Air Pollution/Toxic Exposure
By Chelsea Conaboy on September 10, 2019
The shooting massacre in Odessa, Texas, highlighted gaps in the system of background checks. The shooter’s effort to buy a gun from a licensed dealer was rejected, so he turned to private market instead.
Posted in Warning Wire | Tagged Air Pollution/Toxic Exposure, Consumer Protection, Environmental Safety and Health, FDA, Government accountability, Smoking and Tobacco Industry, Workplace Safety and Health |
By Nate Seltenrich on August 28, 2019
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. Public-health experts say such…
Posted in FairWarning Reports, Recent Stories | Tagged Air Pollution/Toxic Exposure, Environmental Safety and Health |
By Chelsea Conaboy on August 27, 2019
Convenience, selection and quick delivery have made Amazon a trusted brand. But a team of Wall Street Journal reporters found thousands of products for sale on Amazon that wouldn’t be permitted on the shelves of big box stores because they had been deemed unsafe or were outright banned by federal regulators.
Posted in Warning Wire | Tagged Air Pollution/Toxic Exposure, Consumer product safety, Consumer Protection, Drinking Water, Environmental Safety and Health, FDA, Government accountability, Pharmaceutical Industry and Drugs, Product Hazards and Recalls, Smoking and Tobacco Industry, Workplace Safety and Health |
By Chelsea Conaboy on August 20, 2019
Food and Drug Administration for the second time proposes a series of graphic warning labels for cigarette packs and advertising, but could face another legal challenge from the tobacco industry
Posted in Warning Wire | Tagged Air Pollution/Toxic Exposure, Climate Change, Consumer Protection, Environmental Safety and Health, Government accountability, Smoking and Tobacco Industry, wage theft |
By Susan Abram on August 8, 2019
Many Americans live within a city block of aging, natural gas storage wells that lack safety features to prevent major leaks.
Posted in FairWarning Reports, Recent Stories | Tagged Air Pollution/Toxic Exposure, Environmental Safety and Health |
By Chelsea Conaboy on August 6, 2019
Big soda companies, pressured to reduce plastic use, back away from lobbying firm tied to group opposing bag bans.
Posted in Warning Wire | Tagged Air Pollution/Toxic Exposure, Climate Change, Consumer Protection, FDA, Firearms, Food Supply, Government accountability |
By Chelsea Conaboy on July 16, 2019
New members of EPA science advisory panels, including some with industry ties, were not not properly screened for ethical conflicts, according to the Government Accountability Office.
Posted in Warning Wire | Tagged Air Pollution/Toxic Exposure, Climate Change, Consumer Protection, Environmental Safety and Health, Government accountability, Medical Errors, Pharmaceutical Industry and Drugs, Workplace Safety and Health |
By Chelsea Conaboy on June 25, 2019
Driver-assistance technology is becoming more common. Major carmakers have pledged to make automated emergency braking standard on all vehicles by 2022, for example. But technical barriers, plus the general unease of consumers, make full automation a farther reach, despite what Elon Musk may say.
Posted in Warning Wire | Tagged Air Pollution/Toxic Exposure, Auto and Highway Safety, Climate Change, Consumer Protection, Environmental Safety and Health, Government accountability, Smoking and Tobacco Industry, Workplace Safety and Health |
By Lynne Peeples on June 12, 2019
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.
Posted in FairWarning Reports | Tagged Air Pollution/Toxic Exposure, Consumer Protection, Environmental Safety and Health |
By Chelsea Conaboy on June 11, 2019
The Trump Administration is sticking to its plan to weaken vehicle emission standards, despite appeals from the auto industry that the rollback goes too far.
Posted in Warning Wire | Tagged Air Pollution/Toxic Exposure, Climate Change, Consumer product safety, Environmental Safety and Health, FDA, Firearms, Government accountability, Labor Department, Smoking and Tobacco Industry, Workplace Safety and Health |
