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The Efforts to Keep Industry in Check

455 stories published since 2009

FDA Moves to Scrutinize Specialized Health Screenings

by Anna Clark,

10 Times as Much of This Toxic Pesticide Could End Up on Your Tomatoes and Celery Under a New EPA Proposal

by Sharon Lerner,

Oil Companies Must Set Aside More Money to Plug Wells, a New Rule Says. But It Won’t Be Enough.

by Mark Olalde, ProPublica, and Nick Bowlin, Capital & Main,

I Got Mailers Promoting Toddler Milk for My Children. I Went on to Investigate International Formula Marketing.

by Heather Vogell,

After CPAP Recall, Philips Must Institute New Safeguards in Agreement With U.S. Justice Department

by Michael Korsh and Evan Robinson-Johnson, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette,

What You Should Know About “Toddler Milk” and How It’s Marketed to Parents

by Heather Vogell,

Chevron Will Pay Record Fines for Oil Spills in California

by Janet Wilson, The Desert Sun,

Documents Show Internal Clash Before U.S. Officials Pushed to Weaken Toddler Formula Rules

by Lucas Waldron and Heather Vogell,

What’s Missing From Railroad Safety Data? Dead Workers and Severed Limbs.

by Topher Sanders, Dan Schwartz, Danelle Morton and Gabriel Sandoval,

The Rising Cost of the Oil Industry’s Slow Death

by Mark Olalde, ProPublica, and Nick Bowlin, Capital & Main,

After Seeing Controversial Contract-for-Deed Home Sales Affect Constituents, Minnesota Lawmakers Propose Reforms

by Jessica Lussenhop, ProPublica, and Joey Peters, Sahan Journal,

FDA Repeatedly Rejected Safety Claims Made by Philips After the CPAP Recall but Waited to Alert the Public, Emails Show

by Debbie Cenziper, ProPublica, and Michael D. Sallah and Michael Korsh, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette,

The Oregon Timber Industry Won Huge Tax Cuts in the 1990s. Now It May Get Another Break Thanks to a Top Lawmaker.

by Rob Davis,

Lawmakers Introduce Bill to Reform Controversial Contract-for-Deed Home Sales

by Jessica Lussenhop,

Indiana Lawmakers Trying to Kill Historic Suit Seeking Gun Industry Accountability

by Tony Cook, IndyStar, and Vernal Coleman, ProPublica,

Amid Recall Crisis, Philips Agrees to Stop Selling Sleep Apnea Machines in the United States

by Debbie Cenziper, ProPublica, and Michael D. Sallah, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette,

How Georgia’s Small Power Companies Endanger Their Most Vulnerable Customers

by Max Blau and Aliyya Swaby,

“We Buy Ugly Houses” Company Overhauls Policies in the Wake of ProPublica Investigation

by Anjeanette Damon and Byard Duncan,

FTC Orders Maker of TurboTax to Cease “Deceptive” Advertising

by Justin Elliott and Paul Kiel,

FEMA Leader Overseeing $4 Billion Fund to Pay Victims of New Mexico Wildfire Steps Down

by Patrick Lohmann, Source New Mexico,

Philips Recalled Breathing Machines in 2021. Chemicals of “Concern” Found in Replacement Machines Raised New Alarm.

by Debbie Cenziper, ProPublica; Michael D. Sallah and Evan Robinson-Johnson, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette; and Margaret Fleming, Medill Investigative Lab,

DTE Energy Facing Oversight of “Hardship-Inducing” Debt Collection Practices

by Sarah Alvarez, Outlier Media,

Los Angeles Orders More Residential Hotels to Stop Renting to Tourists

by Robin Urevich, Capital & Main,

“With Every Breath”: The Human Toll of Philips’ Massive CPAP Recall

by Liz Moughon,

“Unacceptable”: Senators Call on GAO to Probe FDA’s Oversight of Medical Devices, Citing Series on Philips CPAP Recall

by Jonathan D. Salant, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette; Debbie Cenziper, ProPublica; and Michael D. Sallah, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette,

Inside the Notorious Gun Shop Linked to Hundreds of Chicago Guns

by Vernal Coleman,

Millions of People Used Tainted Breathing Machines. The FDA Failed to Use Its Power to Protect Them.

by Debbie Cenziper, ProPublica, and Michael D. Sallah and Michael Korsh, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette,

Senators Question KPMG Role in Microsoft Profit-Shifting Scheme

by Paul Kiel,

A Top Mutual Fund Executive Made Millions for Himself Trading the Same Stocks His Giant Fund Was Trading

by Robert Faturechi and Ellis Simani with Mariam Elba, graphics by Lucas Waldron,

ProPublica’s Nonprofit Explorer Gets Email Alerts and Other Major Improvements

by Ken Schwencke,

Union Pacific Fired Him Rather Than Heed His Warnings of Dangerous Rail Conditions

by Danelle Morton and Topher Sanders, with additional reporting by Jessica Lussenhop,

DOJ Backs Tenants in Case Alleging Price-Fixing by Big Landlords and a Real Estate Tech Company

by Heather Vogell,

“Do Your Job.” How the Railroad Industry Intimidates Employees Into Putting Speed Before Safety

by Topher Sanders, Jessica Lussenhop, Dan Schwartz, Danelle Morton and Gabriel Sandoval,

U.S. Senator Expands Call for Crackdown on Philips Respironics

by Jonathan D. Salant, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette,

Virginia Law Allows the Papers of University Presidents to Stay Secret, Limiting Public Oversight

by Brandi Kellam, Virginia Center for Investigative Journalism at WHRO, and Gabriel Sandoval, ProPublica,

LA Housing Department Proposes Increasing Residential Hotel Enforcement

by Robin Urevich, Capital & Main, with additional reporting by Gabriel Sandoval, ProPublica,

“A Setup for Disaster”: California Legislation Requiring Companies to Pay for Oil and Gas Well Cleanup in Limbo

by Mark Olalde,

Philips Kept Complaints About Dangerous Breathing Machines Secret While Company Profits Soared

by Debbie Cenziper, ProPublica; Michael D. Sallah, Michael Korsh and Evan Robinson-Johnson, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette; and Monica Sager, Northwestern University,

Wall Street Bet Big on Used-Car Loans for Years. Now a Crisis May Be Looming.

by Ryan Gabrielson,

Regulators Blast Union Pacific for Running Unsafe Trains

by Topher Sanders,

Wealthy Family Wants to Reopen Major Industrial Polluter in Alabama Despite Mounting Debts and Proposed Regulation

by Max Blau,

How the Ultrawealthy Use Private Foundations to Bank Millions in Tax Deductions While Giving the Public Little in Return

by Jeff Ernsthausen,

“At What Point Does Profit Trump Safety?” Ex-National Cyber Director Presses Software Regulation Amid High-Profile Hacks

by Renee Dudley,

How Recent State Laws Are Making It Harder to Sue Trucking Companies After Crashes

by James O’Donnell, FRONTLINE,

Checked Out: How LA Failed to Stop Landlords From Turning Low-Cost Housing Into Tourist Hotels

by Robin Urevich, Capital & Main, and Gabriel Sandoval, ProPublica, photography by Barbara Davidson for ProPublica,

HomeVestors Said It Had Kicked Out a Top Franchisee Who Broke the Law. New Evidence Suggests It Didn’t.

by Anjeanette Damon and Byard Duncan,

DOT Researchers Suggested a Way to Make Big Trucks Safer. After Meeting With Lobbyists, Agency Officials Rejected the Idea.

by Kartikay Mehrotra, ProPublica, and A.C. Thompson, ProPublica and FRONTLINE, photography by Amy Osborne for ProPublica,

The Biotech Edge: How Executives and Well-Connected Investors Make Exquisitely Timed Trades in Health Care Stocks

by Ellis Simani and Robert Faturechi,

Senators, Regulator Call for More Scrutiny of “We Buy Ugly Houses” Company

by Anjeanette Damon, Mollie Simon and Byard Duncan,

Scores of Critical Lab Tests Fall Into a Regulatory Void. The FDA Is Trying to Close It.

by Anna Clark,