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House bill targets deadly dust explosions

By Chris Hamby

House Democrats are pushing a bill requiring safety steps to curb combustible dust explosions -- a hazard examined in a 2012 Center report.

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Bill aims to strengthen OSHA workplace enforcement

By Chris Hamby

'They were not thinking of him as a human being'

By Jim Morris and Chip Mitchell

OSHA strengthens protections for temp workers

By Jim Morris

Bush administration kills safety regulation opposed by donors

By Bill Dawson

Worker suffocations persist as grain storage soars, employers flout safety rules

By Jim Morris and Howard Berkes

The 2010 deaths of a 14-year-old boy and a 19-year-old man in an Illinois grain bin highlight unsafe practices, spotty enforcement.

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Rethinking OSHA exemption for farms

By Jim Morris and Howard Berkes

Drought now grips more than half of the nation

By The Associated Press

Feds have done little to contain genetically modified animals and plants

By Laurel Adams

Feds fight to keep names of ranchers with grazing permits secret

By Kristen Lombardi