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Search results for "burn pits" ...
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Where There's Smoke
"Where There's Smoke" investigates the military's practice of using open burn pits to dispose of the millions of tons of waste, including hazardous materials, generated by base operations in Afghanistan and Iraq.
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Burn Pits
"Open air" burn pits are used by private contractors in Iraq and Afghanistan to destroy military waste. U.S. soldiers living near the pits reported that they were constantly inhaling the smoke, were smothered in ash and suffocating from the smells. The story finds a link between the burn pits and the health problems that soldiers reported when they returned home.
Tags: open air burn pits; military; army; soldier; Afghanistan; Iraq; soldier health
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A Final Accounting: Arthur Andersen
The Chicago Tribune's four part series about Arthur Andersen. "Part 1: The Fall of Andersen - After decades as the gold standard for U.S. auditing firms, Andersen changed its focus and lost its way. Part 2: Civil War Splits Andersen - A revolution sweeps Andersen, pitting auditors against consultants in a race for higher profit. Part 3: Ties to Enron Blinded Andersen - Andersen struggles to deal with a monster it helped create: Enron. Part 4: Repeat Offender Gets Stiff Justice - Faulty decisions and strategy in Andersen's final months set the firm up for its collapse."
Tags: Arthur Andersen; Enron; accounting; accounting scandal; Chicago; auditor; fraud; justice; auditing firms; integrity; banks; money; corruption; finance; financing; Michael Odom; Nancy Temple; Dorsey Baskin; C.E. Andrews; Mike Gagel; Dean Christensen; firm; Harvey Kapnick; Jim Edwards; Duane Kullberg; reform