Worries about catastrophes at chemical plants prompts special inspection program, but some sites remain off-limits.

Use of 'unapproved methods' by EPA put workers and public at risk of asbestos exposure, IG says

A federal task force is conducting a “top-to-bottom review” of a program that exempts “model workplaces” from regular safety inspections.

Agency database shows emissions are down overall, but self-reporting makes the data suspect

Publication of a landmark government study of lung cancer in miners is delayed by an industry group and its congressional allies

Labor's Inspector General will examine a federal 'model workplaces' program highlighted in Center investigation

Landmark study of miners shows elevated risk of cancer from engine exhaust

The Department of Labor reported that 4,690 U.S. workers suffered fatal injuries in 2010, a 3 percent increase from 2009.