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Environmental espionage: Inside a chemical company's Louisiana spy op. After a businessman unknowingly invested in a company involved in corporate espionage against activists working on chemical contamination, he discovered what was happening. And then he released the documents. Mother Jones. 7 June 2008.
Tobacco funded Mass. researchers. The nation's largest cigarette maker has paid for scientific research at four Massachusetts universities since 2000, a practice that critics of the tobacco industry liken to the Mafia underwriting crime fighting. Boston Globe, Massachusetts. 31 March 2008.
Study: FEMA ignored evidence in determining long-term effects of formaldehyde in trailers. The Federal Emergency Management Agency manipulated scientific research in order to play down the danger posed by formaldehyde in trailers issued to hurricane victims, according to an investigation by congressional Democrats released Monday. Associated Press. 29 January 2008.
The 9/11 cover-up. In the aftermath of the first explosion, the air over Lower Manhattan transformed instantly. Today New York City is still mired in a fog of cover-ups and half-truths regarding its environmental welfare. Discover. 8 September 2007.
Amid suits over mold, experts wear two hats. A scientific position paper has become a key defense tool wielded by builders and landlords in litigation over mold-related illness. One point that rarely emerges: The paper was written by paid experts for the defense. Wall Street Journal. 9 January 2007. [Subscription Required]
Brakes warning remains. A government warning to mechanics that exposure to asbestos in brakes can cause deadly disease will not be removed from a federal Web site, and OSHA has decided not to suspend a scientist who had refused to water down the warning. Baltimore Sun, Maryland. 17 December 2006. [related story]
Pressure at OSHA to alter warning. It took six years to get federal officials to issue warnings to auto mechanics that the brakes they're working on could contain lethal asbestos fibers. But only three weeks for a former top official with ties to the auto industry to have them removed. Baltimore Sun, Maryland. 20 November 2006. [related stories]
Science-for-hire hazardous to health. After decades of tobacco science, polluters are enlisting the Office of Management and Budget in efforts to undermine environmental laws. OMB has proposed mandatory guidelines that would require impossibly comprehensive risk assessments before issuing new documents or rules. Baltimore Sun, Maryland. Opinion, 17 April 2006. [related stories]
At Medical Journals, Writers Paid by Industry Play Big Role. Many articles that appear in scientific journals under the bylines of prominent academics are actually written by ghostwriters in the pay of drug companies. Wall Street Journal. 13 December 2005. [related stories] [Subscription Required]
Chinese officials lose credibility with lies on chemical spill. When a chemical plant leaked poison into a river in northeastern China, sparking a calamity this week, regional officials employed a time-tested strategy to quash the bad news: They lied. Knight Ridder. 26 November 2005. [related story]
Grace, town fight over illness claims. Physicians hired by WR Grace's insurer are challenging the diagnoses of health experts, finding that in over 25% of patients there is no sign of asbestos disease. Baltimore Sun, Maryland. 2 November 2005. [related story]
A Drug Maker's Ads, Hold the Disclaimer. The troubled drug maker Merck is introducing this week what it describes as the first campaign in its 114-year history to help burnish the reputation of its corporate brand rather than sell its products. New York Times. 2 June 2005. [Registration Required]
Tobacco industry research grants spur debate. Nearly four years ago, the University of California's Board of Regents smothered a controversy by barring the university from investing in tobacco, primarily due to health risks associated with smoking. San Francisco Chronicle, California. 27 December 2004. [related stories]
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