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Fields of Waste: Artificial turf, touted as recycling fix for millions of scrap tires, becomes mounting disposal mess

Nearly three decades ago, the federal government issued a somber warning. America’s scrap tires had to go somewhere without gobbling up landfill space. Billions of cast-off tires already

By Marjie Lundstrom/FairWarning and Eli Wolfe/FairWarning

/ 19 Dec 2019

Children Who Bear The Brunt Of Lawnmower Backover Accidents, Like One In Iowa

Since the August 2017 accident, Tate Manahl has endured more than 30 surgeries to repair severe injuries to his legs and internal organs. FairWarning has identified 133 cases of young children being injured by backovers of riding mowers since 2004.

By Eli Wolfe/FairWarning

/ 29 May 2019

Children Who Bear The Brunt Of Lawnmower Backover Accidents, Like One In Iowa

ATV Deaths Top 15,000 Threshold in Latest Government Report

Since the early 1980s, the Consumer Product Safety Commission has conducted a grim census, tracking reports of deaths from crashes of all-terrain vehicles, or ATVs. Now the body count

By Eli Wolfe/FairWarning and Myron Levin/Fairwarning

/ 22 Mar 2019

ATV Deaths Top 15,000 Threshold in Latest Government Report

Bug Bombs Fail At Killing Insects But May Pose Harm to People, Study Finds

A new study has found that bug bombs, which are used by millions of Americans to kill insects such as cockroaches, often fail to eradicate those pests and yet expose consumers to potential health risks.

By Eli Wolfe/FairWarning

/ 7 Feb 2019

Bug Bombs Fail At Killing Insects But May Pose Harm to People, Study Finds

When workers are killed on small farms, OSHA’s hands are tied

Over the last four decades, many hundreds of employees have been killed or seriously injured without follow-up investigations by OSHA because small farms are exempt from agency scrutiny. What’s more, because the exemption applies to all OSHA activities, agency inspectors also are barred from checkin

By Eli Wolfe/FairWarning

/ 29 Nov 2018

When workers are killed on small farms, OSHA’s hands are tied

OSHA's Hands Tied When Workers Are Killed on Small Farms

The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration doesn't investigate farm deaths, like Brandon Mullen's in Iowa in 2013, because of a fateful decision by Congress more than 40 years ago that has given small farms unique immunity from safety oversight. A Fairwarning.org report.

By Eli Wolfe/FairWarning

/ 28 Nov 2018

OSHA's Hands Tied When Workers Are Killed on Small Farms

Violence Against Emergency Room Staffers Seen as Increasing

Slaps, kicks, bites and curses are daily hazards faced by staff in hundreds of emergency rooms. And the threat of workplace violence seems to be getting worse.

By Eli Wolfe/FairWarning

/ 4 Oct 2018

Violence Against Emergency Room Staffers Seen as Increasing

Feds extract penalties in crashes that killed five migrant farm workers | Fair Warning

For the second time in recent months, the U.S. Department of Labor has extracted penalties from a California farm business blamed for the deadly crash of a vehicle transporting migrant field workers to their jobs.

By Eli Wolfe/FairWarning

/ 20 Aug 2018

Fields of Waste: Artificial turf, touted as recycling fix for millions of scrap tires, becomes mounting disposal mess

Children Who Bear The Brunt Of Lawnmower Backover Accidents, Like One In Iowa

ATV Deaths Top 15,000 Threshold in Latest Government Report

Bug Bombs Fail At Killing Insects But May Pose Harm to People, Study Finds

When workers are killed on small farms, OSHA’s hands are tied

OSHA's Hands Tied When Workers Are Killed on Small Farms

Violence Against Emergency Room Staffers Seen as Increasing

Feds extract penalties in crashes that killed five migrant farm workers | Fair Warning

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