Editor’s Note: This is the second part of a two-part investigation. Read the first story, “The Pesticide Papers,” here. CHamoru is the officially adopted spelling in Guam. This project was produced in collaboration with The Margin and The War Horse. Life felt peaceful when Robert Underwood was a child on Guam. The small island in […]
Hugo Hodge
Hugo Hodge is an award-winning journalist and producer who covers geopolitical and environmental issues in the Asia-Pacific region.
The Pesticide Papers: Guam Residents Feared the Military Was Poisoning Them. New Records Reveal Decades of Toxic Contamination
Editor’s Note: This story was produced in partnership with The Margin, an independent, nonprofit newsroom dedicated to investigative and data-driven reporting on environmental and climate justice. Subscribe for free here. On a typically humid day on Guam in September 2025, Leevin Camacho received a phone call that made his stomach churn. Life on the tropical […]

