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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 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 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 |
By Chelsea Conaboy on April 30, 2019
Food sick: The U.S. has seen a significant increase in the number of people contracting certain foodborne illnesses, with more multi-state outbreaks in 2018 than at any point in the previous decade, reports Laura Riley of The Washington Post. Better, quicker diagnosis is one factor, but public health experts told Riley that holes in food…
Posted in Warning Wire | Tagged Air Pollution/Toxic Exposure, Auto and Highway Safety, Consumer product safety, Drinking Water, Environmental Safety and Health, Firearms, food safety, Food Supply, Government accountability, Pharmaceutical Industry and Drugs, Smoking and Tobacco Industry |
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 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 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 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 |
