EPA needs to improve monitoring of Missouri toxic waste site

By Laurel Adams

A review by the inspector general of the Environmental Protection Agency reveals deficiencies in safety testing at a Superfund hazardous was

Excerpts from this story referencing "Wheeling":

"… eals deficiencies in safety testing at a Superfund hazardous waste site in Wheeling, Mo. The 200—acre Wheeling site operated until 1986 as a toxic waste sit …"

"… esting at a Superfund hazardous waste site in Wheeling, Mo. The 200—acre Wheeling site operated until 1986 as a toxic waste site for pesticides, asbestos, l …"

"… incorrect and outdated surface water standards when analyzing results from Wheeling. EPA managers could not ensure that labs were testing with enough precisio …"

"… essment to determine the environmental impact on plants and animals on the Wheeling site.The EPA regional office responsible for monitoring the site “needs …"

Did the FDA miss signals on a troubled heart drug?

By Jeanne Lenzer

It has been a rough eight months for the drug maker Actavis, Inc. and its powerful heart drug, Digitek. Following repeated Food and Drug Adm

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"… o maintain the Digitek brand integrity.” Teresa Toriseva, an attorney in Wheeling, West Virginia, and chairperson of a judge-appointed plaintiff’s steerin …"