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The legislation comes after The Frontier and ProPublica found over 150 incidents where oilfield wastewater had gushed from the earth, releasing toxic chemicals -- including some that cause cancer -- near homes and farms and into drinking water ...

Cameron Sexton took steps that allowed the owners of a payday lending company, Advance Financial, to keep using their stores to boost a now-defunct online sports betting enterprise.

The state parole board freed 185 prisoners during Landry's tenure, compared with 858 in the two years before he took office. Hundreds who would have been released under previous governors remain incarcerated with little chance of earning parole.

The Transportation Department, which oversees the safety of airplanes, cars and pipelines, plans to use Google Gemini to draft new regulations. "We don't need the perfect rule," said DOT's top lawyer. "We want good enough."

The state's departing commerce director said there's added urgency to get the projects done after an Oregon Public Broadcasting and ProPublica investigation showed states like Iowa and Texas have made more progress in renewable energy growth.

The story of Typhoon Halong's destruction in Kipnuk adds an exclamation point to long-simmering fears about the future of Alaska coastal villages facing down climate change.

Health care workers are changing how they counsel patients. Experts are using our database to support their research. And some consumers report they've discovered troubling records at the factories where their medications are made.

A watchdog group is seeking an inspector general investigation into Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche after ProPublica reported that he had ordered changes to crypto prosecutions while owning more than $150,000 in digital assets.

The dataset powers our Rx Inspector tool, which lets you find the factories that made your generic drugs and their FDA inspection track records.