By Chelsea Conaboy on January 15, 2019
Environmental and financial investigations, along with probes of deadly crashes, stall while federal agencies remain on hiatus
Posted in Warning Wire | Tagged Climate Change, Consumer Protection, Environmental Safety and Health, Firearms, food safety, Government accountability, Labor Department, Smoking and Tobacco Industry, Workplace Safety and Health |
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 Chelsea Conaboy on November 27, 2018
The latest National Climate Assessment projects a rise in heat-related deaths and billions of dollars in economic damage by century’s end.
Posted in Warning Wire | Tagged Air Pollution/Toxic Exposure, Climate Change, FDA, Firearms, food safety, Food Supply, Government accountability, Workplace Safety and Health |
By Chelsea Conaboy on November 20, 2018
Administration officials blame mismanagement of forests and “radical environmentalists” for massive California blazes.
Posted in Warning Wire | Tagged Climate Change, Consumer Protection, FDA, Firearms, Government accountability, Product Hazards and Recalls, Smoking and Tobacco Industry |
By Chelsea Conaboy on November 13, 2018
President Trump blames deadly blazes on state mismanagement of the forests, drawing outrage from a firefighters labor leader.
Posted in Recent Stories, Warning Wire | Tagged Air Pollution/Toxic Exposure, Climate Change, FDA, Firearms, Government accountability, Smoking and Tobacco Industry, Workplace Safety and Health |
By Chelsea Conaboy on November 6, 2018
Despite federal assurance that the research doesn’t apply to people, critics say the results raise health concerns for children and others.
Posted in Warning Wire | Tagged Cell Phones, Climate Change, Consumer Protection, Environmental Safety and Health, Firearms, food safety, Gadgets and Distracted Driving, Government accountability, Medical Errors, Smoking and Tobacco Industry, Workplace 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 |
