Air Pollution/Toxic Exposure
By Chelsea Conaboy on May 21, 2019
Uber and Lyft have been talking a lot about safety lately, with a focus on making sure customers feel safe with their drivers. But what about the vehicles themselves?
Posted in Warning Wire | Tagged Air Pollution/Toxic Exposure, Climate Change, Consumer Protection, Drinking Water, Environmental Safety and Health, Government accountability, Pharmaceutical Industry and Drugs, Smoking and Tobacco Industry, wage theft |
By Phil Zahodiakin on May 8, 2019
The Department of Energy is struggling to clean up the country’s “biggest and scariest” radioactive waste sites, says the GAO
Posted in FairWarning Reports, Recent Stories | Tagged Air Pollution/Toxic Exposure, Environmental Safety and Health, Workplace Safety and Health |
By Chelsea Conaboy on May 7, 2019
A decade has passed since the federal minimum wage increased even a cent. Millions of minimum wage workers earn more than the $7.25 per hour set by Congress because 29 states, plus Washington, D.C., have set higher rates. But Labor Secretary Acosta told lawmakers he opposes a federal hike.
Posted in Warning Wire | Tagged Air Pollution/Toxic Exposure, Airline safety, Aviation Safety, Climate Change, Environmental Safety and Health, FDA, Government accountability, Pharmaceutical Industry and Drugs, Workplace Safety and Health |
By Chelsea Conaboy on April 30, 2019
Food sick: The U.S. has seen a significant increase in the number of people contracting certain foodborne illnesses, with more multi-state outbreaks in 2018 than at any point in the previous decade, reports Laura Riley of The Washington Post. Better, quicker diagnosis is one factor, but public health experts told Riley that holes in food…
Posted in Warning Wire | Tagged Air Pollution/Toxic Exposure, Auto and Highway Safety, Consumer product safety, Drinking Water, Environmental Safety and Health, Firearms, food safety, Food Supply, Government accountability, Pharmaceutical Industry and Drugs, Smoking and Tobacco Industry |
By Chelsea Conaboy on April 23, 2019
The chorus is growing louder, but is it being heard? More smart people, in books and television shows, are arguing for the urgency of dealing with climate change, presenting heaps of despair at the damage being done to our planet along with hints of hope.
Posted in Warning Wire | Tagged Air Pollution/Toxic Exposure, Climate Change, Environmental Safety and Health, FDA, Firearms, Government accountability, Pharmaceutical Industry and Drugs, Vaccine Safety, Workplace Safety and Health |
By Marjie Lundstrom on April 18, 2019
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.
Posted in FairWarning Investigates, Recent Stories | Tagged Air Pollution/Toxic Exposure, Consumer Protection, Environmental Safety and Health, Government accountability, Product Hazards and Recalls |
By Chelsea Conaboy on April 9, 2019
Drug-resistant infections are spreading across the globe and perhaps in a hospital near you. But it may be a secret.
Posted in Warning Wire | Tagged Air Pollution/Toxic Exposure, Airline safety, Aviation Safety, Climate Change, Consumer product safety, Consumer Protection, Environmental Safety and Health, Firearms, Government accountability, Medical Errors, Product Hazards and Recalls, Workplace Safety and Health |
By Chelsea Conaboy on April 2, 2019
David Bernhardt, acting secretary of the Interior Department, seems headed for confirmation by the Senate. He told the Energy and Natural Resources Committee that, if confirmed, he will stop recusing himself from issues that involve his former clients as soon as this summer
Posted in Warning Wire | Tagged Air Pollution/Toxic Exposure, Auto and Highway Safety, Aviation Safety, Climate Change, Consumer Protection, Environmental Safety and Health, Government accountability, Product Hazards and Recalls, Workplace Safety and Health |
By Chelsea Conaboy on March 26, 2019
A rush job with fatal effects?: As the investigation into the crash of a Boeing 737 Max 8 in Ethiopia this month continues, the picture that seems to be emerging is a one of a faulty sensor, problematic software and hubris. With European aircraft maker Airbus threatening to lure away key customers, Boeing fast-tracked the…
Posted in Warning Wire | Tagged Air Pollution/Toxic Exposure, Auto and Highway Safety, Aviation Safety, Consumer Protection, Environmental Safety and Health, FDA, Firearms, Smoking and Tobacco Industry |
By Myron Levin on March 14, 2019
Editor's note: Story was updated April 11. See clarification at end of the story.
Business groups call on well-connected lobbying firm to help thwart unwanted federal standards. They have not been disappointed.
Posted in FairWarning Investigates, Recent Stories | Tagged Air Pollution/Toxic Exposure, Auto and Highway Safety, Consumer product safety, Consumer Protection, Environmental Safety and Health, Government accountability, Off-Road Vehicles |
