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The EPA Is Letting Energy Companies Pollute Our Drinking Water

"Aquifer exemptions" let companies dump drilling and fracking waste into the water supply.

By Abrahm Lustgarten, ProPublica

 | Wed Dec. 12, 2012 4:00 AM PST

Will Big Oil Keep Its Subsidies in a Fiscal-Cliff Deal?

One of America's most profitable industries banks billions in subsidies—but there's little talk in Washington of putting these handouts on the chopping block.

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| Fri Dec. 7, 2012 4:00 AM PST

Is Your Baby Sleeping in Carcinogens?

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| Thu Dec. 6, 2012 3:07 PM PST

Will Obama Beat Back a "Nuclear" Attack by the Big Banks?

Financial regulators are scrambling to finalize the Volcker rule—and Wall Street has mounted a full-on blitz to defang it.

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| Thu Dec. 6, 2012 4:00 AM PST

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Why Isn't the FDA Stopping the Epidemic of Foodborne Illness?

The agency charged with overseeing the safety of our food is out to lunch. Here's why.

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| Wed Dec. 5, 2012 4:00 AM PST

Here's How to Clean Up Dirty, Old Power Plants

Natural Resources Defense Council offers EPA a plan to tackle emissions from the power sector.

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| Tue Dec. 4, 2012 4:39 PM PST

Obama to Help Screwed Homeowners (Finally)

By firing the guy who blocked a wide-reaching mortgage write-down program.

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| Mon Dec. 3, 2012 11:21 AM PST

Report: Elizabeth Warren Gets a Banking Committee Seat

Despite their best efforts, the big banking lobby couldn't keep Warren off the committee.

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| Tue Dec. 4, 2012 9:37 AM PST

Watch: Bob Costas Calls for Gun Control After NFL Murder-Suicide

Plus: The NFL's recent history is riddled with gun problems.

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| Mon Dec. 3, 2012 1:43 PM PST

10 Corporations That Still Get New Government Contracts, Despite Alleged Misconduct

The EPA blocked BP from new government contracts, but many other companies have been cited for problems.

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| Fri Nov. 30, 2012 12:12 PM PST

Will BP Really Be Banned from Federal Contracts?

The company won $1.38 billion in new DOD contracts just two months ago.

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| Fri Nov. 30, 2012 10:12 AM PST

Your Couch May Be Killing You

A new study finds that most couches contain scary flame-retardant chemicals.

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| Thu Nov. 29, 2012 4:00 AM PST

China's "Ultimate Goal Is a Huge Fracking Industry"

In China's ambitious plans for shale gas drilling, environmental protection measures are nowhere to be found, a new report finds.

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| Tue Nov. 27, 2012 4:00 AM PST

How the GOP Nearly Won the DJ Vote

The Republican Study Committee proposes a wide-ranging overhaul of copyright law—then retracts it.

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| Tue Nov. 20, 2012 9:00 AM PST
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WATCH: "It's the Wild F*ing West Out There"

In the rush to frack, workers get hit, squeezed, maimed—and pushed to keep quiet.

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| Tue Nov. 20, 2012 4:00 AM PST
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Meningitis Pharmacy Update: Live Bird, Bugs Found in Sister Facility That Packaged Sterile Drugs

A FDA investigation reveals dirty conditions at a drug company affiliated with compounding pharmacy responsible for the meningitis outbreak.

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| Tue Nov. 13, 2012 9:29 PM PST

8 Months After Trayvon: "Stand Your Ground" Law Deemed Just Fine by Florida

Despite troubling research on the controversial law, Gov. Rick Scott's task force gives it the thumbs-up.

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| Thu Nov. 15, 2012 7:18 PM PST

BP and DOJ Reportedly Reach Settlement on Deepwater Horizon Disaster

The oil giant and the US government are said to be near agreement on a record fine.

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| Thu Nov. 15, 2012 10:33 AM PST

8 Environmental Rules That Were Too Controversial to Enact Pre-Election

At long last, Obama has a chance to make life harder for polluters. Will he take it?

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| Wed Nov. 14, 2012 4:00 AM PST

California to Polluters: Go Green or Pay Up

The nation's most ambitious cap and trade initiative commences today in the world's eighth-largest economy.

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| Wed Nov. 14, 2012 4:00 AM PST