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Pesticide use on California farms at near-record levels

Farmers in California, the nation’s top agricultural state, are applying near-record levels of pesticides despite the rising popularity of organic produce and concerns about the health of farmworkers and rural schoolchildren.

By Paul Feldman/FairWarning

/ 9 May 2018

High-stakes pesticide battle pits farmer against farmer

With the new planting season beginning, legal battles over dicamba are heating up in federal and state courts. Monsanto, BASF and DowDuPont are defendants in lawsuits initiated by farmers seeking millions in compensation for crops they say were damaged last summer. The plaintiffs have brought 14 cas

By Paul Feldman/FairWarning

/ 19 Apr 2018

High-Stakes Pesticide Battle Pits Farmer Against Farmer

Last year, according to a University of Missouri survey, dicamba damaged an estimated 3.6 million acres of soybeans across 25 states when it drifted from farms planted with seeds genetically engineered to resist the chemical onto regular soybean fields.

By Paul Feldman/FairWarning

/ 19 Apr 2018

High-Stakes Pesticide Battle Pits Farmer Against Farmer

Renewable Energy In Gradual Rise During Trump Administration Call For Coal Revival

Despite the Trump Administration’s ardent support of coal over renewable energy, the percentage of U.S. electricity from renewable sources continued its gradual rise in 2017.

By Paul Feldman/FairWarning

/ 8 Mar 2018

Renewable Energy In Gradual Rise During Trump Administration Call For Coal Revival

What Happens When A Driver Kills Someone While Fiddling With A Cellphone? Often, Not Much

The victims include a Bible college student in Iowa who was bicycling home from work, a 13-year-old Michigan boy riding in his older sister’s car and a

By Paul Feldman/FairWarning

/ 6 Feb 2018

What Happens When A Driver Kills Someone While Fiddling With A Cellphone? Often, Not Much

Report Highlights Nitrate Contamination In Drinking Water Across The U.S.

Some evidence suggests that long-term ingestion of drinking water with nitrates at just half that federal limit can prove dangerous to children and adults alike, potentially raising the risk of bladder, thyroid, kidney, ovarian and colon cancers. Iowa is part of the story.

By Paul Feldman/FairWarning

/ 17 Oct 2017

Report Highlights Nitrate Contamination In Drinking Water Across The U.S.

Report spotlights nitrate contamination in drinking water across the U.S.

A new report from the Environmental Working Group, a research and advocacy organization, indicates that more than 1,700 water districts across the U.S. recorded nitrate levels that averaged 5 ppm or more in 2014-2015. The vast majority — 1,683 of the water districts — were rural systems serving no

By Paul Feldman/FairWarning

/ 17 Oct 2017

Gridlock On Anti-Lock Brakes Baffles Motorcycle Safety Advocates

After a long downward trend, U.S. traffic deaths are on the rise again, and a key factor is the stubbornly high fatality toll among some of the most exposed people on the road: motorcyclists. But regulators aren't eager to step into the problem, this Fairwarning report shows.,

By Rick Schmitt/FairWarning and Paul Feldman/FairWarning

/ 22 Mar 2017

Gridlock On Anti-Lock Brakes Baffles Motorcycle Safety Advocates

With limited staff, OSHA targets 'severe violators'

A FairWarning analysis of OSHA data found that six years into the agency's severe violator program – arguably the broadest workplace safety initiative launched during the Obama administration – more than 500 businesses are on its list of bad actors. They include corporate giants such as DuPont and I

By Paul Feldman/FairWarning and Stuart Silverstein/FairWarning

/ 23 Dec 2016

OSHA’s Wall of Shame: With Limited Staff, Agency Targets 'Severe Violators'

Six years into a national severe violator program – arguably the broadest workplace safety initiative launched during the Obama administration – more than 500 businesses are on a list of bad actors, this Fairwarning.org report reveals.

By Paul Feldman/FairWarning and Stuart Silverstein/FairWarning

/ 23 Dec 2016

Safety Groups Warn Parents About Leaving Kids In Hot Cars

A dozen young children have died after being left in cars during hot weather, the latest in Des Moines. A Fairwarning.org report digs into how to protect children.

By Paul Feldman/FairWarning

/ 16 Jun 2016