Pentagon and the 1997 Bid to Modularize American Housing
A White House briefing kept secret for decades shows the military embedding itself in civilian housing under the guise of sustainability and disaster relief.
By Harlan Pryce ·
Climate Policy
1998's Confidential Map of China's Provincial Defiance
Kept confidential for decades, a 1998 State Department profile exposes how Washington tracked the friction between Beijing's central authority and the local officials fueling emissions growth.
By Marcus Boone ·
Four Beijing Staffers and the SDPC's Climate Blockade
A 1999 cable kept from public view for decades exposes how a skeleton crew in Beijing stalled American technical teams to protect industrial growth
By Constance Bell ·
Dan Benton and the DOD Loophole That Shielded Military Emissions
Environmental groups pushed for transparency in 1999, but the Pentagon's carbon footprint stayed hidden behind national security exemptions kept secret for decades.
By Roy Castellano ·
Todd Stern and the 1998 Plan to Bypass the EPA
Kept internal for years, a February 1998 memorandum outlines a scheme to strip agency autonomy and hand climate control to a small circle of political operatives.
By Constance Bell ·
Bill Richardson and the 1999 Plan to Trade Natural Gas for Moral Leadership
A 1999 memo shows how the Clinton administration sought to weaponize the vulnerability of drowning island states to sway a skeptical public while leveraging energy markets.
By Theo Marchetti ·