The Forever Lobbying Project is a cross-border interdisciplinary investigation involving 46 journalists and 29 media partners in 16 countries, with an expert group of 18 international academics and lawyers.

The project received financial support from the Pulitzer Center, the Broad Reach Foundation, Journalismfund Europe, and IJ4EU.

 

 

Co-initiators

Stéphane Horel (Le Monde, France)
Luc Martinon (Freelancer, France / Germany)
Sarah Pilz (Freelancer, Germany / Denmark)

Team members

Romane Bonnemé (RTBF, Belgium)
Zuzana Vlasatá (Deník Referendum, Czech Republic)
Brigitte Alfter (Arena for Journalism in Europe / Denmark)
Staffan Dahllöf (Investigative Reporting Denmark)
Tiina Lundell (YLE, Finland)
Leopold Salzenstein (Arena for Journalism in Europe / France)
Émilie Rosso (France Télévisions)
Raphaëlle Aubert (Le Monde, France)
Stéphane Horel (Le Monde, France)
Jose Miguel Calatayud (Freelancer, Germany / Spain)
Daniel Drepper (NDR, WDR and Süddeutsche Zeitung, Germany)
Catharina Felke (NDR, Germany)
Johannes Edelhoff (NDR, Germany)
Lea Busch (NDR, Germany)
Nadja Tausche (Süddeutsche Zeitung, Germany)
Jana Heck (WDR, Germany)
Andrea Hoferichter (MIT Technology Review Germany)
Sarah Pilz (freelance, Germany)
Eurydice Bersi (Reporters United, Greece)
Marco Boscolo (Facta.eu, Italy)
Elisabetta Tola (Facta.eu, Italy)
Laura Fazzini (Lavialibera, Italy)
Marta Frigerio (RADAR Magazine, Italy)
Gianluca Liva (RADAR Magazine, Italy)
Anna Violato (RADAR Magazine, Italy)
Jasper Been (Financieele Dagblad, the Netherlands)
Lisa van der Velden (Financieele Dagblad, the Netherlands)
Bijou van der Borst (Investico, the Netherlands)
Simon Dequeker (Investico, the Netherlands)
Emiel Woutersen (Investico, the Netherlands)
Tarjei Leer-Salvesen (Klassekampen, Norway)
Samo Demsar (Oštro, Slovenia)
Matej Zwitter (Oštro, Slovenia)
Antonio Delgado (DATADISTA, Spain)
Ana Tudela (DATADISTA, Spain)
Aleksandra Pogorzelska (Dagens ETC, Sweden)
Daniel Värjö (Sveriges Radio, Sweden)
Felicitas Flohr (SRF, Switzerland)
Maj-Britt Horlacher (SRF, Switzerland)
Cemre Demircioğlu (The Black Sea, Turkey)
Zeynep Sentek (The Black Sea, Turkey)
Craig Shaw (The Black Sea, Turkey)
Leana Hosea (Watershed Investigations, UK)
Rachel Salvidge (Watershed Investigations, UK)

 

 

Editorial and overall coordination

Stéphane Horel (Le Monde, France) / Project & Lobbying
Raphaëlle Aubert (Le Monde, France) / Cost
Eurydice Bersi (Reporters United, Greece) / Cost

Website coordination

Jose Miguel Calatayud (Freelancer, Germany / Spain)
Eurydice Bersi (Reporters United, Greece)
Stéphane Horel (Le Monde, France)

Documents and Data coordination

Luc Martinon (Freelancer, France / Germany)
Leopold Salzenstein (Arena for Journalism in Europe / France)

Stress test of the lobbying arguments

Stéphane Horel (Le Monde, France)
Gary Fooks (University of Bristol, UK)
Jose Miguel Calatayud (Freelancer, Germany / Spain)
Daniel Värjö (Sveriges Radio, Sweden)
Sarah Pilz (Freelancer, Germany / Denmark)

Evaluation of remediation cost

Raphaëlle Aubert (Le Monde, France) / Cost
Eurydice Bersi (Reporters United, Greece) / Cost
Ali Ling (University of St. Thomas School of Engineering, United States)
Hans-Peter Arp (Norwegian University of Science and Technology and Norwegian Geotechnical Institute, Norway)

 

EXPERT GROUP

Stress test of the lobbying arguments

Gary Fooks, University of Bristol, UK

Evaluation of remediation cost

Ali Ling, University of St. Thomas School of Engineering, United States
Hans Peter H. Arp, Norwegian University of Science and Technology and Norwegian Geotechnical Institute, Norway

PFAS experts

Rob Bilott, attorney, Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP, United States
Ian Cousins, Stockholm University, Sweden
Joost Dalmijn, Stockholm University, Sweden
Jamie DeWitt, Oregon State University, United States
Romain Figuière, Stockholm University, Sweden
Gretta Goldenman, Global PFAS Science Panel, Belgium
Philippe Grandjean, University of Southern Denmark, Denmark
Dorte Herzke, Norwegian Institute for Air Research, Norway
Marcel Riegel, German Water Center, Germany
Martin Scheringer, ETH Zürich, Switzerland

Historical documents

Lauren Richter, University of Toronto, Canada
Lieselot Bisschop, Erasmus University of Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Sammie Verbeek, Vrije Universiteit in Amsterdam, The Netherlands

AI analysis

Hugo Subtil, University of Zürich, Switzerland
Juliette Jahan de Lestang, École des Mines de Paris, France

 

WEBSITE

Web design and development

Fanis Kollias (Spoovio, Greece)
Benedikt Hebeisen (Arena for Journalism in Europe, Germany)

Scrollytelling

Eurydice Bersi (Reporters United, Greece)
Dafni Karavola (Reporters United, Greece)
Georgina Choleva (Spoovio, Greece)

English editing

Craig Shaw (The Black Sea, Turkey)
⁨⁨Himanshu Ojha⁩ (The Black Sea, Turkey)

Art direction

Stéphane Horel (Le Monde, France)

Illustrations, collages and FOI art curation

Stéphane Horel (Le Monde, France)
Tarjei Leer-Salvesen (Klassekampen, Norway)
Civil servants from all over Europe

Photos

Stéphane Horel (Le Monde, France)

Drone footage

Dieudonné Pipers (RTBF, Belgium)

Website publisher

Arena for Journalism in Europe

 

EMOTIONAL SUPPORT DURING THE INVESTIGATION

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Soundtrack

The Forever Pollution Project playlist