By Chelsea Conaboy on February 12, 2019
A rising tide of garbage on land and in the seas, and the related health hazards, help make a case for a global ban on single-use plastics.
Posted in Warning Wire | Tagged Air Pollution/Toxic Exposure, Auto and Highway Safety, Consumer Protection, Environmental Safety and Health, FDA, Food Supply, Government accountability, Product Hazards and Recalls, Vaccine Safety, wage theft |
By Stuart Silverstein on January 24, 2019
Business groups that howl about bogus lawsuits and plaintiff lawyers who claim to fight for ordinary folks victimized by corporations engage in a war of words.
Posted in FairWarning Reports, Recent Stories | Tagged Auto and Highway Safety, Climate Change, Medical Errors, Product Hazards and Recalls, Tort Reform |
By Chelsea Conaboy on January 8, 2019
Automakers and tech companies, which have invested hundreds of millions of dollars in driverless autos, face opposition from safety advocates and likely resistance in Congress to legislation to speed introduction of the vehicles.
Posted in Warning Wire | Tagged Air Pollution/Toxic Exposure, Auto and Highway Safety, Aviation Safety, Climate Change, Consumer Protection, Drinking Water, Environmental Safety and Health, Firearms, Government accountability, wage theft, Workplace Safety and Health |
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 Ted Rohrlich on November 19, 2018
Attorney David Kurtz’s suit for 4 crash victims morphed into a legal fight calling into question the integrity of America’s No. 1 tire maker.
Posted in FairWarning Investigates, Recent Stories | Tagged Auto and Highway Safety, Consumer Protection, Product Hazards and Recalls |
By Eli Wolfe on November 14, 2018
Without explanation, officials eventually altered crash data, revealing a death toll more than 3 times higher than previously acknowledged.
Posted in FairWarning Investigates, Recent Stories | Tagged Auto and Highway Safety, Product Hazards and Recalls |
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 16, 2018
The Labor Department has been busy. Investigators recovered a record amount of illegally underpaid wages during the fiscal year that ended Sept. 30.
Posted in Warning Wire | Tagged Auto and Highway Safety, Climate Change, Consumer Protection, Environmental Safety and Health, FDA, Firearms, Government accountability, Labor Department, wage theft, Workplace Safety and Health |
By Eli Wolfe on October 15, 2018
Despite mounting casualties from crashes of recreational off-highway vehicles, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission has shot down a proposal to track injuries and deaths involving the popular trail machines.
Posted in FairWarning Reports, Recent Stories | Tagged Auto and Highway Safety, Off-Road Vehicles |
