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Formaldehyde Causes More #Cancer Than Any Other Toxic Air Pollutant. Little Is Being Done to Curb the Risk. — The Environmental Protection Agency’s attempts to reckon with formaldehyde have been repeatedly thwarted by the companies that rely on it. If the past is any guide, even modest steps toward reform are all but guaranteed to hit a dead end under #Trump. #News #Pollution #Environment #EPA #DonaldTrump #Health #PublicHealth

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Formaldehyde Increases Your Cancer Risk No Matter Where you Live

The Environmental Protection Agency’s attempts to reckon with formaldehyde have been repeatedly thwarted by the companies that rely on it. If the...

For Decades, Calls for #Reform to Idaho’s Troubled Coroner System Have Gone Unanswered — Idaho’s patchwork of 44 coroner’s offices leaves grief-stricken parents without answers in their children’s deaths and creates disparities in coroners’ investigations. #News #Idaho #Law #Parents #Family #Children #Deaths

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For Decades, Calls for Reform to Idaho’s Troubled Coroner System Have Gone Unanswered

Idaho’s patchwork of 44 coroner’s offices leaves grief-stricken parents without answers in their children’s deaths and creates disparities in...

Back in 2021, we launched a series of stories documenting the key ways that the ultrawealthy — #billionaires like #ElonMusk, Jeff Bezos, and Peter Thiel — avoid #taxes. Here are 10 of their strategies. #Finance #Law #Tech #Journalism

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Ten Ways Billionaires Avoid Taxes on an Epic Scale

After a year of reporting on the tax machinations of the ultrawealthy, ProPublica spotlights the top tax-avoidance techniques that provide massive ...

Under #Trump, #EPA scientists say managers encouraged them to delete evidence of chemicals’ harms, including #cancer, miscarriage and neurological problems, from their reports. And in some cases, they said, their managers deleted the information themselves. #News #Science #Environment #Health #Government (Published Sept. 2024)

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EPA Scientists Said They Were Pressured to Downplay Harms From Chemicals. A Watchdog Found They Were Retaliated Against.

Three reports issued by the agency’s inspector general detailed personal attacks suffered by the scientists — including being called “stupid,...

Nonprofits known as 527s can raise unlimited sums for political spending. We built a database so you can more easily search these organizations' finances — which we recently updated with a total of ~350k new contributions and expenditures:

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Introducing ProPublica’s 527 Explorer

Nonprofits known as 527s can raise unlimited sums for political spending. ProPublica is releasing a new database that will allow journalists, resea...

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About 6.5 million Americans have peripheral artery disease, caused by fatty deposits that block blood flow to the legs. Some doctors overuse invasive procedures to treat it. We talked to experts to find out what vascular patients should expect.

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Blocked Artery in Your Leg? Here’s What You Should Know.

A ProPublica investigation found that some doctors overuse invasive treatments for peripheral artery disease. So we talked to experts to learn what...

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#DonaldTrump is entering his second term with vows to cut a vast array of #government services and a radical plan to do so. Rather than relying on his party’s control of #Congress to trim the budget, #Trump and his advisers intend to test an obscure legal theory holding that presidents have sweeping power to withhold funding from programs they dislike. #News #Law #Politics #USPolitics #Impoundment