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House bill targets deadly dust explosions
By
Chris Hamby
February 15, 2013
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
March 28, 2013
'They were not thinking of him as a human being'
By
Jim Morris
and
Chip Mitchell
December 20, 2012
Bush administration kills safety regulation opposed by donors
By
Bill Dawson
April 11, 2002
Federal board concludes current chemical regulations are inadequate
By
Bill Dawson
May 15, 2002
Worker suffocations persist as grain storage soars, employers flout safety rules
By
Jim Morris
and
Howard Berkes
March 24, 2013
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
March 24, 2013
Drought now grips more than half of the nation
By
The Associated Press
July 16, 2012
Feds have done little to contain genetically modified animals and plants
By
Laurel Adams
June 10, 2011
Europe’s new pesticide regulations leave America in the dust
By
Jillian Olsen
November 10, 2008
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