July 2014 Archive
California Halts Injection of Fracking Waste, Warning it May Be Contaminating Aquifers
State’s drought has forced farmers to rely on groundwater, even as California aquifers have been intentionally polluted due to exemptions for oil industry.
We’re Still Not Tracking Patient Harm
Top patient-safety experts call on Congress to step in and, among other steps, give the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention wider responsibility for measuring medical mistakes.
Who Advised Cuomo on Mortgage Industry Investigation? A Mortgage Lobbyist
Howard Glaser was brought on to help then-Attorney General Andrew Cuomo on his mortgage industry investigation. Glaser was working for the industry at the same time.
Why We Removed the Form 990 PDFs From Nonprofit Explorer
Last month, we removed links to download Form 990 document PDFs from our Nonprofit Explorer interactive database.
BlackRock Doesn’t Need A Scarlet Letter
The S.E.C. has a point on asset managers but it is undermining financial regulation with its public and needless antagonism of the Financial Stability Oversight Council.
In Desegregation Case, Judge Blasts School Officials and Justice Department
A federal judge in Alabama says local school board has failed to meet legal mandate to integrate.
Why Are Obstetricians Among the Top Billers for Group Psychotherapy in Illinois?
Illinois leads the country in group psychotherapy sessions in Medicare, and some top billers aren’t mental health specialists. The state’s Medicaid program has cracked down, but federal officials have not.
Muslim-Americans Caught in NSA Web, Slashed Tesoro Fines and Fake Spinal Screws (MuckReads Weekly)
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Fanny Pack Mixup Unravels Massive Medicare Fraud Scheme
Two secretaries in a doctor’s office have pleaded guilty and a pharmacy owner faces charges in a scam that Medicare allowed to thrive for more than two years.
Pentagon Report Finds Litany of Problems with Effort to Recover MIAs
A draft inspector general report found that the mission lacks basic metrics for how to do the job – and when to end it.
Senator Asks OSHA About Temp Worker Buried Alive In Sugar
In a letter to OSHA, U.S. Senator Robert Casey asks whether the agency has the tools to ensure that temp workers are protected in the workplace.
U.S. Taxpayers Are Subsidizing Defense of Alleged Killers of Palestinian Teen
An Israeli group is raising money in the U.S. to support Israelis charged with or convicted of violence against Palestinians.
New York State to Pay Millions in Wrongful Conviction Case
A Brooklyn man who spent more than a dozen years in prison for a crime he likely did not commit will receive $3 million from New York State. He may get even more from New York City.
Here’s One Way to Land on the NSA’s Watch List
If you downloaded the privacy software Tor in 2011, you may have been flagged to be spied on.
Ghosts of Greenwood
A reporter goes to Mississippi and encounters the echoes of family and the struggle for civil rights.
