http://www.ire.org/extraextra/ Extra! Extra! is your guide to the latest investigative work. Send comments and suggestions to extraextra@ire.org. en-us support@ire.org 2007-12-07T11:30:54-06:00 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 http://www.ire.org/extraextra/archives/2007_12.html In a second installment of "Chemical Fallout," Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reporters Susanne Rust, Meg Kissinger and Cary Spivak found that the chemical industry has funded much of the science claiming that the popular chemical bisphenol A is safe. The reporters... 2152@http://www.ire.org/extraextra/ Health 2007-12-07T11:30:54-06:00 http://www.ire.org/extraextra/archives/2006_09.html Alison Young of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution analyzed awards recieved by the employees of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to show that the most frequent large cash awards and performance bonuses are recieved not by scientists, but mostly... 1668@http://www.ire.org/extraextra/ Science 2006-09-18T14:12:32-06:00 http://www.ire.org/extraextra/archives/2006_02.html Patricia Callahan, Jeremy Manier and Delroy Alexander of the Chicago Tribune examined tobacco-lawsuit documents to show that America's largest foodmaker and its biggest cigarette company have pooled expertise in search of more alluring foods and cigarettes since the dawn of... 1444@http://www.ire.org/extraextra/ Business 2006-02-02T08:08:00-06:00 http://www.ire.org/extraextra/archives/2006_01.html Sam Roe and Michael Hawthorne of the Chicago Tribune published a three-part series on the presence of mercury in fish sold in supermarkets. “In one of the nation’s most comprehensive studies of mercury in commercial fish, testing by the newspaper... 1405@http://www.ire.org/extraextra/ Health 2006-01-06T08:46:20-06:00 http://www.ire.org/extraextra/archives/2005_11.html Randy Lee Loftis of The Dallas Morning News reviewed government test results to show that the Army Corps of Engineers is planning one of the biggest environmental clean ups ever attempted in New Orleans. According to the report, part of... 1342@http://www.ire.org/extraextra/ Environment 2005-11-11T08:20:00-06:00 http://www.ire.org/extraextra/archives/2005_10.html "Toxic Legacy" is a five-part series by reporters at The Record exploring the environmental and health impacts of paint sludge and other industrial waste dumped a generation ago in watersheds and other environmentally sensitive areas by the Ford Motor Co.... 1316@http://www.ire.org/extraextra/ Environment 2005-10-14T11:23:26-06:00 http://www.ire.org/extraextra/archives/2005_08.html Luke Timmerman and David Heath of The Seattle Times use sources and documents to investigate at least 26 claims that drug researchers leaked secrets to Wall Street. "In 24 of the 26 cases, the firms issued reports to select clients... 1243@http://www.ire.org/extraextra/ Science 2005-08-10T10:27:17-06:00 http://www.ire.org/extraextra/archives/2005_07.html Ronald Campbell of The Orange County Register analyzed California campaign finance data to find that the top 100 donors gave more than $150 million to candidates and political committees in 2003 and 2004. Donors also helped put California in the... 1210@http://www.ire.org/extraextra/ Campaign Finance 2005-07-26T10:15:18-06:00 http://www.ire.org/extraextra/archives/2005_07.html Susan Kelleher and Duff Wilson interviewed more than 160 doctors, patients, medical analysts, regulatory officials and other experts for a Seattle Times series about the health care industry and the influence of the pharmaceutical industry. "Suddenly Sick" reveals that perviously... 1157@http://www.ire.org/extraextra/ Health 2005-07-06T17:02:00-06:00 http://www.ire.org/extraextra/archives/2005_07.html 1172@http://www.ire.org/extraextra/ Health 2005-07-06T10:11:56-06:00 http://www.ire.org/extraextra/archives/2005_05.html Mike Dunne of The (Baton Rouge, La.) Advocate uses state date on fish containing "action levels" of mercury to "show that about 19 lakes and streams in Louisiana may need advisories to warn pregnant women and children under 7 to... 1090@http://www.ire.org/extraextra/ Health 2005-05-23T10:07:27-06:00 http://www.ire.org/extraextra/archives/2005_04.html Chris Halsne of KIRO-Seattle uncovered, using the state's Open Records Act, an alarming trade arrangement between the county medical examiner's office and a medical research institute for human brain specimens. "In the past seven years, the medical examiner's office received... 999@http://www.ire.org/extraextra/ Science 2005-04-08T14:25:54-06:00 http://www.ire.org/extraextra/archives/2004_07.html Ruth Teichroeb of the Seattle Post-Intelligencer finds that DNA contamination and errors at the Washington State Patrol crime lab are a recurring, and critical, problem. "Forensic scientists contaminated tests or made other mistakes while handling DNA evidence in at least... 629@http://www.ire.org/extraextra/ Justice (courts/crime/law) 2004-07-23T15:23:22-06:00 http://www.ire.org/extraextra/archives/2004_06.html John Kelly and Todd Halvorson of Florida Today reviewed thousands of NASA safety documents to find that "NASA keeps flying crews on the International Space Station despite more than 800 known flaws and safety violations, some of which could destroy... 557@http://www.ire.org/extraextra/ Science 2004-06-07T13:02:17-06:00 http://www.ire.org/extraextra/archives/2004_05.html Sally Kestin of the South Florida Sun-Sentinel spent nine months examining the marine park industry, using federal records that the government never analyzed, to find that "more than 3,850 sea lions, seals, dolphins and whales have died under human care,... 526@http://www.ire.org/extraextra/ Science 2004-05-21T14:48:00-06:00