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Seven different agencies regulate fertilizer plants in Texas, but none has authority over how close they are to homes and schools
A recently exposed case of the agency's handling of drugs that reached the market in spite of fraudulent studies is no anomaly. The agency's response mirrors how it handled an earlier instance of scientific misconduct at another contract research organization
The FDA in 2011 announced years' worth of studies from a major drug research lab were potentially worthless, but it has not pulled any of the compounds from the market nor identified them
Aquifer exemptions give industry permission to pollute underground freshwater reservoirs
The nation's aging oil pipelines are roughly 70 times safer than trucks when it comes to transporting fuel. But when a pipeline does fail, the consequences can be catastrophic
The growing number of wells used to dispose of wastewater from fracking are subject to lax oversight
The Obama administration has retained the structure of Medicare and made moves to keep it afloat, whereas a Romney-Ryan administration proposes an overhaul and a voucher system to purchase insurance in a new private marketplace
Leaking injection wells may pose a risk--and the science has not kept pace with the growing glut of wastewater
Some experts are concerned about the potential loss of these reforms, including more reporting of hospital mistakes and incentives for providers to improve care
North Dakota has helped reduce U.S. oil imports but must grapple with millions of gallons of wastewater
Government officials and security researchers say critical systems should never be connected to the Internet, but they frequently are
A substantial number of risky devices are cleared for medical use without clinical testing, including some hip implants, surgical mesh, heart valve rings and defibrillator leads
A series of letters suggests the agency will be watching closely as states in the Northeast and Midwest embrace new drilling technologies to tap vast reserves of shale gas
The finding is likely to shape how the U.S. regulates and develops natural gas resources across the eastern Appalachians
A small number of cancer cases would result from scanning hundreds of millions of passengers a year. For some, that's a health issue
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