A new reporting collaboration between AP and Lee Enterprises, published today, examines a major controversial carbon pipeline project in the Midwest that’s now in doubt following local opposition.
Working together, journalists from AP and Lee Enterprises found the company behind the proposed pipeline that would transport carbon dioxide emissions across five Midwest states filed hundreds of lawsuits against homeowners in recent years, only to be stymied in South Dakota by a groundswell of opposition from local farmers and landowners.
The collaboration is the latest in AP’s continued efforts to support and strengthen state and local news by leveraging the resources, expertise and scale of the news organization’s unrivaled 50-state footprint.
“These collaborations reflect AP’s ongoing commitment to impactful journalism by working side by side with local news organizations,” said AP U.S. News Director Josh Hoffner. “We’re not just providing content; we’re combining our resources, reach and expertise with their unique insights to deliver stories that matter. When stalwart news organizations like AP and Lee Enterprises unite on important stories, the result is state and local journalism at its finest.”
Additional recent collaborations between AP and leading local news organizations across the United States include working with The Texas Tribune to document the measles outbreak in West Texas and The Seattle Times to explore AI-powered surveillance in schools.
In each collaboration, AP combines its resources with the local expertise of each news organization to deliver comprehensive journalism on issues that are locally relevant yet have broader reach.
See AP’s U.S. news coverage.
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