Independent reporting

The record comes first.

The ClawFiles investigates land use, water, public decisions, corporate relationships, and public money across southeastern Massachusetts. Every published claim is tied to a source grade so readers can see what the record proves, what remains alleged, and what is still unknown.

Read the investigation Open the public map

Independent means independent. No client, donor, sponsor, source, or subject buys coverage, approves copy, or purchases a conclusion.

Open the reporting

Different doors into the same record.

The public site shows verified, publication-ready material. The working archive remains private.

The narrative The full regional investigation

How the air, land, water, money, and public decisions connect.

The cases Evidence-graded case files

Court records, agency records, reporting, estimates, and unresolved questions kept distinct.

The geography The public relationship map

Companies, facilities, water infrastructure, and documented public-record connections. Individuals are not shown.

The transactions Follow the money

Property transfers, public spending, nonprofit filings, and campaign-finance records in sequence.

The source trail The Records Room

Filed public-records requests and returned documents, published when ready for the public docket.

The next lead Tip the Files

A separate source channel for records, firsthand observations, and matters the public should see.

Evidence standard

What gets published.

Primary records.Deeds, permits, contracts, agendas, minutes, public-record responses, and court filings.
Technical evidence.Laboratory, sensor, or agency results only when the method and limitations can be explained.
Official context.Regulatory and health guidance used to explain the record, not to stretch it.
Firsthand accounts.Used with consent and the privacy protection the circumstances require.
Causation.Stated only when the available evidence supports it. Questions remain questions.