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March 15, 2013
Weekly Watchdog -- The week's best stories from the Center for Public Integrity
From Executive Director Bill Buzenberg
An investigation by The Center and PBS NewsHour into toxic pollution pushes the EPA to change policies. Executive Director Bill Buzenberg
Toxic Clout
Delay and denial on chromium
Tens of millions of Americans drink tap water tainted with chromium. But industry pushback has made it hard for the EPA to regulate.
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The real Erin Brockovich
Video: Science for sale
In partnership with the Center, PBS NewsHour's Miles O'Brien travels to Hinkley, Calif., to explore why the groundwater there still has dangerous levels of chromium years after the town won a multi-million dollar settlement for contamination, which was featured in the movie "Erin Brockovich." O'Brien follows up with the real Erin Brockovich, shown above, during the investigation.
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Waste in Iraq reconstruction
$60-billion spent on a pipe dream of creation of a Western-style economy.
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Wendell Potter
OPINION: stacked Medicare deck
Feds have been overpaying for Medicare Advantage.
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CPAC panel: Shrink the FEC
Lawyers propose shutting down campaign finance agency or at least limiting its reach.
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Awards
Education writers honor Center
Juvenile Justice series wins first-place prize for investigative reporting.
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Juvenile Justice
Deportations impact U.S. kids
As Congress debates immigration reform, mental-health investigators urge legislators to consider children's welfare.
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'Beyoncé and Bob'
Senator uses megastar's upcoming concert to raise big money.
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