Outsiders target Indian land for risky business

By Joe Eaton

Outsiders target Indian land for risky business

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"… havior of industries trying to make a profit on dangerous projects and the federal government’s role in facilitating that,” Angel said.Many types of developments on …"

Grassley, Wyden introduce bill to make Medicare data public

By Joe Eaton

New bill on Medicare data responds to Center reporting

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"… ourt order.In 1978, the American Medical Association successfully sued the federal government to bar the predecessor of HHS from releasing the amount of money Medicare …"

Senators Grassley, Wyden push to make Medicare billing data public

By Joe Eaton and David Donald

Republican Sen. Charles Grassley of Iowa introduced a bill today that would make available to the public data on Medicare billing by doctors

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"… e acquired.In 1978, The American Medical Association successfully sued the federal government to bar the predecessor of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services …"

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Patient data safety rules widely disregarded, unenforced

By Joe Eaton

As the federal government prepares to spend up to $27 billion in stimulus funds to promote electronic medical records, a health technology i

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"… ral dollars to data security, not just health record implementation. …"

Regulatory flaws, repeated violations put oil refinery workers at risk

By Jim Morris, Chris Hamby and M.B. Pell

The nation’s refineries are plagued by equipment failures and sometimes-fatal accidents that in many cases could have been prevented.

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"… alone, the industry reported spending more than $146 million to lobby the federal government. During the 2009-2010 election cycle, it donated $25 million to federal ca …"

Refinery settles violations from ‘avoidable’ HF release

By Jim Morris and Chris Hamby

A Texas oil refinery featured in a joint Center for Public Integrity-ABC News investigation into the dangers of hydrofluoric acid has agreed

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"… y of a safer alternative. Worst-case scenarios filed by companies with the federal government show that at least 16 million Americans live in the potential path of the …"

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Congress ponders corn ethanol tax credit as production of plant waste ethanol lags

By Jim Morris

A 2007 federal law envisioned a bright future for cellulosic ethanol, an environment-friendly fuel made of wood chips, switch grass, corn st

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"… for corn for ethanol and the income of corn producers ...”All told, the federal government lost about $17 billion in revenue from 2005-09 as a result of the corn eth …"

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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"… rtiveness allowed under rules issued by the FRA and a sister agency at the Department of Transportation, the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration, “means ther …"

Government transparency under Obama misses the mark

By Jim Morris

To mark Sunshine Week, open-government groups are assessing President Barack Obama’s pledge to make the federal bureaucracy more open and le

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"… conducted by Scripps Howard News Service and Ohio University described the federal government as being either “very secretive” or “somewhat secretive.”The Cente …"

The Data Mine launched by The Center for Public Integrity and Sunlight Foundation

By Jim Morris

President Obama's Open Government Initiative urges federal agencies to make “high-value” data publicly available at www.data.gov. But agenci

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"… that will highlight inaccessible or poorly presented information from the federal government. From the CIA to the CDC, we’ll be looking at data that needs to be …"

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