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'Ghost Factories' wins awards from AHCJ, SABEW

USA TODAY's "Ghost Factories" investigation of hazards posed by forgotten lead factories received top honors this week from national health and business journalism associations.The Association of...

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CDC bioterror labs cited in audits for repeated security failures

Labs at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention "compromised" their ability to safeguard potential bioterror agents against loss or theft with repeated failures to follow security procedures,...

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'It’s impossible to find the limits to the depth of the reporting'

The Society for News Design, in awarding USA TODAY's "Ghost Factories" project a silver medal, offered these words of praise:"If you keep drilling down into the story, it’s impossible to find the...

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C-SPAN discusses CDC bioterror lab security issues

I appeared this morning on C-SPAN's "Washington Journal" to talk about my recent USA TODAY report on the CDC's lab security issues.  

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More homes get cleanups because of USA TODAY series

At least five more homes near a forgotten lead factory site in Portland, Ore., will have lead-contaminated soil removed from their yards by the Environmental Protection Agency. The planned cleanups,...

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EPA: No current plans to revise lead hazard levels for soil, dust

Last May, because of current science showing children are harmed by even low-level exposures to lead, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention cut by half the amount of the toxin in a child's...

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Smelter series gets nods from Scripps Howard, Oakes awards

USA TODAY's "Ghost Factories" series was recently a finalist in two categories of the Scripps Howard Awards. It was a finalist for the Roy W. Howard Award for Public Service reporting, and also a...

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Inspections lax at labs working with bioterror germs

Government inspections often failed to detect important safety and security lapses at laboratories working with dangeorus germs and toxins that can be used as bioterror weapons, a recent audit found....

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'Ghost Factories' wins Hillman Prize, National Headliner

Our "Ghost Factories" investigation today received a prestigious Hillman Prize, which honors investigative reporting in service to the common good. On Friday, the series was honored with a second-place...

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Hillman Prize event in NYC honors 'Ghost Factories'

Hillman FoundationA photo from the recent Hillman Prize ceremony in New York. I'm joined onstage with USA TODAY colleagues Stan Wilson Jr., Kristin DeRamus and Peter Eisler. Many more photos are posted...

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'Ghost Factories' wins Gerald Loeb Award

USA TODAY's "Ghost Factories" investigation has received one of the highest honors in business journalism: The Gerald Loeb Award. The award was announced at a banquet in New York City last week. To...

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New series on the people behind risky supplements

How much do you really know about the people who make your dietary supplements? My new USA TODAY investigative series is "Supplement Shell Game: The People Behind Risky Pills."The first installment...

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Company listed on label uses fake addresses, may not exist

This morning we published the second major installment in our USA TODAY Supplement Shell Game series in print and online. I traveled to Mexico in search of Riger Natural, the company listed on bottles...

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