Small Farms Immune to Safety Investigations, Even When a Worker Dies
Michele Gran used to warn her sons to be careful in the world. Then her worst nightmare came true.
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Boxed In: Dollar Tree, the Giant Discount Chain, Cited for Job Safety Violations at Dozens of Stores
Run-ins with job safety regulators are routine for Dollar Tree, the huge discount retail chain. A FairWarning investigation found that more than 150 company stores have been cited for safety violations since December 2015, despite a settlement with OSHA in which Dollar Tree agreed to pay $825,000 in penalties and clean up its act.
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Air War: A Relentless Whistleblower Once More Girds for Battle Over Aviation Safety
To his supporters, former air marshal Robert MacLean personifies the best traits of whistleblowers, determined to expose the government's dirty laundry, even at high personal cost. To critics, he's an obsessive and even vindictive ex-federal employee who overstepped his bounds. Now he's battling over the need for secondary barriers to keep would-be intruders from reaching the cockpit.
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Trump to California: ‘No You Don’t’ on State Setting Its Own Vehicle Emissions Standards
President Trump is revoking California's authority to set its own vehicle emissions standards, setting the stage for a Supreme Court battle.
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In Texas Shooting Massacre the System Actually Worked, For a While
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.
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Amazon a Thriving Market for Banned, Unsafe and Mislabeled Products
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.
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Endangered Again: Trump Administration Rolls Back Historic Wildlife Protection Law
The Endangered Species Act is getting an overhaul by the Trump White House that will affect hundreds of species now considered "threatened."
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Staffing Firm Again Cited for Safety Lapses After Young Temp Worker Loses Fingers
The firm, PriorityWorkforce, has run afoul of safety regulators, and now it's trying to find jobs for the homeless.
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EPA Bypassed Ethics Rules in Picks for Science Panels, Government Watchdog Finds
New members of EPA science advisory panels, including some with industry ties, were not not properly screened for ethical conflicts, according to the Government Accountability Office.
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Dialing Down the Hype on Driverless Cars
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.