The Center for Public Integrity

EPA misleads on air quality

Air samples at Ground Zero showed asbestos levels between double and triple EPA’s danger limit, but were defined as "slightly above."

An information security breach by China highlights government's weaknesses in cybersecurity

Medicare fraud runs rampant but no government crackdown yet, despite bipartisan support

Changes to the risk assessment procedures have been delayed, and transparency has been swept away in the process

The IRS does fewer audits on offshore taxpayers, even as more corporations move to hide revenue in offshore accounts

The IRS has upped audits on the working poor while dramatically decreasing audits on corporations and the wealthy

Failure by the Securities and Exchange Commission to properly oversee investment banks puts the public at risk

Risky trades expand quickly with no oversight from SEC

Instead of buying up troubled assets, money from the Troubled Asset Relief Program poured into banks to little avail

Perchlorate can hinder brain development, and has shown up in more than 150 drinking water systems in 35 states