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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

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

Case studies show value of old-timers

By Knut Royce

Accounts of airplane "saves," especially when veteran captains overcome the errors of less-experienced crew members, are mostly anecdotal.
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Big increases in mercury and other toxic releases

By Marianne Lavelle

Almost 4.1 billion pounds of toxic chemicals were released to the environment in the United States in 2007, according to new data from the E

India: An out of control asbestos market

By Marina Walker Guevara

A warm welcome to new ICIJ media partner, Tehelka magazine in India, which just published an exposé on the growth and influence of the asbes

Year after tragedy, mining industry seeks some self-policing

By Chris Hamby

Mining industry urges feds to reward safety with fewer inspections
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BP to pay record fine, spend $500M to upgrade Texas refinery

By Jim Morris and M.B. Pell

UPDATED BP will pay a $50.6 million penalty and spend at least $500 million to upgrade its Texas City, Texas, refinery where a 2005 explosio

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Mining groups seek to delay SEC's conflict mineral deadline

By Amy Biegelsen

Powerful players in the international mining industry are asking for more time to respond to the Securities and Exchange Commission’s contro

The world's asbestos behemoth

By Roman Shleynov

Vast amounts shipped overseas, used at home

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