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 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 July 9, 2019
The beverage industry trumpets its efforts at sustainability. Coca Cola, for example, has set a goal of making a full half of its packaging from recycled material by 2030. Yet, the industry repeatedly has blocked a key tool in increasing recycling rates: the bottle bill.
Posted in Warning Wire | Tagged Climate Change, Consumer Protection, Drinking Water, Environmental Safety and Health, Government accountability, Pharmaceutical Industry and Drugs |
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 Chelsea Conaboy on June 18, 2019
Lawyers presented a federal judge in Ohio with a proposal that would allow every town, city or county in the country to receive a payment from the companies that have made and sold prescription opioids. Local governments opting in to the settlement would get money to help address the public health crisis stemming from opioid abuse.
Posted in Warning Wire | Tagged Auto and Highway Safety, Climate Change, Consumer Protection, Environmental Safety and Health, Government accountability, Pharmaceutical Industry and Drugs, 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 Eli Wolfe and Myron Levin on June 5, 2019
The Consumer Product Safety Commission has directed people to destroy information it says it inadvertently gave them, but some have refused.
Posted in FairWarning Reports | Tagged Consumer product safety, Consumer Protection, Government accountability, Product Hazards and Recalls |
By Eli Wolfe on May 29, 2019
A safety standard created by the lawn mower industry hasn’t stopped riding mowers from backing over and seriously injuring small children.
Posted in FairWarning Investigates, Recent Stories | Tagged Consumer product safety, Consumer Protection, Government accountability, Product Hazards and Recalls |
By Chelsea Conaboy on May 28, 2019
Some said they know getting a climate bill signed into law by President Trump is nearly impossible, but they hoped to persuade lawmakers who could outlast him of the urgency of the matter.
Posted in Warning Wire | Tagged Climate Change, Consumer Protection, Drinking Water, Environmental Safety and Health, Firearms, Government accountability, wage theft, Workplace Safety and Health |
