Regulation
The Efforts to Keep Industry in Check
Documents Show Internal Clash Before U.S. Officials Pushed to Weaken Toddler Formula Rules
Government documents obtained by ProPublica show a stark rift between trade and health officials over international efforts to regulate toddler milk. The records provide a rare, candid glimpse into U.S. policymaking around children's health.
What’s Missing From Railroad Safety Data? Dead Workers and Severed Limbs.
Thanks to government loopholes, rail companies haven’t been scrutinized by the Federal Railroad Administration for scores of alleged worker injuries and at least two deaths.
The Rising Cost of the Oil Industry’s Slow Death
Unplugged oil and gas wells accelerate climate change, threaten public health and risk hitting taxpayers’ pocketbooks. ProPublica and Capital & Main found that the money set aside to fix the problem falls woefully short of the impending cost.
FDA Repeatedly Rejected Safety Claims About Philips Breathing Machines, Emails Show
As Philips reassured patients that millions of recalled machines were safe, internal emails show federal regulators privately told the company its testing didn’t account for the impact of long-term harm from tainted devices.
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Chevron Will Pay Record Fines for Oil Spills in California
The penalties come after an investigation by The Desert Sun and ProPublica found that companies were profiting from illegal spills and California’s oversight of the industry was lax.
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After Seeing Controversial Contract-for-Deed Home Sales Affect Constituents, Minnesota Lawmakers Propose Reforms
The state legislators said the home deals had harmed members of the Somali community in and around the Twin Cities. Some buyers have lost their homes.
The Oregon Timber Industry Won Huge Tax Cuts in the 1990s. Now It May Get Another Break Thanks to a Top Lawmaker.
As the cost of fighting wildfires increases, state Sen. Elizabeth Steiner has proposed a bill — developed in consultation with the logging industry — that would shift millions in expenses away from the biggest landowners and onto taxpayers.
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Series: The Inside Edge : How the Rich and Well-Connected Exploit Investment Advantages
Series: America’s Dangerous Trucks : Inside the Battle to Prevent Deadly Crashes
Series: Train Country : Investigating Railroad Safety in America
Series: Homeowner Hell : Investigating Colorado’s Unregulated Homeowners Associations
Series: Toxic Burden : How American Chemical Regulations Failed the Public
Series: Unchecked : America’s Broken Food Safety System
Series: Polluter’s Paradise : Environmental Impact in Louisiana
Series: The Bad Bet : How Illinois Bet on Video Gambling and Lost
Series: Trashed : Inside New York’s Deadly Private Garbage Industry
Series: Louisiana’s Ethical Swamp : Lawmakers’ Conflicts of Interest
Series: HUD’s House of Cards : Public Housing Failures
Series: The Tax Divide : Inequities and Errors Riddle Cook County’s Property Tax Assessments
Series: Fed Tapes : The Secret Recordings of Carmen Segarra
Series: Freddie Mac : Playing the Mortgage Market
Series: Nuclear Safety : After Fukushima
