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EPA urges reduction in dispersants on Gulf Coast

July 1, 2010 By Joel Wendland-Liu

Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lisa Jackson ordered the company last May to reduce its usage of dispersants by 75 percent.

OSHA to publicly shame job safety violators

June 23, 2010 By Mark Gruenberg

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration "will use not just our normal inspection system, but regulation by shaming" against notorious job safety and health violators.

Oops, they did it again

June 21, 2010 By Marc Brodine

For all their presumed political prowess and message discipline, the Republicans have a habit of very bad timing when it comes to policy proposals.

Unwinding the BP spin

June 14, 2010 By Emile Schepers

British Petroleum is now putting a special spin on the crisis caused by the explosion of its oil well in the Gulf of Mexico - and it's the most revolting spin yet.

BP and disaster capitalism

June 7, 2010 By PW Editorial Board

A Gulf Coast disaster has again shocked an entire nation. The callous corporate disregard for safety, workers' lives and environmental devastation is infuriating and mind-boggling.