiener for @CalMatters
"The story is thoroughly reported, and the writing is exquisite."
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New:
A Kentucky lawmaker is proposing regulation over anti-abortion pregnancy centers following @reveal's investigation that found most centers operate without any state or federal oversight.
revealnews.org/article/kentuc
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Iโve been researching cases just like this for years - someone starts off as an alleged victim reporting a sexual assault. And then somewhere along the way, they become the suspect and are charged with a crime. Nicole Chase is one of those people. Please listen.
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The reality of child migrant labor in the U.S. is finally getting the attention it deserves. Five years ago & I, with & , released our documentary, TRAFFICKED IN AMERICA, which investigated forced child migrant labor in the U.Sโฆ(1/7)
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"Nobody can catch Dan Beers" - or so they said.
Well, & just did.
The fraud-soaked tale of how a Christian nonprofit that was supposed to provide health coverage preyed on thousands:
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1/ Today, Education and the Workforce Committee Chair tried to stop the pending release of federal contractorsโ diversity data.
Weโve been fighting for its release. Naturally, she came after us, too.
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Sometimes journalism takes a while to pay off ... but signed the "Temp Worker Bill of Rights" into law today โ inspired by our 2016 NJ.com "Invisible workforce" investigation that uncovered widespread mistreatment of workers. ๐งต
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Proud of this place - the staff that came together and the leadership that did the right thing.
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1/ Now that @reveal leadership has agreed to voluntary recognition, we want to take a moment to explain what this union means to us.
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WE HAVE AN UPDATE
1/ @reveal leadership has agreed to voluntarily recognize the Reveal CIR Guild!
Our CEO - @rosey18 - has acknowledged how tough the past year has been and says he looks forward to โworking collaboratively.โ
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2/ We thank our leadership for supporting employees and making the decision to work with us. This is just further proof of the amazing team we have .
We're excited to have a seat at the table and create the best version of CIR.
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Solidarity with my former colleagues at who announced their formation of a union today. We need to protect CIR/Revealโs legacy of impact making investigative journalism! ๐๐๐ฝ
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1/ We, the staff of @reveal, are forming a union!
Unionizing will help us create the best version of Reveal, protect our work and mission, and preserve this organizationโs legacy. This is our mission statement. #RevealCIRGuild
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Glad to hear this is happening! ๐ช๐ช
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1/ We, the staff of @reveal, are forming a union!
Unionizing will help us create the best version of Reveal, protect our work and mission, and preserve this organizationโs legacy. This is our mission statement. #RevealCIRGuild
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I'm very heartened by the way everyone came together on this, to form a new and help create the best version of
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1/ We, the staff of @reveal, are forming a union!
Unionizing will help us create the best version of Reveal, protect our work and mission, and preserve this organizationโs legacy. This is our mission statement. #RevealCIRGuild
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We are asking our managers at to voluntarily recognize us.
We have incredible editors and managers -- and I trust they want to join us in this awesome hand-holding, kumbaya moment as quickly as possible.
We all want the same thing. Let's just do it together.
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๐จBIG NEWS ๐จ
After months of work, the union is debuting today!
The entire newsroom came together for this effort because we care about this organization and the future of journalism.
Iโm proud to work at Reveal and proud to be a part of this new union.
Go us. ๐
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3/ Hereโs our press release. Itโs happening! #RevealCIRGuild
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