PolicySeptember 12, 2018
White House Hobbles Nuclear Weapons Safety Agency
As Trump calls for new bomb production, the administration cuts safety board access to nuclear facilities
Stories by Center for Public Integrity
The Center for Public Integrity is a nonprofit investigative reporting organization in Washington, D.C.
EnvironmentJanuary 29, 2018
Bad Science Underlies EPA’s Air Pollution Program
For decades, the agency has used numbers that often underestimate industry emissions of dangerous substances—and isn’t going to change soon
Public HealthJune 27, 2017
Nuclear Weapons Site Alarms Shut Off, Scientists Inhale Uranium
Most scientists were not told of risks for months after 2014 incident; investigation shows more mishaps at Nevada and New Mexico nuclear sites
EnvironmentFebruary 5, 2015
GOP Embraced Environmental Protection Not Long Ago, Says Former EPA Chief
William Ruckelshaus, the first EPA administrator, criticizes today’s GOP attacks on the agency as well as industry efforts to thwart scientific evaluations of toxic chemicals
HealthJune 30, 2014
Politics Derail Science on Arsenic, Endangering Public Health
A ban on arsenic-containing pesticides was lifted after a lawmaker disrupted a scientific assessment by the EPA