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The hidden history

By Kristen Lombardi

The massive coal ash spill in eastern Tennessee in late December is rekindling an old but contentious debate over just how to regulate coal

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IMPACT: Environmental groups sue EPA over lack of coal ash regulation

By Emma Schwartz

Republican duo supported by energy industry seek to rein in EPA on coal ash

By Kristen Lombardi

EPA moves to regulate toxic coal waste spotlighted in Center investigation

By Kristen Lombardi

Coal ash: The hidden story

By Kristen Lombardi

The not-so-dangerous zones?

By Caitlin Ginley

An independent review panel found last week that the Center’s Great Lakes Danger Zones project was based on a Centers for Disease Control an

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Flawed state reporting leaves consumers vulnerable

By Max Levy, Dustin Volz and Joe Yerardi

Great lakes: Danger zones?

By Sheila Kaplan

White House urges end to programs that can make dangerous jobs safer

By Jim Morris

Dangerous disease, dangerous remedy

By Jillian Olsen

OSHA says inspection program fine-tuned, not ‘shelved’

By Chris Hamby

An Occupational Safety and Health Administration program meant to ferret out employers that under report workplace injuries is honing its fo

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Black lung surges back in coal country

By Chris Hamby

Massachusetts workers killed, injured at facilities touted as 'Model Workplaces'

By Beverly Ford

Lost letter: How government fails to deliver on worker safety

By Chris Hamby

OSHA’s laissez-faire attitude

By The Center for Public Integrity

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Quake concern delays nuclear plant extension

By Chris Hamby

A California utility, waiting for "safety lessons" arising from the crisis in Japan, has asked to delay a hearing on extending the operation

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News Guide: Nuclear industry facing cost pressures

By The Associated Press

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

Risk to nuclear plants in hurricane's path may not be what you think

By Corbin Hiar

One year after tragedy, agency urges oil refineries to invest in safety

By Chris Hamby

Year after tragedy, government pleads for prevention

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Regulatory flaws, repeated violations put oil refinery workers at risk

By Jim Morris, Chris Hamby and M.B. Pell

Use of toxic acid puts millions at risk

By Jim Morris and Chris Hamby

Renegade Refiner: OSHA says BP has “systemic safety problem”

By Jim Morris and M.B. Pell

Judge urged to revoke BP refinery probation after Gulf Oil Spill

By Kristen Lombardi

Lax oversight of school construction raises doubts about earthquake safety

By Corey G. Johnson

Lax oversight of school construction raises doubts about earthquake safety

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Watchdog interference: Inspectors General say agencies hinder investigations

By John Solomon and Amy Biegelsen

GAO says Pentagon IG is still adrift on investigating sexual assaults

By Evan Bush

There are many restrictions on official government travel, but they’ve been ignored

By Corbin Hiar

Smithsonian’s gift shop revenue to get closer look in 2011

By Julie Vorman

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Push for safety oversight of electronic medical records is moving at a crawl

By Emma Schwartz

Nearly two years after the Obama administration announced plans to spend $40 billion to help doctors and hospitals adopt electronic medical

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As doctors shift to electronic health systems, signs of harm emerge

By Fred Schulte and Emma Schwartz

Effort to track medical safety issues faces long road ahead

By Fred Schulte and Emma Schwartz

FDA, Obama digital medical records team at odds over safety oversight

By Fred Schulte and Emma Schwartz

Panel recommends new agency to investigate safety of health information technology

By Kimberly Leonard

OSHA too generous in cutting fines, watchdog says

By Julie Vorman

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration reduces virtually all proposed fines as an incentive for companies to fix workplace safety

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IMPACT: Agency task force conducting ‘top-to-bottom review’ of ‘model workplaces’ program

By Chris Hamby

'Model workplaces' not always so safe

By Chris Hamby

Deaths at ‘model workplaces’ missing from list of federal overseers

By Chris Hamby

In U.S. Steel town, fatal gas explosion goes unpunished by OSHA

By Jim Morris

Coast Guard to revise self-assessment on oil spills

By Julie Vorman

The Coast Guard, which played a key role responding to the BP disaster in the Gulf of Mexico, is developing a new way to measure how effecti

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Training exercises showed gaps in government preparedness before BP oil spill

By John Solomon and Aaron Mehta

After oil spill cleanup, mystery surrounds oil remaining in Gulf

By Laurel Adams

Internal e-mails suggest doctoring of oil spill information by White House

By Laurel Adams

Volunteer vessels at BP rig were “floating militia,” need more coordination

By Aaron Mehta

Proposed House measure would block BP from new offshore drilling

By Julie Vorman

A U.S. House committee today approved a plan that would block BP from obtaining new federal offshore oil and natural gas drilling permits be

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Judge urged to revoke BP refinery probation after Gulf Oil Spill

By Kristen Lombardi

Sen. Franken asks BP to explain OSHA violations

By Jim Morris

BP pays another fine for Texas refinery

By Amy Biegelsen

BP to pay $13 million for safety violations at Texas refinery

By Alice Su

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