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Food safety labs may not have capacity to handle a crisis like Japan's

By Aaron Mehta and Laurel Adams

IG criticizes agencies charged with protecting American food safety as unprepared and understaffed

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GAO: 15 agencies in charge of 30 food-related laws

By Laurel Adams

Federal agencies falling short in protecting U.S. food supply

By Max Levy and Mattea Kramer

Laws haven’t kept deadly pathogens out of meat, poultry

By Teresa Lostroh and Rachel Albin

USDA audit says E. coli testing in ground beef is flawed

By Aaron Mehta

A more likely nuclear nightmare

By Susan Q. Stranahan

A more probable nuclear power threat than quake or tsunami: recurring fires

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Nuclear sites lack adequate security

By The Center for Public Integrity

Nuclear miscalculation: Why regulators miss power plant threats from quakes and storms

By Susan Q. Stranahan

What are the risks of an earthquake beneath a reactor near you?

By Chris Hamby

Regulators aware for years of understated seismic risks to nuclear plants

By Jim Morris and Bill Sloat

Republicans move forward against coal ash regulation

By Chris Hamby

Amid health risks, worries about a threat to jobs and the economy

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"Beneficial use" of Coal Ash in question as EPA mulls regulation

By Kristen Lombardi

EPA releases utilities' plans to make coal ash storage safer

By John Solomon

By releasing coal ash sites, EPA raises more questions

By Kristen Lombardi

EPA sets public hearings on coal ash disposal options

By Kristen Lombardi

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IMPACT: Refinery's use of toxic chemical spurs hearing

By Jim Morris

Politician to ask about safety at a Philadelphia refinery

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Communities at risk from oil refineries that use toxic chemical

By Kimberly Leonard

IMPACT: In Philadelphia, plea for safer alternative at refinery

By Jim Morris

Report urges phaseout of deadly acid

By Chris Hamby

Fourth fire this year strikes refinery that relies on toxic acid

By Chris Hamby

Coal is back, even as the Obama administration pushes green energy

By Jeremy Borden and Jim Morris

Improving economy requires electricity, so Big Coal is back

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The ‘clean coal’ lobbying blitz

By Marianne Lavelle

Shake-ups at high-profile coal industry group

By Marianne Lavelle

Coal-fired plant under attack, but may still have some important backers

By Josh Israel

Coal ash: The hidden story

By Kristen Lombardi

After decades, preventable fire hazards persist at Alabama reactor

By Susan Q. Stranahan

Troubles persist at Browns Ferry, catalyst for tougher rules 36 years ago

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Early in crisis, Senator helps nuclear industry sway colleagues on safety

By Ronnie Greene

Reactors at heart of Japanese nuclear crisis raised concerns as early as 1972, memos show

By Jim Morris and Aaron Mehta

Could rupture of aging pipeline ignite nuclear plant's control room?

By Susan Q. Stranahan

A more likely nuclear nightmare

By Susan Q. Stranahan

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EPA releases utilities' plans to make coal ash storage safer

By John Solomon

Utilities craft plans for safer storage of a toxic coal power byproduct

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"Beneficial use" of Coal Ash in question as EPA mulls regulation

By Kristen Lombardi

Republicans move forward against coal ash regulation

By Chris Hamby

By releasing coal ash sites, EPA raises more questions

By Kristen Lombardi

EPA scolded for website that appeared to endorse coal ash products

By Laurel Adams

Persistent black lung, old scourge of coal, found in autopsies of most Massey miners

By Chris Hamby

Persistent black lung, scourge of coal, found in autopsies of Massey miners

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Black lung surges back in coal country

By Chris Hamby

GOP budget move stalls black lung plan

By Ken Ward Jr.

Miners say Upper Big Branch mine cheated on dust sampling

By Ken Ward Jr.

IMPACT: Labor Dept. assembling expert team on mine dust enforcement after CPI-NPR investigation

By Chris Hamby

The Bay State's toxic legacy

By Beverly Ford

Despite the expenditure of millions in cleanup costs, 25 Massachusetts Superfund sites are still a toxic mess

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Most Dangerous Superfund Sites

By The Center for Public Integrity

EPA Superfund cleanup costs outstrip funding

By Laurel Adams

Human exposure 'uncontrolled' at 114 Superfund sites

By Joaquin Sapien

Superfund today

By Joaquin Sapien and Richard Mullins

Communities at risk from oil refineries that use toxic chemical

By Kimberly Leonard

Our interactive map shows areas that lie in the path of a potential HF chemical release

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Refinery settles violations from ‘avoidable’ HF release

By Jim Morris and Chris Hamby

IMPACT: Refinery's use of toxic chemical spurs hearing

By Jim Morris

Report urges phaseout of deadly acid

By Chris Hamby

Highly toxic acid used by refineries sends workers to hospital — again

By Chris Hamby

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