Laura Peterson

Laura was an investigator with POGO between 2017 and 2019 who worked on a variety of topics including the Interior Department, misconduct at the EPA, and border security.

Mining for Access at the Interior Department

investigation | September 4, 2019 | Lydia Dennett & Laura Peterson
Toxic Avenger: Did EPA Appointee Do Industry Employer’s Bidding?

analysis | May 22, 2019 | Scott Amey & Laura Peterson
The Wall’s Missing Pieces

analysis | February 20, 2019 | Laura Peterson
EPA Faces Perfect Storm of Corruption

investigation | January 15, 2019 | Laura Peterson
Washington's Sherpas: Lobbyists Shepherding Agency Nominees Create Ethics Concerns

investigation | December 20, 2018 | Laura Peterson
The Snack Food and Corn Syrup Lobbyist Shaping Trump's Dietary Guidelines for Americans

investigation | August 23, 2018 | Laura Peterson
Ryan Zinke’s Interior Department Gives Law-Breaking Coal Company a Pass

investigation | June 25, 2018 | Laura Peterson
Regulatory Foes Try to Seize the Day

analysis | April 25, 2018 | Laura Peterson

Nuclear industry urges Trump to open public land, including Grand Canyon, for uranium mining

September 17, 2019
This Is Why The U.S. Is Failing To Tackle Childhood Obesity

September 13, 2019
Senate Confirms Acting EPA Chief Wheeler as Permanent

February 28, 2019
The US Government Just Reclassified 'Pink Slime' as 'Ground Beef'

February 15, 2019
Will the Downturn in Environmental Enforcement Continue in 2019?

January 23, 2019
Andrew Wheeler returns to the Senate for EPA administrator confirmation hearing

January 16, 2019
EPA nominee showcases how Trump keeps failing to drain the swamp

January 15, 2019
Lobbyists Are Feasting in Trump’s Swamp

December 18, 2018