Golf, Pesticides and a Father’s Death
The death of filmmaker Andrew Nisker's father, Harold, of cancer in 2014 led him on a search for truth about golf courses and pesticide use.
Environment
Public Health
Labor
Worker Advocates Burned Up Over Lack of Federal Heat Protections
Over the years, hundreds of workers have died from heat stress in fields and at construction sites. Citing the warming climate, groups have renewed calls for a federal heat standard.
Environment
No Verdict in Sight on Safety of Crumb Rubber Fields, Prompting Angst All Around
More than three years after federal agencies launched their investigation of crumb rubber fields, they have yet to issue any safety findings--frustrating parents, coaches, and the recycling industry.
Public Health
Tracking the Cost in Lives of Higher Speed Limits
The federal government’s 1995 decision to allow states to set speed limits higher than 65 mph caused almost 14,000 additional deaths over 25 years on interstates and freeways.
Environment
Bug Bombs Are Duds at Killing Insects Yet May Pose Harm to People, Study Finds
Pesticides released by bug bombs can linger in homes for weeks at a time, which some researchers claim is a potential health risk.
Labor
Labor Department Waters Down Injury Reporting Rule Targeted by Business
Agency won't require employers to routinely report detailed internal records of worker injuries or illnesses.
Consumer Protection
Feds Find Memory Boosters Were Falsely Labeled But Refuse to Say Which Ones
Consumer advocates fault U.S. investigators for withholding information on two widely sold products determined to be lacking a promised ingredient.
Public Health
Federal Vaccine Court Quietly Pays Out Billions
An obscure program that has judged vaccine injury and death claims for three decades passes a financial milestone.
Labor
When Workers Are Killed on Small Farms, OSHA’s Hands Are Tied
A fateful decision by Congress more than 40 years ago gives the sites unique immunity from safety oversight, even as hundreds of employees have been killed or seriously injured.
Public Health
For Automakers Seeking Mileage Rollback, Trump Plan Too Much of a Good Thing
Car companies got more regulatory relief than they bargained for after they asked the administration to ease mileage requirements.
Public Health
Efforts Mounting to Bar Gun Possession by Those Convicted of Animal Cruelty
Evidence linking animal cruelty and violence against people spurs authorities to toughen penalties and step up prosecutions.
Labor
With Rise in Chemotherapy for Pets, Higher Risks for Veterinary Staff
As more dogs and cats are treated for cancer, veterinarians and their assistants increasingly face the risk of exposure to hazardous drugs, which are often being handled without proper safeguards.
Labor
Violence Against Emergency Room Staffers Seen as Increasing
A new survey has found that nearly 50 percent of emergency physicians have been physically assaulted on the job.
Public Health
Mistrial Declared in High-Stakes Johnson & Johnson Talc-Cancer Case
A mistrial was declared today after a California state court jury deadlocked on whether Johnson & Johnson was responsible for the asbestos-related cancer of a woman who blamed her illness on longtime use of contaminated baby powder.
Labor
Feds Extract Penalties in Crashes That Killed Five Migrant Farm Workers
For the second time in recent months, the U.S. Department of Labor has extracted penalties from a California farm business blamed for the deadly crash of a vehicle transporting migrant field workers to their jobs.