American Pain Foundation Shuts Down as Senators Launch Investigation of Prescription Narcotics

by Charles Ornstein and Tracy Weber
ProPublica, May 8, 2012, 8:57 p.m.

Sens. Baucus and Grassley demand evidence of financial support from the drug industry to nonprofit groups that advocate use of opioid painkillers, including the newly defunct American Pain Foundation.

Senate Committee Investigates Marketing of Painkillers

by Charles Ornstein and Tracy Weber
ProPublica, May 8, 2012, 8:57 p.m.

40 Acres and a Rule: Draft Federal Fracking Regs Cover Only A Sliver of Land

by Lena Groeger
ProPublica, May 8, 2012, 11:04 a.m.

The Obama administration’s newly proposed fracking rules contain some strong measures but apply to only a fraction of the country

At Last! After 15 Years, Govt Tells Phone Companies to Follow Low-Price Rule for Schools

by Jeff Gerth
ProPublica, May 8, 2012, 10:33 a.m.

Following years of neglect and a ProPublica story last week, regulators are about to tell phone companies to comply with a rule that they charge bargain rates to schools.