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‘A Fraudulent Scheme’: New Mexico Sues Texas Oil Companies for Walking Away From Their Leaking Wells

New Mexico’s lawsuit accuses three Texas oil executives of pocketing revenue from oil and gas wells and offloading cleanup costs to the public. An investigation in 2024 by ProPublica and Capital & Main uncovered some of these business dealings.

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Honduran Grandfather Who Died in ICE Custody Told Family He’d Felt Ill For Weeks

Luis Beltran Yanez-Cruz is one of six people to die in Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody less than three weeks into 2026.

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The Rio Grande Was Once an Inviting River. It’s Now a Militarized Border.

Since Trump returned to office, dozens of environmental, wildlife and public access rules have been waived to make way for the border wall.

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Six Years on, New Mexico Still Hasn’t Codified Governor’s Climate Goals

As the legislative session opens, lawmakers again will weigh a pledge to reduce emissions. Last year, two Democrats joined the GOP to sink it.

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Seven Years on, New Mexico Still Hasn’t Codified Governor’s Climate Goals

As the legislative session opens, lawmakers again will weigh a pledge to reduce emissions. Last year, two Democrats joined the GOP to sink it.

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Homes That Survived the 2025 L.A. Fires Are Still Contaminated

Testing of homes in communities surrounding the Eaton and Palisades fires has found dangerous levels of lead and asbestos — even after remediation.

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When Insurance Says No, Children Pay the Price

A new California bill aims to rein in mental health coverage denials that leave kids without care.

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Keeping People With Their Pets Can Help L.A.’s Housing Crisis — and Mental Health

Social worker Jackie Parra intervenes at L.A.’s busiest animal shelter to help people in crisis keep their pets and housing.

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Straight Out of Project 2025: Trump’s Immigration Plan Was Clear

The president denied involvement in the far right game plan, but he has followed it like a script. Here’s what might be next.

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Will an Old Pennsylvania Coal Town Get a Reboot From AI?

Homer City embraces the prospect of jobs but worries the profits and power from a new gas plant will flow to faraway tech companies.

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Why No Charges? Friends, Family of Man Killed by Off-Duty ICE Officer Ask After New Year’s Eve Shooting.

Keith Porter, 43, had been firing a gun into the air to celebrate before he was killed, family members say. If the shooter weren’t an ICE agent,

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Can California’s New Immigrant Laws Help — and Hold Up in Court?

Experts are watching whether state protections can help shield immigrants from Trump’s crackdown and survive legal challenges.

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Trump’s Biggest Inaugural Donor Benefits from Policy Changes That Raise Worker Safety Concerns

Meatpacking giant JBS gave $5 million; industry soon celebrated a decision to make those on the assembly line work faster.

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In a Time of Extreme Peril, Burmese Journalists Tell Stories From the Shadows

American foreign policy complicates an already difficult situation for those reporting on the civil war in Myanmar.

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Still the Golden State?

Financial inequality, homelessness and the highest unemployment in the nation — for all its riches, California still has some big problems for lawmakers to address in 2026.

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From Fire to ICE: The Year in Video

Capital & Main’s video reporting reached millions of viewers in 2025, expanding our coverage of the most pressing issues facing our readers.

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Editor’s Picks: Capital & Main’s Standout Stories of 2025

A selection of some of our most memorable, revealing and impactful journalism of the year.

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Where Will Gov. Newsom’s Evolution on Health Care Leave Californians?

As he heads into his final year in Sacramento — and mulls a presidential campaign — some in the Golden State have gained access to more care, others not so much.

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Section 8 Housing Assistance in Jeopardy From Proposed Cuts and Restrictions

Trump and Republican lawmakers want steep funding cuts, while new eligibility rules from HUD would imperil housing for millions of people.

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Trump’s War on ICE-Fearing Catholics

A president with strong Christian support is driving an aggressive crackdown on immigrants who are disproportionately Catholic. How is this playing out in the pews?

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‘The Poor Are in a Very Bad State’: Climate Change Accelerates California’s Cost-of-Living Crisis

In ways subtle and extreme, the warming climate is hitting those with the least the hardest.

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Beyond Hollywood, Rob Reiner Created Opportunity for Young Children Out of a Massive Health Crisis

The actor-director-producer’s legacy includes succeeding in passing a tax on tobacco products to bolster early childhood development in California.

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Credit History Remains an Obstacle for Section 8 Tenants, Despite Anti-Discrimination Law

California prohibits the use of credit history to reject applicants with housing assistance without considering pay stubs and other alternatives. Big landlords keep doing it anyway.

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‘There’s Power in Numbers’

In October, Michigan home care workers formed a statewide union of 32,000. Experts say it’s a template for protecting rights in 2026.

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This Big L.A. Landlord Turned Away People Seeking Section 8 Housing

Apartment hunters with rental assistance were not welcome at many Jamison buildings, in apparent violation of California law, a Capital & Main investigation found.

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