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 |
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 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 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 Chelsea Conaboy on March 12, 2019
With Ethiopian crash, toll at 346 in five months: At least 27 airlines have grounded their Boeing 737 Max 8 aircraft after 157 people were killed when one crashed in Ethiopia Sunday. A growing list of countries–including China, the U.K., Australia, Indonesia and Singapore–have banned the planes from their airspace, worried about similarities between the…
Posted in Warning Wire | Tagged Airline safety, Aviation Safety, Climate Change, Consumer Protection, Environmental Safety and Health, FDA, Firearms, Government accountability, Workplace Safety and Health |
By Chelsea Conaboy on February 26, 2019
Environmental divide : In 2016, the Environmental Protection Agency released an assessment of the chemical ethylene oxide, marking it as a cancer-causing agent and dramatically lowering the acceptable threshold for healthy air. What happened after that, as explained by Sharon Lerner in The Intercept, illustrates the racialized nature of environmental regulation in the U.S. In affluent,…
Posted in Warning Wire | Tagged Air Pollution/Toxic Exposure, Consumer product safety, Drinking Water, Environmental Safety and Health, FDA, Firearms, Food Supply, Government accountability, Pharmaceutical Industry and Drugs, Product Hazards and Recalls |
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 Chelsea Conaboy on December 18, 2018
An epidemic of advanced black lung disease spread over Appalachia, killing more and more coal miners, while regulators sat on their hands
Posted in Warning Wire | Tagged Climate Change, Consumer Protection, Drinking Water, Environmental Safety and Health, FDA, food safety, Food Supply, Government accountability, Pharmaceutical Industry and Drugs, Smoking and Tobacco Industry, Workplace Safety and Health |
By Stuart Silverstein on December 17, 2018
Consumer advocates fault U.S. investigators for withholding information on two widely sold products determined to be lacking a promised ingredient
Posted in FairWarning Reports, Recent Stories | Tagged Consumer Protection, FDA, Government accountability, Pharmaceutical Industry and Drugs, Product Hazards and Recalls |
