FairWarning Reports
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.
Most States Legalizing Pot Growing Have Yet to Grapple with Power Demand
Cannabis cultivation in the United States this year will consume 1.8 million megawatt-hours of electricity, about as much as the nation’s 15,000 Starbucks stores.
Golf, Pesticides and a Father’s Death
Harold Nisker can be seen on a 1980s home video, golf club in hand, at a course back-dropped by the Rocky Mountains in Banff, Alberta. "I think the greens are very bad. And I can't putt," he says to the camera. "Other than that I'm having a great time."
Safety Agency Probes Data Breach Amid Complaints About Muzzling of Hazard Information
The Consumer Product Safety Commission is struggling to contain the fallout from a data breach involving thousands of companies, highlighting the tension between the agency's mandate to protect consumers and to prevent reputational damage to product makers.
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