Air Pollution/Toxic Exposure
By Chelsea Conaboy on December 11, 2018
Sweeping rollback, sought by farmers and developers, would eliminate safeguards for many wetlands and streams
Posted in Warning Wire | Tagged Air Pollution/Toxic Exposure, Auto and Highway Safety, Climate Change, Environmental Safety and Health, Firearms, Government accountability, Pharmaceutical Industry and Drugs, wage theft |
By Chelsea Conaboy on November 27, 2018
The latest National Climate Assessment projects a rise in heat-related deaths and billions of dollars in economic damage by century’s end.
Posted in Warning Wire | Tagged Air Pollution/Toxic Exposure, Climate Change, FDA, Firearms, food safety, Food Supply, Government accountability, Workplace Safety and Health |
By Chelsea Conaboy on November 13, 2018
President Trump blames deadly blazes on state mismanagement of the forests, drawing outrage from a firefighters labor leader.
Posted in Recent Stories, Warning Wire | Tagged Air Pollution/Toxic Exposure, Climate Change, FDA, Firearms, Government accountability, Smoking and Tobacco Industry, Workplace Safety and Health |
By Stuart Silverstein on November 8, 2018
Car companies got more regulatory relief than they bargained for after they asked the administration to ease mileage requirements.
Posted in FairWarning Reports, Recent Stories | Tagged Air Pollution/Toxic Exposure, Auto and Highway Safety, Climate Change, Environmental Safety and Health |
By Chelsea Conaboy on October 30, 2018
Weakened rules on how public lands may be used have spurred a surge in the leasing of parcels for oil and gas drilling
Posted in Warning Wire | Tagged Air Pollution/Toxic Exposure, Auto and Highway Safety, Consumer Protection, FDA, Firearms, Government accountability |
By Chelsea Conaboy on October 9, 2018
The world’s leading body of climate scientists has issued a report saying that climate change is altering the planet more rapidly than previously thought and that things will have to change rapidly to moderate the effects,
Posted in Warning Wire | Tagged Air Pollution/Toxic Exposure, Auto and Highway Safety, Cell Phones, Climate Change, Consumer Protection, Environmental Safety and Health, Food Supply, Government accountability, wage theft |
By Chelsea Conaboy on September 25, 2018
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has documented 2,173 cases of the foodborne illness cyclosporiasis from May through August this year. That’s a surge in the case count from prior years.
Posted in Warning Wire | Tagged Air Pollution/Toxic Exposure, Climate Change, Consumer Protection, Environmental Safety and Health, Firearms, food safety, Medical Errors, Workplace Safety and Health |
By Chelsea Conaboy on September 11, 2018
A hat-trick for the energy industry: The Trump administration is once again turning energy industry hopes into reality, with a plan to make it easier for oil and gas wells to leak methane, one of the most potent greenhouse gases. Coral Davenport of The New York Times reports that the Environmental Protection Agency will put…
Posted in Warning Wire | Tagged Air Pollution/Toxic Exposure, Climate Change, Consumer Protection, Drinking Water, Environmental Safety and Health, Firearms, Government accountability, immigration, Smoking and Tobacco Industry |
By Chelsea Conaboy on August 28, 2018
There’s a new Marlboro Man, and she’s an Instagram influencer: Actually, there are many, according to a petition filed by public health advocacy groups asking the Federal Trade Commission to investigate tobacco companies’ use of social media campaigns to lure young customers. “The tobacco companies are engaging in the same marketing tactics they used in the…
Posted in Warning Wire | Tagged Air Pollution/Toxic Exposure, Auto and Highway Safety, Climate Change, Environmental Safety and Health, FDA, Firearms, Government accountability, Smoking and Tobacco Industry, Workplace, Workplace Safety and Health |
