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Under Water: The EPA’s Struggle to Combat Pollution
by Naveena SadasivamFor years, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has been frustrated in its efforts to pursue hundreds of cases of water pollution — repeatedly tied up in legal fights about...
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Are Patient Privacy Laws Being Misused to Protect Medical Centers?
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Insta-Loophole: In Florida, High-Cost Lender Skirts the Law
by Paul KielThis story was co-published with The Tampa Bay Times.When Florida lawmakers banned high-interest car title loans in 2000, then-Gov. Jeb Bush proclaimed that the new law would protect...
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Thank You for Your Service: How One Company Sues Soldiers Worldwide
by Paul KielThis article was co-published with The Washington Post.Army Spc. Angel Aguirre needed a washer and dryer.Money was tight, and neither Aguirre, 21, nor his wife had much credit history as...
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For Lenders, Gaps in Federal Law Make Suing Soldiers Easy
by Paul KielThe law is clear: When far-flung members of the U.S. military are sued in civil court, judges must at least appoint lawyers for them.But that basic layer of protection hasn't provided much...
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The Catholic Church’s Bogus Healer and More in MuckReads Weekly
by Amanda ZamoraIt all began in Lafayette. When a Louisiana diocese was rocked years ago by a pedophiliac priest, a bishop came in to “heal” the community. The bishop later led the U.S. church’s...
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USA Discounters Responds to ProPublica Article
by Paul KielIn a press release Sunday, Virginia-based retailer USA Discounters said the company's practices and policies in dealing with military customers were "inaccurately" portrayed in my recent...
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Podcast: ‘No Credit? Need Credit?’ It’ll Cost You
by Nicole Collins Bronzan .player_box { display: none; }It’s a scene that plays out all across the country: a worker with steady income but little credit – say, a young service member – walks into a...
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Campus Sexual Assault: What Are Colleges Doing Wrong?
by Abbie Nehring, ProPublica,Update July 29: We have updated this article to include the responses universities gave to the stories. During their time at college, the Department of Justice estimates...
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Report Criticizes EPA Oversight of Injection Wells
by Naveena SadasivamFederal environment officials have failed to adequately oversee hundreds of thousands of wells used to inject toxic oil and gas drilling waste deep underground, according to a new...
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Lobbyists Bidding to Block Government Regs Set Sights on Secretive White...
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Timeline: The Tortured History of the Senate’s Torture Report
by Kara Brandeisky and Sisi WeiIt has been more than five years since the Senate began investigating the CIA’s detainee program, a period marked by White House indecisiveness, Republicans opposition,...
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Drug-Addicted Docs Running Clinical Trials and More in Muckreads Weekly
by Hanqing ChenDrug-addicted doctors can run clinical trials. The drug industry hires many kinds of doctors to oversee trials — even those who are under investigation for drug abuse. Reviewing...
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Glitch Prompts Temporary Shutdown of Pharma Payment Verification System
by Charles OrnsteinThe Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has temporarily suspended the verification system for its soon-to-be-unveiled website listing payments to physicians from drug and...
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Top Acthar Prescribers in Medicare Have Ties to Its Maker
by Charles OrnsteinMany of Medicare's top prescribers of the expensive specialty drug H.P. Acthar Gel have financial ties to the drug's maker.Only 18 practitioners wrote 15 or more prescriptions for...
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The Obscure Drug With a Growing Medicare Tab
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Cuomo’s Office Denies Using Private Email Accounts. But it Does.
by Justin ElliottIn a previously unreported response to a public records request, the office of Gov. Andrew Cuomo claims staff do not use private email accounts for official business. Yet as we’ve...
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Podcast: What to Look for in Federal Release of Payments From Big Pharma
by Nicole Collins Bronzan .player_box { display: none; }With all the attention to the rollout of the Affordable Care Act -- and in particular, the glitchy federal health exchange website -- one...
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Pro-Troop Charity Misleads Donors While Lining Political Consultants’ Pockets
by Kim BarkerThis story was co-published with The Daily BeastIn February 2013, Move America Forward announced an ambitious fundraising goal. The charity, launched in part by one of the most prominent...
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