Trevor Bach

environment-people

'It's Been Hell': Inside the Town Where Trumpers Are Building a Private Wall

A sleepy South Texas town is facing environmental destruction as a citizen-funded wall gets erected.
Trevor Bach
1.28.20
cities

'Sentenced to Death': What It's Like Living in a Cancer-Plagued Oil Town

Port Arthur, Texas, is surrounded by refineries that residents say are poisoning them.
Trevor Bach
1.2.20
identity-race

The Long Shadow of Racism Hangs Over Montgomery’s First Black Mayor

The city is struggling to shed its long history of racism.
Trevor Bach
10.22.19
money-corruption

This Mayor Allegedly Said Vile, Racist Things on Tape. Voters Still Stand by Him

Some of the most important swing voters in the country seem poised to reelect a politician surrounded by distinctly Trumpian scandal.
Trevor Bach
10.21.19
Travel

This Community Is Tearing Itself Apart Over Non-Christians Owning Houses

Bay View, Michigan, is an idyllic place that has been consumed by an unlikely 21st-century debate: Should non-Christians be allowed to vote and buy property?
Trevor Bach
10.25.18
Politics

How This Small Town in Trump Country Dumped Its Islamophobic President

His vitriolic Facebook posts inspired protests that nearly tore a Michigan village apart. It's now trying to come back together.
Trevor Bach
6.8.18
immigration

ICE Has Trapped This Immigrant in a Church for Three Months

If he's deported, he'll leave behind his family, including a wife suffering from multiple sclerosis.
Trevor Bach
4.19.18
Politics

John Conyers's Family Is in a Bizarre Fight Over His Congressional Seat

The Detroit legend is resigning amid sexual harassment allegations. His supporters are shocked, angry, and preparing for "utter chaos."
Trevor Bach
12.8.17
inequality

The People Left Behind by Detroit's 'Comeback'

As the city's remarkable recovery unfolds, the benefits are distributed unequally, frustrating some residents.
Trevor Bach
10.17.17
Travel

The 'Croc Whisperer' Saving Jamaica's Crocodiles One at a Time

Thanks to rampant poaching, Jamaica's crocodiles are facing extinction—but not if Lawrence Henriques has anything to say about it.
Trevor Bach
6.14.16
Stuff

They Still Call Me Daddy

Marcus was nine and Nick was four when their dad explained that he was going to start a new life as a woman. In several conversations, Dio Dipasupil, married and in his early 40s, would sit down with his boys at the family’s home in New Jersey and...
Trevor Bach
7.13.13
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