Regulation

The Efforts to Keep Industry in Check

557 stories published since 2009

Her Daughter Died After Taking a Generic Version of a Lifesaving Drug. This Is What She Wants You to Know.

by Megan Rose

January 15, 2026, 3:30 pm EST
The Biggest Takeaways From Our Investigation Into Grazing on Public Lands

by Mark Olalde

January 12, 2026, 5:00 am EST
“We’re Too Close to the Debris”

by Heather Vogell and Agnel Philip, graphics by Lucas Waldron

January 8, 2026, 5:30 am EST
“Step in the Right Direction”: Connecticut DMV Commissioner Calls for More Reforms to State Towing Law to Protect Drivers

by Dave Altimari, The Connecticut Mirror

January 7, 2026, 2:00 pm EST
How GOP Lawmakers’ Power Transfers Are Reshaping Everything From Utilities to Environmental Regulation in North Carolina

by Doug Bock Clark

December 29, 2025, 5:30 am EST
A Connecticut DMV Task Force Was Asked to Develop Towing Reforms. As Deadline Looms, Members Struggle to Agree.

by Ginny Monk and Dave Altimari, The Connecticut Mirror

December 23, 2025, 5:00 am EST
Top DOJ Official Shut Down Enforcement Against Crypto Companies While Holding More Than $150,000 in Crypto Investments

by Corey G. Johnson and Al Shaw

December 22, 2025, 5:00 am EST
Amid Trump’s Proposed Pipeline Safety Rollbacks, Senator Questions Regulators’ Industry Ties

by Jesse Coburn

December 15, 2025, 3:00 pm EST
The FDA Rarely Forces Manufacturers to Recall Dangerous Medical Devices, Watchdog Report Finds

by Sean D. Hamill, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, and Melissa Dai, Medill Investigative Lab

December 12, 2025, 6:30 am EST
Senator Demands Federal Agencies Halt Small Business Contracts, Citing Investigation of Native Hawaiian Firm

by Nick Grube, Honolulu Civil Beat

December 12, 2025, 5:30 am EST
He Spent Funds Meant for Native Hawaiians on Polo and Porsches. The Federal Government Failed to Stop Him.

by Nick Grube, Honolulu Civil Beat

December 10, 2025, 5:30 am EST
Wave of Tax Cuts Has Left Many States Vulnerable to Trump SNAP and Medicaid Crisis

by Eli Hager

December 9, 2025, 5:00 am EST
Trump’s Own Mortgages Match His Description of Mortgage Fraud, Records Reveal

by Justin Elliott, Robert Faturechi and Alex Mierjeski

December 8, 2025, 5:30 am EST
Under Former Chemical Industry Insiders, Trump EPA Nearly Doubles Amount of Formaldehyde Considered Safe to Inhale

by Sharon Lerner

December 8, 2025, 5:00 am EST
DOJ and RealPage Agree to Settle Rental Price-Fixing Case

by Heather Vogell

November 26, 2025, 3:05 pm EST
Connecticut DMV Fires Employee Who Made Thousands Selling Towed Cars

by Ginny Monk and Dave Altimari, The Connecticut Mirror

November 25, 2025, 5:00 am EST
How Trump’s Transportation Department Is Loosening Safety Rules Meant to Protect the Public

by Jesse Coburn

November 20, 2025, 5:30 am EST
Tech Billionaire Marc Andreessen Bet Big on Trump. It’s Paying Off for Silicon Valley.

by Jake Pearson

November 5, 2025, 5:30 am EST
Is Your Medication Made in a Contaminated Factory? The FDA Won’t Tell You.

by Debbie Cenziper and Megan Rose

October 23, 2025, 5:00 am EDT
Here’s What Happened When ProPublica Reporters Tried to Find Out Where a Popular Prescription Drug Was Made

by Debbie Cenziper and Megan Rose

October 23, 2025, 4:55 am EDT
House Rep Demands Answers About Delayed EPA Report on PFNA, a Toxic Forever Chemical

by Sharon Lerner

October 17, 2025, 12:20 pm EDT
Scientists Completed a Toxicity Report on This Forever Chemical. The EPA Hasn’t Released It.

by Sharon Lerner

October 9, 2025, 5:00 am EDT
Elon Musk’s SpaceX Took Money Directly From Chinese Investors, Company Insider Testifies

by Justin Elliott and Joshua Kaplan

October 2, 2025, 6:00 am EDT
“Unacceptable”: Prominent U.S. Senators Demand FDA Provide Names of Troubled Foreign Drugmakers Skirting Import Bans

by Debbie Cenziper and Megan Rose, ProPublica, and Katherine Dailey, Medill Investigative Lab

September 19, 2025, 2:45 pm EDT
We Investigated How Oil Companies Take Millions From Mineral Owners. Now, Some Lawmakers Push for Change.

by Jacob Orledge, North Dakota Monitor

September 15, 2025, 6:00 am EDT
Connecticut DMV Committee Expands Study of Towing Law to Help Low-Income Residents Get Their Cars Back

by Dave Altimari and Ginny Monk, The Connecticut Mirror

September 9, 2025, 1:45 pm EDT
Trump Wants to Crack Down on “Debanking,” but He’s Dismantling a Regulator That Was Doing Just That

by Jake Pearson

September 9, 2025, 5:00 am EDT
Inside the Memphis Chamber of Commerce’s Push for Elon Musk’s xAI Data Center

by Wendi C. Thomas, MLK50: Justice Through Journalism

August 22, 2025, 6:00 am EDT
Trump’s Rollback of Rules for Mental Health Coverage Could Lead More Americans to Go Without Care

by Maya Miller and Jeremy Kohler

August 18, 2025, 5:00 am EDT
Some States Restrict the Oil Industry From Taking Mineral Owners’ Earnings. Not North Dakota.

by Jacob Orledge, North Dakota Monitor

August 15, 2025, 6:00 am EDT
How One Oregon Activist Is Using a Decades-Old Liberal Policy to Stall Green Energy Projects in Rural Areas

by Tony Schick, Oregon Public Broadcasting

August 14, 2025, 5:00 am EDT
America’s Largest Landlord Makes Deal With DOJ to Settle Price-Fixing Claims in RealPage Case

by Heather Vogell

August 12, 2025, 11:40 am EDT
They Can’t Get Answers From the Oil Industry. North Dakota’s Oversight Program Hasn’t Helped.

by Jacob Orledge, North Dakota Monitor, photography by Sarahbeth Maney, ProPublica

August 11, 2025, 6:00 am EDT
Are You a Public Housing Resident Behind on Rent? Received an Eviction Notice? Here’s What to Know in Maine.

by Sawyer Loftus, Bangor Daily News

August 6, 2025, 5:00 am EDT
A Maine Woman Paid Her Back Rent. Her Record Still Says She Was Evicted.

by Sawyer Loftus, Bangor Daily News

August 5, 2025, 5:00 am EDT
“You Feel Like You’re Being Cheated”: Oil Companies Unfairly Take Millions, North Dakota Mineral Owners Say

by Jacob Orledge, North Dakota Monitor, photography by Sarahbeth Maney, ProPublica

August 4, 2025, 6:00 am EDT
A Las Vegas Festival Promised Ways to Cheat Death. Two Attendees Left Fighting for Their Lives.

by Anjeanette Damon

July 29, 2025, 6:00 am EDT
FDA Inspectors Again Find Dangerous Breakdowns at an Indian Factory Supplying Medications to U.S. Consumers

by Megan Rose and Debbie Cenziper

July 16, 2025, 1:45 pm EDT
The IRS Is Building a Vast System to Share Millions of Taxpayers’ Data With ICE

by William Turton, Christopher Bing and Avi Asher-Schapiro

July 15, 2025, 11:45 am EDT
FDA Layoffs Could Compromise Safety of Medications Made at Foreign Factories, Inspectors Say

by Victoria Malis, Katherine Dailey and Sadie Leite, Medill Investigative Lab, and Debbie Cenziper and Megan Rose, ProPublica

July 7, 2025, 5:00 am EDT
Trump’s First EPA Promised to Crack Down on Forever Chemicals. His Second EPA Is Pulling Back.

by Anna Clark

July 2, 2025, 6:30 am EDT
Connecticut’s New Towing Law Will Help Some, but Not All, Drivers. Here’s What They Told Us.

by Dave Altimari, Ginny Monk and Shahrzad Rasekh, The Connecticut Mirror

June 30, 2025, 7:00 am EDT
ProPublica Sued the FDA for Withholding Records About the Safety of Generic Drugs

by Katherine Dailey and Jessie Nguyen, Medill Investigative Lab

June 18, 2025, 5:00 am EDT
Threat in Your Medicine Cabinet: The FDA’s Gamble on America’s Drugs

by Debbie Cenziper, Megan Rose, Brandon Roberts and Irena Hwang

June 17, 2025, 5:00 am EDT
We Spent a Year Investigating How the FDA Let Risky Drugs Into the U.S. Market

by Brandon Roberts, Debbie Cenziper, Megan Rose and Irena Hwang

June 17, 2025, 4:55 am EDT
Connecticut Legislature Passes Bill Overhauling Century-Old Towing Laws

by Ginny Monk and Dave Altimari, The Connecticut Mirror

May 30, 2025, 6:50 pm EDT
After Two SpaceX Explosions, U.K. Officials Ask FAA to Change Starship Flight Plans

by Heather Vogell

May 15, 2025, 6:35 pm EDT
Connecticut Towing Companies Use Belongings Left in Cars as Leverage to Collect Fees, Drivers Say

by Ginny Monk and Dave Altimari, The Connecticut Mirror

May 15, 2025, 5:00 am EDT
“Incalculable” Damage: How a “We Buy Ugly Houses” Franchise Left a Trail of Financial Wreckage Across Texas

by Anjeanette Damon and Mollie Simon

May 13, 2025, 5:00 am EDT
New Law Increases Oversight of Arizona Sober Living Homes

by Mary Hudetz

April 22, 2025, 6:00 am EDT