Indecency on the air

By John Dunbar

Shock-radio jock Howard Stern remains 'King of All Fines'

Excerpts from this story referencing "Muscatine":

"… nearly nine years. On Aug. 30, 1991, Flambo Broadcasting Inc.'s KFMH-FM in Muscatine, Iowa, aired jokes the FCC deemed indecent.A fine was issued on April 1, 1 …"

Many Americans left behind in the quest for cleaner air

By Jim Morris, Chris Hamby and Elizabeth Lucas

Secret government 'watch list' reveals failure to curb dangerous emissions

Excerpts from this story referencing "Muscatine":

"… Middle-class suburbs. Rural patches of the Bible belt. Urban corridors.In Muscatine, Iowa, pungent haze from a corn processing plant hangs over an otherwise s …"

"… and weekends, when regulators aren’t around to respond to complaints. In Muscatine, Iowa, a corn processing plant burned low-sulfur coal when the wind was bl …"

"… ts. Investigators are finding that cases such as Grain Processing Corp. in Muscatine aren’t unique."Attempts to game the honor system are our bread and butte …"

About this project

By iWatch News

A look at the reporting process behind Poisoned Places

Excerpts from this story referencing "Muscatine":

"… That work eventually led to ground-level reporting in communities such as Muscatine, Iowa; Hayden, Ariz.; Tonawanda, N.Y.; and Ponca City, Okla. These places …"

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Despite lone inspector’s efforts, persistent haze envelops Iowa town

By Chris Hamby

A polluter seemed to comply with the Clean Air Act while exposing citizens to toxics. An inspector tried for years to do something about it.

Excerpts from this story referencing "Muscatine":

"… ped pictures and took notes for the memo he would write. “I went through Muscatine on 3-26-10,” he wrote. “I was amazed at what I saw.”A pickup truck c …"

"… pokesperson Janet Sichterman said other companies share responsibility for Muscatine’s air quality problems, and GPC is doing its part to clean up the skies. …"

"… hing irreversible in your lungs we can’t fix’? ”‘Perfectly legal’Muscatine-based GPC, a privately owned company with the motto “where innovation co …"

"… NR can focus on a higher priority: reducing emissions of fine particles in Muscatine to avoid a designation by the EPA – nonattainment of a Clean Air Act sta …"

IMPACT: After years of complaints, EPA steps in at Iowa plant

By Chris Hamby

Following years of citizen complaints about polluted air, the EPA alleges repeated violations at Iowa corn processing plant.

Excerpts from this story referencing "Muscatine":

"… ct public health. …"

"… tion rules in a lawsuit. A group of citizens, calling themselves Clean Air Muscatine, has filed a petition to intervene in that case, saying the state’s prev …"

IMPACT: Citizens sue Iowa plant over air pollution

By Chris Hamby

Those living in the shadow of an Iowa corn processing plant allege damage from years of air pollution.

Excerpts from this story referencing "Muscatine":

"… andards designed to protect public health. …"

"… es” series with NPR last year.“We’ve reached a tipping point in Muscatine,” said Tony Buzbee, a Houston lawyer with a history of winning high-prof …"

"… finding is crucial, Buzbee said, because, unlike some of the pollutants in Muscatine’s air, acetaldehyde could come from only one place: GPC.As the Center&nb …"

"… ate and federal regulators. The day after the Center’s first story about Muscatine, the state filed a lawsuit, alleging that GPC had released more air pollut …"