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In today’s newsletter: Nike’s corporate jet <[link removed]> emissions, a lending empire charging 600% annual rates <[link removed]> to borrowers, inside Project 2025’s secret training videos <[link removed]> and more from our newsroom.

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After Nike Leaders Promised Climate Action, Their Corporate Jets Kept Flying — and Polluting <[link removed]>

Nike has staked a claim as a corporate leader on sustainability. Yet company disclosures show that its jets emitted almost 20% more carbon dioxide last year than in 2015. It’s one small factor in Nike’s failure to slash emissions as promised.

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A Wisconsin Tribe Built a Lending Empire Charging 600% Annual Rates to Borrowers <[link removed]>

The Lac du Flambeau tribe is at the center of a $1 billion class-action settlement that comes after years of fending off claims of predatory lending practices. In an investigation <[link removed]> published today, we found:

600% Online Loans: A Wisconsin tribe built a lending empire on high-interest lending, relying on its sovereign rights to avoid state interest rate caps.

Bankruptcies and Complaints: A ProPublica analysis found that the tribe’s companies are mentioned frequently in personal bankruptcies and consumer complaints.

Groundbreaking Settlement: A proposed class-action settlement involving the tribe’s officials promises to deliver extraordinary relief to borrowers, erasing over $1 billion in debt.

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ProPublica and Documented obtained more than 14 hours of never-before-published videos <[link removed]> from The Heritage Foundation’s Project 2025 Presidential Administration Academy. The videos are intended to train the next conservative administration’s political appointees <[link removed]> “to be ready on day one.”

Despite Donald Trump’s efforts to disavow Project 2025, most of the speakers in the videos previously worked for the former president.

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