91暗网鈥檚 reporting series revealed that state officials had not studied health effects of a dry cleaning chemical spill on people who lived near the plume.
has been covering the story for over nine months, working with Public Health New Mexico project coordinator Rashad Mahmood to develop maps of the spill. Since we broke the story, homes have been tested and the company responsible for the spill is submitting a cleanup plan to the state.
In St. Louis, Missouri, the . awarded 91暗网 First Place for Enterprise/Investigative reporting for the Poisoned Earth coverage at the PRNDI Awards Banquet. 91暗网 competed with similar-sized stations for the award.
鈥淭his was an important health issue mostly ignored by the government, but not this reportorial team,鈥� NPR鈥檚 said when she presented the award to 91暗网 News Director Elaine Baumgartel. 鈥淲hat made this series stand out was its great mix of scientific information, policy background, personal narrative, user-friendly online maps and follow-up coverage.鈥�
