FairWarning Reports
Star Safety Ratings, Long Helpful to Car Buyers, Now Languish in the Breakdown Lane
Grade inflation in school makes it difficult to distinguish who is actually achieving in the classroom. The federal government’s vehicle safety rating system suffers the same problem.
The Breath Test: Consumers Pop Air Monitors in Their Shopping Carts, But Do They Really Work?
For a huge swath of Northern California, the air suddenly became hazardous last November. Thick smoke from the most destructive wildfire in state history was delivering a secondary blow to nearly ten million Californians, some of whom turned to a new class of consumer air monitors to help keep them safe.
Battle Looms over Trump Administration Bid to Ease Safety Rules for Big Rig Trucks
In Washington, D.C., a new Trump administration plan to relax safety rules for truck drivers has rekindled old heartaches for families across the country.
The Gas Field Next Door: Living Amid Old Storage Wells at Risk of Leaks
More Americans than previously estimated live within a city block of aged, underground natural gas storage wells, some more than a century old and most of them lacking modern designs to prevent major leaks, according to researchers from Harvard University.
Alcohol Causes Cancer. Should There Be a Warning Label on Bottles and Cans?
There is a broad scientific consensus that alcohol is a carcinogen, and that even moderate drinking increases one’s chances of getting cancer. But surveys show that most Americans remain unaware of that fact.
Little Progress So Far on U.S. Goal of Cutting Food Waste in Half
While 1 in 8 Americans are considered to be "food insecure," an estimated 40 percent of the nation's supply of fruits, vegetables, dairy and meat goes to waste, discarded by farmers, retailers, restaurant owners and households.
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