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Environmental Safety and Health

Beverage Industry Talks a Good Game on Recycling, But Thwarts a Proven Remedy

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Beverage Industry Talks a Good Game on Recycling, But Thwarts a Proven Remedy

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 | Leave a comment

Most States Legalizing Pot Growing Have Yet to Grapple with Power Demand FairWarining Reports

Most States Legalizing Pot Growing Have Yet to Grapple with Power Demand

By Nate Seltenrich on June 27, 2019

Growing cannabis indoors requires a huge amount of energy, but states are doing little to limit or monitor usage.

Posted in FairWarning Reports, Recent Stories | Tagged Environmental Safety and Health, Government accountability | 2 Comments

Dialing Down the Hype on Driverless Cars

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Dialing Down the Hype on Driverless Cars

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 | Leave a comment

Novel Approach to Resolving Tsunami of Opioid Lawsuits

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Novel Approach to Resolving Tsunami of Opioid Lawsuits

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 | Leave a comment

Golf, Pesticides and a Father's Death FairWarining Reports

Golf, Pesticides and a Father’s Death

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 | 2 Comments

High Stakes as Trump Administration Rebuffs Automakers' Appeal in Showdown on Fuel Economy Standards

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High Stakes as Trump Administration Rebuffs Automakers’ Appeal in Showdown on Fuel Economy Standards

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 | Leave a comment

It's Good for the Planet and Good for the Soul, But Recycling is in Crisis

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It’s Good for the Planet and Good for the Soul, But Recycling is in Crisis

By Chelsea Conaboy on June 4, 2019

Now that China has banned imports of certain types of plastic and paper waste, thousands of tons of recyclables in some cities are being hauled to landfills. It’s a big issue with no easy solution.

Posted in Warning Wire | Tagged Climate Change, Consumer product safety, Environmental Safety and Health, Firearms, Government accountability, Medical Errors | Leave a comment

Business Leaders Join in Lobbying Congress for Climate Action. Anyone Listening?

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Business Leaders Join in Lobbying Congress for Climate Action. Anyone Listening?

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 | Leave a comment

Tens of Thousands of Uber and Lyft Cars Have Open Safety Recalls

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Tens of Thousands of Uber and Lyft Cars Have Open Safety Recalls

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 | Leave a comment

Worker Advocates Burned Up Over Lack of Federal Heat Protections FairWarining Investigates

Worker Advocates Burned Up Over Lack of Federal Heat Protections

By Marjie Lundstrom on May 9, 2019

Over the years, hundreds of workers have died from heat stress in fields and at construction sites. Citing the warming climate, groups have renewed calls for a federal heat standard

Posted in FairWarning Investigates, Recent Stories | Tagged Climate Change, Environmental Safety and Health, Government accountability, Labor Department, Workplace Safety and Health | 13 Comments

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New Study Says Some Marketers of Brain Boosting Supplements are Flouting an FDA Ban

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Frustrated Advocates Increasingly Turn to the Courts to Fight Climate Change

By Hillel Aron

For some, climate change is a theoretical crisis looming in the distance. But for many coastal and island cities, the damage is here.

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Study Raises Concern About E-Cigarette Waste

By Eli Wolfe

Nearly two years ago, Jeremiah Mock heard a student in Marin County, California, complain that her school was littered with e-cigarette waste. A health anthropologist by training, Mock did some shoe-leather investigating in a student parking lot, where he found a significant amount of e-cigarette and tobacco trash.

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Even at Legal Levels, Contaminants Found in Tap Water Are a Cancer Risk

By Hillel Aron

Cigarettes, obesity, alcohol, the sun – it seems like everything in the world causes cancer. Now you can add one more to the list: tap water.

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Lawsuit Takes Aim at Sheltered Workshops, Where Disabled Workers Make Far Less than Minimum Wage

By Hillel Aron

For seven years, Michael Denoewer held a job in Marysville, Ohio, unpacking and organizing instruction manuals for new Honda automobiles. Born with intellectual and developmental disabilities, including epilepsy and autism, he was paid a piece-rate that in some years averaged between $1 and $2 an hour - well below the state and federal minimum wage.

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