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This is a trade secret under FOIA?
I’ve often suspected that some federal agencies apply very broad definitions to the exemptions provided under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). Now, thanks to one diligent journalist I can… more →
The Pump Handle
This is a trade secret under FOIA?
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Celeste Monforton wrote 3 weeks ago: I’ve often suspected that some federal agencies apply very broad definitions to the exemptions … more →
An Overlooked Player in the Anti-Regulatory Movement
Liz Borkowski wrote 1 month ago: Our regular readers are no doubt familiar with the efforts of various industries to protect their pa … more →
Tobacco Tactics for Climate Change Denial
Liz Borkowski wrote 9 months ago: American News Project has just posted a new video segment about how tactics used to defend tobacco a … more →
Next step for Chao's Secret Rule
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Celeste Monforton wrote 10 months ago: Hmph! I just read on the OMB/OIRA website that they have completed their review of Labor Secretary … more →
How Product Defense Hurts Workers
Liz Borkowski wrote 10 months ago: Hazards magazine, a UK-based publication dedicated to occupational health, has just published a piec … more →
Rushing NOT! to Protect Workers' Health
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Celeste Monforton wrote 11 months ago: Following The Pump Handle’s July 8 post “Secret Rule on OSHA Risk Assessment” (and … more →
Congress demands briefing on Chao's mystery proposal for risk assessment
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Celeste Monforton wrote 1 year ago: Senator Edward Kennedy (D-MA) and Congressman George Miller (D-CA) are demanding answers from Labor … more →
Secret rule on OSHA risk assessment?
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Celeste Monforton wrote 1 year ago: I found the most curious item on OMB OIRA’s webpage today, and my paranoia about end-of-the-te … more →
Why the Right Wing attacks science
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revere wrote 1 year ago: by revere (cross posted at Effect Measure) If you want to see what difference environmental protecti … more →
Product Defense Wolf Tries on Sheep’s Clothing
David Michaels wrote 1 year ago: The Weinberg Group is one of the product defense firms I write about in my new book “Doubt is Their … more →
Newsweek on Doubt is Their Product
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Liz Borkowski wrote 1 year ago: The May 12th issue of Newsweek contains Sharon Begley’s excellent review of Doubt is Their Product ( … more →
Mining Industry Sues MSHA over Asbsestos Rule
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Celeste Monforton wrote 1 year ago: Just as the 60-day deadline approached for filing a legal challenge to a new health standard to prot … more →
Slate on Doubt is Their Product
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Liz Borkowski wrote 1 year ago: Doubt is Their Product is the focus of the second piece in a three-part series by Slate’s Daniel Eng … more →
Diacetyl Still Around, Still a Problem
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David Michaels wrote 1 year ago: Diacetyl – the butter-flavoring chemical linked to severe lung disease in food and flavoring workers … more →
Why do OSHA Standards Remain the Same, Even When the Science Changes?
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David Michaels wrote 1 year ago: On Monday February 4th, I’ll be doing the Public Health Reports’ monthly webcast, discussing the rec … more →
Erin Brockovich Revisited: New Evidence Linking Cancer with Chromium in Drinking Water
David Michaels wrote 1 year ago: The journal Epidemiology has just published new evidence that drinking hexavalent chromium — a … more →
Chris Mooney Chronicles An Inconvenient Assessment
David Michaels wrote 1 year ago: Over at The Intersection, Chris Mooney has a teaser about his terrific article “An Inconvenien … more →
DuPont's "PR" on PFOA Studies
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Celeste Monforton wrote 1 year ago: After reviewing previously undisclosed documents*, the Charleston Gazette’s Ken Ward writes ho … more →
IARC Report on Causes of Cancer: There they go again. . .
rclapp wrote 1 year ago: By Dick Clapp Researchers devote a lot of effort to determining what causes cancer, and their findi … more →
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