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CA fires won’t deter 150-home development, despite high-risk area

"Following the deadly Esperanza wildfire in Southern California in October 2006, in which five U.S. Forest Service firefighters were killed, a task force recommended tougher zoning and code enforcement to […]
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Fungal infections post Joplin tornadoes spur disagreement between state and local health officials

In the aftermath of the devastating Joplin tornadoes, cases of a rare fungus that cause potentially deadly infections in humans began showing up in Southwestern Missouri.Local health officials in Green […]
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Residents near Lake Taneycomo, MO urge victims to rethink taking small business disaster loans.

A KY3 investigation reveals that fewer than half of the people who applied for U.S. Small Business  Administration disaster loans after severe storms and flooding in southwest Missouri in 2008 […]
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Haitian earthquake relief reaches impasse

This report by the Haiti Grassroots Watch and two students from the "Laboratoire de Journalisme at the State University of Haiti," seeks to identify why reconstruction has not started in […]
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BP oil spill relief funds buys millions in gear

An AP investigation reveals that the millions of dollars given to coastal towns affected by the massive oil spill last year is not being used for cleanup purposes. While the […]
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Haiti's reconstruction efforts reported on by Haiti Grassroots Watch

Haiti Grassroots Watch - a collaborative journalism watchdog organization - is reporting on the recovery in Haiti following the devastating 2010 earthquake. "The effort focuses on 'watchdogging' the aid and […]
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On Shaky Ground series

A three-part investigation by California Watch uncovered "systematic failures by the state's chief regulator of construction standards for public schools." The series exposed lax oversight of earthquake safety certification for […]
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Deepwater Horizon's final hours

An investigation by The New York Times details the final hours of the Deepwater Horizon oil rig. Based on interviews with crew members and sworn testimonies, the Times was able […]
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Trafficking, sexual exploitation of Haitian children on the rise

A report by The Miami Herald and El Nuevo Herald shows that human trafficking and sexual exploitation of Haitian children are on the rise in the Dominican Republic following January's […]
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Surprise inspections at oil rigs have dwindled in last decade

According to federal data analyzed by The Wall Street Journal, federal authorities had made no surprise inspections of deepwater oil rigs in the Gulf since 2004. Without surprise inspections, the […]
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