Senate prepares for new battle over chemical plant security

By Jim Morris

Although he left his stressful job with the Environmental Protection Agency nearly seven years ago, Bob Bostock says there’s one scenario th

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"… uss said in a press release. The Blue Plains wastewater treatment plant in Washington, D.C., made a similar switch two months after 9/11, obviating the need for as ma …"

Local officials say they’re in the dark on dangerous freight rail traffic

By Jim Morris

Sixty-two cities in the United States have been deemed “high threat urban areas” by the Department of Homeland Security, meaning they’re sus

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"… d 100,000 people could die or be injured by a chlorine release in downtown Washington, D.C. – say, during an event on the National Mall. As things stand, however, t …"

Gov’t database of bad doctors blocks public from seeing names

By Jim Morris

The Department of Health and Human Services maintains a “bad doctor” database, but members of the public can’t see the doctors’ names....

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"… l Practitioner Data Bank Where: Department of Health and Human Services, Washington, D.C. Availability: Portions of database open to the public, but not providers …"

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Farm subsidies still missing from USDA’s data-rich website

By Jim Morris

The Agriculture Department says it makes farm subsidy data available to anyone who asks, but turning the data into something useful is tedio

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"… rm subsidy payments made by the U.S. Department of AgricultureWhere: USDA, Washington, D.C.Availability: Released under FOIAFormat: Colon delimited textUsability: N/A …"

GSA tracks contractors’ work in database off-limits to public

By Jim Morris

Keeping a contractor performance database out of public reach is like “not allowing a parent to see their child’s report card,” a critic say

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"… performance of federal contractorsWhere: General Services Administration, Washington, D.C.Availability: Not accessible by the publicFormat: Word files, Excel spreads …"

FDA lags USDA in accessible food safety data

By Jim Morris

Recent outbreaks of food-borne illness left American consumers on edge — and largely in the dark about federal enforcement. The Food and Dru

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"… ion activities and are prodding the FDA to do better.Almost two years ago, Washington, D.C.-based Food & Water Watch filed a lawsuit against the FDA after it refu …"

"… : Copies of food inspection work plansWhere: Food and Drug Administration, Washington, D.C.Availability: Closed to publicFormat: PDFsUsability: N/AThe Data Mine is a …"

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OSHA workplace samples: Millions of records out of reach

By Jim Morris

Toxic exposures on the job cause the premature deaths of some 49,000 Americans each year, but the Occupational Safety and Health Administrat

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"… es in U.S. workplacesWhere: Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Washington, D.C.Availability: Closed to publicFormat: Delimited textUsability: N/AThe Data …"

Exporting an epidemic

By Jim Morris

Human toll reaches millions as asbestos industry expands worldwide

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"… or a fool,” says Barry Castleman, an environmental consultant based near Washington, D.C., who advises the WHO on asbestos matters. “If they can’t have controll …"

"… ience will prevail at the end.”Ana Avila in Mexico City, Dan Ettinger in Washington, D.C., Carlos Eduardo Huertas in Bogota, Murali Krishnan in New Delhi, Roma …"

America’s asbestos age

By Jim Morris

A toxic legacy may leave behind a half-million deaths

Obama’s new chief of staff sought to loosen post-Enron corporate reforms

By Michael Hudson

William M. Daley, President Barack Obama's new chief of staff, is a major Wall Street player who sought to loosen corporate reform laws and

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"… d, executive director of the National Association of Consumer Advocates, a Washington, D.C.-based group, said frauds revealed by the market meltdown that gained steam …"

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