By Hillel Aron on September 11, 2019
People are still taking Miracle Mineral Solution, a toxic chemical compound that purports to cure everything from cancer to autism.
Posted in FairWarning Reports, Recent Stories | Tagged Autism, Bleach, Chlorine Dioxide, Doug Nash, FDA, Food and Drug Administration, Miracle Cure, Miracle Mineral Solution, MMS, Safety, Snake Oil, Sylvia Fink |
By Chelsea Conaboy on September 10, 2019
The shooting massacre in Odessa, Texas, highlighted gaps in the system of background checks. The shooter’s effort to buy a gun from a licensed dealer was rejected, so he turned to private market instead.
Posted in Warning Wire | Tagged Air Pollution/Toxic Exposure, Consumer Protection, Environmental Safety and Health, FDA, Government accountability, Smoking and Tobacco Industry, Workplace Safety and Health |
By Chelsea Conaboy on August 27, 2019
Convenience, selection and quick delivery have made Amazon a trusted brand. But a team of Wall Street Journal reporters found thousands of products for sale on Amazon that wouldn’t be permitted on the shelves of big box stores because they had been deemed unsafe or were outright banned by federal regulators.
Posted in Warning Wire | Tagged Air Pollution/Toxic Exposure, Consumer product safety, Consumer Protection, Drinking Water, Environmental Safety and Health, FDA, Government accountability, Pharmaceutical Industry and Drugs, Product Hazards and Recalls, Smoking and Tobacco Industry, Workplace Safety and Health |
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 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 |
