Haphazard firefighting might have sunk BP oil rig

By Aaron Mehta and John Solomon

The Coast Guard has gathered evidence it failed to follow its own firefighting policy during the Deepwater Horizon disaster and is investiga

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"… Deepwater Horizon. In this video, Robb testified in New Orleans about the U.S. Coast Guard’s firefighting efforts aboard the rig. Video courtesy ABC News.Kevin Rob …"

Homeland Security pays dividends for Alaska

By G.W. Schulz

Sarah Palin promotes the self-reliance of her state, but she doesn’t mention the mobile command communications vehicle, bought with federal

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"… y Stevens and other lawmakers.Stevens has even found cash that allowed the U.S. Coast Guard to test pilotless Predator aircraft over Alaska’s vast, minimally active …"

Senate bill aims to tighten regulation of oil spill dispersants

By Chris Hamby and Jim Morris

Reacting to health worries about chemical dispersants used in the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, Democratic Sen. Frank Lautenberg intro

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"… s only three nautical miles, with workers farther out being watched by the U.S. Coast Guard or the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement.Laute …"

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USDA, CDC, Interior must collaborate to block imports of risky live animals

By Julie Vorman

The U.S. Departments of Agriculture, Homeland Security, Interior, and Health and Human Services need to work together to close regulatory ga

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"… er for Democracy and Technology.NATIONAL SECURITY* Fiscal 2011 funding for U.S. Coast Guard bans outsourcing the management of complex weapons programs to contractors …"

Wal-Mart’s mysterious missing exit signs: A tritium health risk?

By Marina Walker Guevara

What do Home Depot, the Mormon Church, and the U.S. Coast Guard have in common? Answer: Radioactivity. According to the Nuclear Regulatory

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"… t’s operator, Exelon Corp. …"

Since 9/11, Koch Industries has fought against tougher government rules on chemical plants

By John Aloysius Farrell, Ben Wieder and Evan Bush

Koch fights tougher government rules despite continuing terrorist threat to chemical plants

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"… s biggest facilities, like its refinery in Minnesota, are regulated by the U.S. Coast Guard, though located hundreds of miles from the shores patrolled by the Coast G …"

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Coal ash spills into Lake Michigan after bluff collapse

By Sarah Whitmire

A bluff collapse dumps hazardous waste from WI power plant into Lake Michigan

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"… nearby workers were injured in the spill, and clean-up has already begun. U.S. Coast Guard Lt. j.g. Brian Dykens called it a “freak accident.” …"

Illegal ocean dumping persists despite DOJ crackdown

By Ronnie Greene

Federal prosecutors target dumping on the high seas, which taints global waterways with oil and other contaminants.

Excerpts from this story referencing "U.S. Coast Guard":

"… anies cut corners, and they generally cut corners in maintenance.” …"

"… trading in the United States.The inquiry began when a crew member told the U.S. Coast Guard the crew used a magic pipe to illegally dump sludge and oily waste overboa …"

"… -pollution laws and ship safety laws, and making false statements during a U.S. Coast Guard investigation, the DOJ said.Polembros was ordered to pay a separate $100,0 …"

Fishing deaths mount, but government slow to cast safety net for deadliest industry

By Ronnie Greene

Commercial fishing is the deadliest industry in the U.S., but with federal reform moving slowly, some fishermen are stepping in.

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"… igorous pursuit of safety at the federal level,” said former congressman James Oberstar, who held fishing safety hearings in 2007 as chairman of the Committee on …"

Why strong regulatory agencies matter

By Bill Buzenberg

If the Center is doing its job right, then our work should anticipate the news. Unfortunately, that happened with an explosion in Texas.

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"… bstances to the National Response Center, but this data, maintained by the U.S. Coast Guard for some reason, is, to put it bluntly, a mess. In 2009, the Chemical Saf …"