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  1. May 18, 2007

    Human Exposure ‘Uncontrolled’ at 114 Superfund Sites, Ongoing Center Investigation Finds

    WASHINGTON, D.C. May 18, 2007 — The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has been reluctant to reveal critical information about 114 toxic waste sites where dangerous and possible cancer-causing substances could harm nearby residents, according to an ongoing Center for Public Integrity investigation, "Wasting Away: Superfund's Toxic Legacy." Read more

  2. May 03, 2007

    Bankrupt Companies Avoided More Than $700 Million in Superfund Cleanup Costs, Center Finds

    WASHINGTON, D.C. May 3, 2007 — Four companies connected by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to some of America's worst toxic waste sites have escaped more than half a billion dollars in pollution cleanup costs by declaring bankruptcy, potentially passing the tab onto taxpayers, according to a Center for Public Integrity investigation. Read more

  3. May 02, 2007

    Center for Public Integrity Announces Release of Book

    WASHINGTON, D.C. May 2, 2007 — More than a year and a half after Hurricane Katrina devastated the city of New Orleans and Gulf Coast, the footprint of the storm's wreckage still lingers. Uprooted families continue to struggle and wonder if they'll ever be able to return, while the country is still questioning how and why this catastrophe could have happened and whether it will happen again. As we head into the 2007 hurricane season, the Center for Public Integrity helps provide answers to those questions in the upcoming release of "City Adrift: New Orleans Before and After Katrina" (LSU Press, $22.95; 184 pages), with a foreword by renowned broadcast journalist and HDNet anchor Dan Rather. Read more

  4. April 26, 2007

    Center Superfund Investigation Profiles Top Companies Linked to Toxic Waste Sites

    WASHINGTON, D.C. April 26, 2007 — Toxic waste still plagues American communities 27 years after the U.S. government created a program to identify and clean up the country's worst sites, according to a two-part investigation by the Center for Public Integrity. "Wasting Away: Superfund's Toxic Legacy" reveals the beleaguered state of the Environmental Protection Agency's Superfund effort, uncovers the companies and government agencies linked to the most sites and tracks progress of the cleanup. Read more

  5. April 12, 2007

    Center’s HIV/AIDS Investigation Wins Second Award for Excellence in Online Journalism

    WASHINGTON, D.C. April 12, 2007 — "Divine Intervention: U.S. AIDS Policy Abroad," a 16-country investigation by the Center's International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ), received a first-place Sigma Delta Chi Award for online reporting from the Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ). Read more

  6. April 02, 2007

    Pharmaceutical Federal Lobbying Spending Flourishes

    WASHINGTON, D.C. April 2, 2007 — Pharmaceutical manufacturers and their trade groups spent a record $155 million lobbying the federal government and its agencies from January 2005 to June 2006, according to a Center for Public Integrity report based on data obtained from the Senate Office of Public Records. Read more

  7. March 29, 2007

    Federal Advisory Panels Wield Unseen Power

    WASHINGTON, D.C. March 29, 2007 — While federal advisory committees are tasked with giving the executive branch "objective" advice on issues ranging from the safety of prescription drugs to commercial airline travel, an ongoing investigation by the Center for Public Integrity has found that they sometimes are tainted by financial conflicts of interest, needless secrecy, industry dominance and outside interference. Read more

  8. March 27, 2007

    Pakistan’s $4.2 Billion ‘Blank Check’ for U.S. Military Aid

    WASHINGTON, D.C. March 27, 2007 — Pakistan became billions of dollars richer after September 11, 2001, thanks to a Defense Department program that pays expenses incurred by U.S. allies fighting the global war on terror, an investigation by the Center for Public Integrity's International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) revealed. Read more

  9. March 16, 2007

    House Majority Leader Exploited Campaign Finance ‘Bundling’ Loophole

    WASHINGTON, D.C. March 16, 2007 — Majority Leader Steny Hoyer raised more than $1 million for congressional candidates in the Democrats' 2006 successful run at controlling the House by exploiting what experts call a legal loophole, an investigation by the Center for Public Integrity has found. Read more

  10. March 12, 2007

    Center’s HIV/AIDS Investigation Wins 2006 Award for Excellence in Health Care Journalism

    WASHINGTON, D.C. March 12, 2007 — "Divine Intervention: U.S. AIDS Policy Abroad," a year-long investigation by the Center's International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ), received a first-place award from the Association of Health Care Journalists (AHCJ). Read more

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International Consortium of Investigative Journalists

The Center’s International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) is a collaboration of some of the world’s leading investigative reporters. ICIJ extends globally the Center’s style of watchdog journalism, working with 100 reporters in 50 countries to produce long-term, transnational projects.

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