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<p>After a lung transplant, Hannah Goetz’s life depended on the generic version of tacrolimus, a critical drug to prevent organ rejection.</p><p>It was supposed to be equivalent to the brand-name medication — but the FDA doesn’t always ensure that’s the case.<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/fda-generic-drug-equivalents-tacrolimus?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/fda-generic-drug-equivalents-tacrolimus?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/fda</span><span class="invisible">-generic-drug-equivalents-tacrolimus?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/fda/" rel="tag">#FDA</a> <a href="/tags/health/" rel="tag">#Health</a> <a href="/tags/safety/" rel="tag">#Safety</a> <a href="/tags/medicine/" rel="tag">#Medicine</a> <a href="/tags/drugs/" rel="tag">#Drugs</a> <a href="/tags/medication/" rel="tag">#Medication</a></p>

<p>A County’s Move to Protect Domestic Violence Victims Is Spreading Across Tennessee After Legislative Delay<br>---</p><p>Judges across Tennessee are now demanding greater accountability from people who have been ordered to give up their guns, a shift aimed at strengthening protections for domestic violence victims.<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/tennessee-guns-dispossession-domestic-violence-impact?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/tennessee-guns-dispossession-domestic-violence-impact?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/ten</span><span class="invisible">nessee-guns-dispossession-domestic-violence-impact?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/tennessee/" rel="tag">#Tennessee</a> <a href="/tags/domesticviolence/" rel="tag">#DomesticViolence</a> <a href="/tags/violence/" rel="tag">#Violence</a> <a href="/tags/guns/" rel="tag">#Guns</a> <a href="/tags/safety/" rel="tag">#Safety</a> <a href="/tags/women/" rel="tag">#Women</a> <a href="/tags/law/" rel="tag">#Law</a></p>

<p>Firefighters Wore Gear Containing “Forever Chemicals.” The Forest Service Knew and Stayed Silent for Years.<br>---</p><p>As early as 2021, government officials were alerted to the presence of potentially dangerous chemicals known as PFAS in pants used by wildland firefighters, according to emails obtained by ProPublica.<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/forest-service-forever-chemical-firefighter-pfas?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/forest-service-forever-chemical-firefighter-pfas?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/for</span><span class="invisible">est-service-forever-chemical-firefighter-pfas?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/pfas/" rel="tag">#PFAS</a> <a href="/tags/fire/" rel="tag">#Fire</a> <a href="/tags/wildfires/" rel="tag">#WIldfires</a> <a href="/tags/government/" rel="tag">#Government</a> <a href="/tags/chemicals/" rel="tag">#Chemicals</a> <a href="/tags/safety/" rel="tag">#Safety</a> <a href="/tags/health/" rel="tag">#Health</a></p>

<p>The FDA Often Doesn’t Test Generic Drugs for Quality Concerns, So ProPublica Did<br>---</p><p>Billions of prescriptions for generic drugs are filled in the U.S. annually. The FDA tests only a few dozen of them every year, its own records show, and it has largely dismissed warnings about contaminants, irregularities and other issues.<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/fda-generic-drug-testing?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/fda-generic-drug-testing?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/fda</span><span class="invisible">-generic-drug-testing?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/fda/" rel="tag">#FDA</a> <a href="/tags/safety/" rel="tag">#Safety</a> <a href="/tags/research/" rel="tag">#Research</a> <a href="/tags/testing/" rel="tag">#Testing</a> <a href="/tags/health/" rel="tag">#Health</a> <a href="/tags/drugs/" rel="tag">#Drugs</a> <a href="/tags/medicine/" rel="tag">#Medicine</a> <a href="/tags/medication/" rel="tag">#Medication</a></p>

<p>The H-2A visa program has failed to protect migrant farmworkers from wage theft, forced labor, violence and death.</p><p>Here’s what experts, lawyers and advocates think would make the program safer.<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/h-2a-farmworker-visa-safety-suggestions-experts?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/h-2a-farmworker-visa-safety-suggestions-experts?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/h-2</span><span class="invisible">a-farmworker-visa-safety-suggestions-experts?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/immigration/" rel="tag">#Immigration</a> <a href="/tags/farming/" rel="tag">#Farming</a> <a href="/tags/agriculture/" rel="tag">#Agriculture</a> <a href="/tags/immigrants/" rel="tag">#Immigrants</a> <a href="/tags/visa/" rel="tag">#Visa</a> <a href="/tags/labor/" rel="tag">#Labor</a> <a href="/tags/safety/" rel="tag">#Safety</a></p>

<p>PFNA can be found in drinking water systems that serve about 26 million people.</p><p>The EPA’s toxicity report on the forever chemical has sat in limbo for months, raising concerns that the Trump administration might change it or not release it at all.<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/epa-pfna-forever-chemical-report?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/epa-pfna-forever-chemical-report?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/epa</span><span class="invisible">-pfna-forever-chemical-report?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> <a href="/tags/epa/" rel="tag">#EPA</a> <a href="/tags/environment/" rel="tag">#Environment</a> <a href="/tags/health/" rel="tag">#Health</a> <a href="/tags/safety/" rel="tag">#Safety</a> <a href="/tags/water/" rel="tag">#Water</a> <a href="/tags/government/" rel="tag">#Government</a></p>

<p>“We’re Too Close to the Debris”: How SpaceX Rockets Put Passenger Planes at Risk<br>---</p><p>The FAA predicted Elon Musk’s Starship would cause “minor or minimal” disruption. Then the rockets exploded twice in three months over busy airspace. Flight data reveals how many planes scrambled to protect passengers and avoid burning debris.<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/spacex-faa-launch-airlines-safety-explosions-florida-caribbean?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/spacex-faa-launch-airlines-safety-explosions-florida-caribbean?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/spa</span><span class="invisible">cex-faa-launch-airlines-safety-explosions-florida-caribbean?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/elonmusk/" rel="tag">#ElonMusk</a> <a href="/tags/spacex/" rel="tag">#SpaceX</a> <a href="/tags/starship/" rel="tag">#Starship</a> <a href="/tags/aviation/" rel="tag">#Aviation</a> <a href="/tags/space/" rel="tag">#Space</a> <a href="/tags/safety/" rel="tag">#Safety</a> <a href="/tags/musk/" rel="tag">#Musk</a></p>

<p>Is Your Medication Made in a Contaminated Factory? The FDA Won’t Tell You.<br>---</p><p>The agency’s decision to conceal drug names on inspection reports has prevented doctors, pharmacists and patients from knowing whether medications made overseas are tainted by manufacturing failures that could make them ineffective or unsafe.<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/fda-hides-drug-names-contaminated-factories?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/fda-hides-drug-names-contaminated-factories?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/fda</span><span class="invisible">-hides-drug-names-contaminated-factories?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/fda/" rel="tag">#FDA</a> <a href="/tags/medicine/" rel="tag">#Medicine</a> <a href="/tags/health/" rel="tag">#Health</a> <a href="/tags/safety/" rel="tag">#Safety</a> <a href="/tags/drugs/" rel="tag">#Drugs</a> <a href="/tags/manufacturing/" rel="tag">#Manufacturing</a></p>

<p>Senators Propose Sweeping Changes to Generic Drug Oversight<br>---</p><p>Citing a ProPublica investigation, lawmakers are calling on the FDA to conduct more drug testing and to alert hospitals and other purchasers when foreign manufacturers with safety failures are given a special pass to send their products to the U.S.<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/lawmakers-propose-changes-drug-oversight-fda?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/lawmakers-propose-changes-drug-oversight-fda?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/law</span><span class="invisible">makers-propose-changes-drug-oversight-fda?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/congress/" rel="tag">#Congress</a> <a href="/tags/senate/" rel="tag">#Senate</a> <a href="/tags/law/" rel="tag">#Law</a> <a href="/tags/fda/" rel="tag">#FDA</a> <a href="/tags/drugs/" rel="tag">#Drugs</a> <a href="/tags/safety/" rel="tag">#Safety</a> <a href="/tags/health/" rel="tag">#Health</a> <a href="/tags/publichealth/" rel="tag">#PublicHealth</a></p>

<p>Foreign food safety inspections have hit a historic low after Trump staffing cuts. The dramatic shift in oversight comes as the U.S. has never been more reliant on foreign food.</p><p>“It’s only a matter of time before people die,” one expert said.<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/foreign-food-safety-inspections-historic-low-fda?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/foreign-food-safety-inspections-historic-low-fda?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/for</span><span class="invisible">eign-food-safety-inspections-historic-low-fda?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/fda/" rel="tag">#FDA</a> <a href="/tags/food/" rel="tag">#Food</a> <a href="/tags/safety/" rel="tag">#Safety</a> <a href="/tags/health/" rel="tag">#Health</a> <a href="/tags/publichealth/" rel="tag">#PublicHealth</a> <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> <a href="/tags/data/" rel="tag">#Data</a> <a href="/tags/research/" rel="tag">#Research</a></p>

<p>At least 11 people died and more than 1,400 residents sought emergency care for carbon monoxide poisonings during the 2021 winter storm in Texas.</p><p>Here’s what you should know about keeping your family and home safe, especially during power outages.<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/how-to-prevent-carbon-monoxide-poisoning-in-your-home?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/how-to-prevent-carbon-monoxide-poisoning-in-your-home?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/how</span><span class="invisible">-to-prevent-carbon-monoxide-poisoning-in-your-home?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/winterstorm/" rel="tag">#WinterStorm</a> <a href="/tags/texas/" rel="tag">#Texas</a> <a href="/tags/safety/" rel="tag">#Safety</a> <a href="/tags/health/" rel="tag">#Health</a> <a href="/tags/family/" rel="tag">#Family</a> <a href="/tags/weather/" rel="tag">#Weather</a> <a href="/tags/winter/" rel="tag">#Winter</a> <a href="/tags/storm/" rel="tag">#Storm</a></p>

<p>NEW: The Transportation Department, which oversees the safety of airplanes, cars and pipelines, plans to use Google Gemini to draft new regulations. </p><p>“We don’t need the perfect rule,” said DOT’s top lawyer. “We want good enough.”</p><p><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-artificial-intelligence-google-gemini-transportation-regulations" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/trump-artificial-intelligence-google-gemini-transportation-regulations"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/tru</span><span class="invisible">mp-artificial-intelligence-google-gemini-transportation-regulations</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#trump</a> <a href="/tags/transportation/" rel="tag">#transportation</a> <a href="/tags/government/" rel="tag">#government</a> <a href="/tags/safety/" rel="tag">#safety</a> <a href="/tags/ai/" rel="tag">#ai</a> <a href="/tags/artificialintelligence/" rel="tag">#artificialintelligence</a> <a href="/tags/googleai/" rel="tag">#GoogleAI</a> <a href="/tags/google/" rel="tag">#google</a></p>

<p>Smoke and Mirrors: How Intoxicating Hemp Seeped Into the First Recreational Marijuana Market in the Country<br>---</p><p>Colorado, which once served as the model for marijuana regulation, generated billions of dollars in tax revenue while promising to keep consumers safe. Now it’s scrambling to keep harmful hemp off the shelves.<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/colorado-marijuana-thc-intoxicating-hemp-regulation?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/colorado-marijuana-thc-intoxicating-hemp-regulation?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/col</span><span class="invisible">orado-marijuana-thc-intoxicating-hemp-regulation?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/colorado/" rel="tag">#Colorado</a> <a href="/tags/hemp/" rel="tag">#Hemp</a> <a href="/tags/marijuana/" rel="tag">#Marijuana</a> <a href="/tags/safety/" rel="tag">#Safety</a> <a href="/tags/regulation/" rel="tag">#Regulation</a></p>

<p>Colorado Marijuana Regulators Consider Major Changes to How Labs Test for Contaminants<br>---</p><p>Critics say the current method of allowing manufacturers to choose the samples they send to labs is vulnerable to abuse and allows contaminated products to reach dispensaries.<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/colorado-regulators-marijuana-lab-testing-system?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/colorado-regulators-marijuana-lab-testing-system?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/col</span><span class="invisible">orado-regulators-marijuana-lab-testing-system?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/colorado/" rel="tag">#Colorado</a> <a href="/tags/marijuana/" rel="tag">#Marijuana</a> <a href="/tags/testing/" rel="tag">#Testing</a> <a href="/tags/safety/" rel="tag">#Safety</a> <a href="/tags/health/" rel="tag">#Health</a> <a href="/tags/regulation/" rel="tag">#Regulation</a></p>

<p>The Boarman family’s water was undrinkable: It corroded taps. It withered plants. Their ice maker expelled clumps of salt.</p><p>But why was this happening? For two years, Oklahoma delayed basic tests that could help them find out.<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/oklahoma-oil-polluted-drinking-water-boarman-family?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/oklahoma-oil-polluted-drinking-water-boarman-family?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/okl</span><span class="invisible">ahoma-oil-polluted-drinking-water-boarman-family?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/oklahoma/" rel="tag">#Oklahoma</a> <a href="/tags/pollution/" rel="tag">#Pollution</a> <a href="/tags/water/" rel="tag">#Water</a> <a href="/tags/environment/" rel="tag">#Environment</a> <a href="/tags/health/" rel="tag">#Health</a> <a href="/tags/safety/" rel="tag">#Safety</a> <a href="/tags/oil/" rel="tag">#Oil</a></p>

<p>NEW: For years, the <a href="/tags/fda/" rel="tag">#FDA</a> website warned of products and remedies claiming to treat <a href="/tags/autism/" rel="tag">#autism</a> that were being marketed deceptively and can be harmful. </p><p>Just a few: <br>•hyperbaric oxygen therapies <br>•chlorine dioxide<br>•raw camel milk. </p><p>Now, under RFK Jr, that advisory is gone. </p><p><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/rfk-jr-fda-removes-autism-treatments-warning" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/rfk-jr-fda-removes-autism-treatments-warning"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/rfk</span><span class="invisible">-jr-fda-removes-autism-treatments-warning</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#news</a> <a href="/tags/rfkjr/" rel="tag">#RFKJR</a> <a href="/tags/health/" rel="tag">#health</a> <a href="/tags/medicine/" rel="tag">#medicine</a> <a href="/tags/safety/" rel="tag">#safety</a> <a href="/tags/government/" rel="tag">#government</a> <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#trump</a></p>

<p>OpenAI employees pushed for the company to inform Canadian police about a user they thought would engage in real-world violence months before the person did just that, killing eight people in a horrific attack in Tumbler Ridge.</p><p>The company only reached out to police after the shooting had occurred.</p><p><a href="https://www.wsj.com/us-news/law/openai-employees-raised-alarms-about-canada-shooting-suspect-months-ago-b585df62" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.wsj.com/us-news/law/openai-employees-raised-alarms-about-canada-shooting-suspect-months-ago-b585df62"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.wsj.com/us-news/law/openai</span><span class="invisible">-employees-raised-alarms-about-canada-shooting-suspect-months-ago-b585df62</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/tech/" rel="tag">#tech</a> <a href="/tags/openai/" rel="tag">#openai</a> <a href="/tags/canada/" rel="tag">#canada</a> <a href="/tags/cdnpoli/" rel="tag">#cdnpoli</a> <a href="/tags/safety/" rel="tag">#safety</a></p>

<p>NEW: ProPublica recently reported that the U.S. Forest Service knowingly issued protective gear containing <a href="/tags/pfas/" rel="tag">#PFAS</a> to wildland firefighters.</p><p>The agency says it has now stopped distributing those garments.</p><p><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/pfas-firefighter-gear-forest-service" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/pfas-firefighter-gear-forest-service"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/pfa</span><span class="invisible">s-firefighter-gear-forest-service</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#news</a> <a href="/tags/wildfires/" rel="tag">#wildfires</a> <a href="/tags/safety/" rel="tag">#safety</a> <a href="/tags/foreverchemicals/" rel="tag">#foreverchemicals</a> <a href="/tags/government/" rel="tag">#government</a></p>

<p>The FAA once said that pieces of space debris “pose a significant risk,” but the Trump administration has backed off a rule that would have required companies like Elon Musk’s SpaceX to remove rocket parts from orbit within 25 years of launch.<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/faa-trump-space-junk-safety-spacex-rockets?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/faa-trump-space-junk-safety-spacex-rockets?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/faa</span><span class="invisible">-trump-space-junk-safety-spacex-rockets?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/elonmusk/" rel="tag">#ElonMusk</a> <a href="/tags/spacex/" rel="tag">#SpaceX</a> <a href="/tags/aviation/" rel="tag">#Aviation</a> <a href="/tags/space/" rel="tag">#Space</a> <a href="/tags/rockets/" rel="tag">#Rockets</a> <a href="/tags/safety/" rel="tag">#Safety</a> <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a></p>

<p>To dramatically increase the amount of energy available to power artificial intelligence, the Trump administration is rewriting thousands of pages of nuclear power regulations while downplaying safety issues and focusing on industry incentives.<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/trump-nuclear-power-nrc-safety-doge-vought?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/trump-nuclear-power-nrc-safety-doge-vought?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/tru</span><span class="invisible">mp-nuclear-power-nrc-safety-doge-vought?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/nuclear/" rel="tag">#Nuclear</a> <a href="/tags/energy/" rel="tag">#Energy</a> <a href="/tags/doge/" rel="tag">#DOGE</a> <a href="/tags/technology/" rel="tag">#Technology</a> <a href="/tags/tech/" rel="tag">#Tech</a> <a href="/tags/safety/" rel="tag">#Safety</a> <a href="/tags/trump/" rel="tag">#Trump</a> <a href="/tags/ai/" rel="tag">#AI</a></p>

<p>After we documented children crawling through trains to get to school, the mayor of Hammond, Indiana, said train company Norfolk Southern pledged to help fund an overpass. Now the project is dead after the company reneged, he says.</p><p>Norfolk Southern denies making a commitment.<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/norfolk-southern-train-crossing-hammond-indiana-school-pedestrian-overpass?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/norfolk-southern-train-crossing-hammond-indiana-school-pedestrian-overpass?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/nor</span><span class="invisible">folk-southern-train-crossing-hammond-indiana-school-pedestrian-overpass?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/trains/" rel="tag">#Trains</a> <a href="/tags/children/" rel="tag">#Children</a> <a href="/tags/walking/" rel="tag">#Walking</a> <a href="/tags/safety/" rel="tag">#Safety</a> <a href="/tags/indiana/" rel="tag">#Indiana</a> <a href="/tags/school/" rel="tag">#School</a></p>

<p>In 2023, the FDA deemed 19 peptides too unsafe to be dispensed by compounding pharmacies.</p><p>Now, under RFK Jr., the agency is poised to reverse itself — despite the fact that few clinical studies support claims of the peptides’ effectiveness or safety.<br><a href="https://www.propublica.org/article/peptide-safety-fda-compounding-pharmacies?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post" rel="nofollow" class="ellipsis" title="www.propublica.org/article/peptide-safety-fda-compounding-pharmacies?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">www.propublica.org/article/pep</span><span class="invisible">tide-safety-fda-compounding-pharmacies?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=mastodon-post</span></a></p><p><a href="/tags/news/" rel="tag">#News</a> <a href="/tags/fda/" rel="tag">#FDA</a> <a href="/tags/rfkjr/" rel="tag">#RFKJr</a> <a href="/tags/health/" rel="tag">#Health</a> <a href="/tags/peptides/" rel="tag">#Peptides</a> <a href="/tags/safety/" rel="tag">#Safety</a> <a href="/tags/pharmacy/" rel="tag">#Pharmacy</a></p>