1 in 3 LA County residents affected by Covid, former Michigan gov indicted over Flint water crisis, a multi-million Clean Air penalty for Toyota—all that and more in this week's #WarningWire by @jessimckenzi.bsky.social: fairwarning.org/2021/01/covid-…

Biden's stimulus plan would end the sub-minimum wage for disabled workers. In 2019, we covered the 82-year-old law that allows certain employers to pay disabled workers less than minimum wage—and in some cases, far less. fairwarning.org/2019/09/hundre…

400,000 deaths from COVID-19 by the end of today, NHTSA loosens safety standards for autonomous vehicles, a potential danger hiding in the disinfectants that purify our drinking water—all that and more in this week's #WarningWire by @jessimckenzi.bsky.social: fairwarning.org/2021/01/biden-…

Pete Buttigieg, nominee for Secretary of Transportation, appeared today before a Senate committee to outline his plans for the agency. c-span.org/video/?508035-… ICYMI, FairWarning investigated problems plaguing one of the DOT's most important arms--NHTSA: fairwarning.org/2020/12/traffi…

Biden issues executive orders to bring the pandemic under control, white patients are getting vaccinated at a higher rate than Black patients, monarch butterfly population at an all time low—all that and more in Friday's #WarningWire by @jessimckenzi.bsky.social: fairwarning.org/2021/01/covid-…

In case you missed it: Curious whether your city is park- poor? Check out FairWarning's story on the cities that scored best and worst in 2020: fairwarning.org/2021/01/which-…

Biden's stimulus plan would end the tipped minimum wage. Last year, Bryce Covert covered the restaurant workers organizing to end the practice. fairwarning.org/2020/07/as-res…

Biden orders limits on travel as global covid cases near 100 million, vaccine chasers cut the line, Trump's clemency picks are a "kick in the teeth," and more in this week's #WarningWire by @jessimckenzi.bsky.social: fairwarning.org/2021/01/biden-…

Black Plague tea. Biomagnetism treatment. Ozone therapy. As authorities try to crack down, bogus Covid-19 promotions like these are still going strong, with consumers falling prey to sham treatments and cures. From Eli Wolfe: fairwarning.org/2021/01/covid-…

Vaccines vs. variants, the forthcoming fleet of EV charging stations, environmental racism charges in a Chicago scrapyard fight—all that and more in our end-of-week #WarningWire by @jessimckenzi.bsky.social: fairwarning.org/2021/01/a-sing…

In case you missed it: Pesticide, colloidal silver and fake contact tracers--scam artists are still finding ways to fleece consumers during the pandemic: fairwarning.org/2021/01/covid-…

Death rate for Latinos spikes over 1000% in LA, study finds another baffling side effect of Covid, DDT and herpes wiping out sea lions, and more in this week's #WarningWire by @jessimckenzi.bsky.social: fairwarning.org/2021/02/latino…

The creator of over-the-counter sex supplements is awaiting sentencing for illegally importing bulk quantities of prescription drugs. But he was just one of many players profiting from the sale of sex pills with hidden drugs. fairwarning.org/2021/02/potent…

A statement from our founder and editor, Myron Levin, regarding recent comments made by Matt Krupnick: fairwarning.org/wp-content/upl…

Can #Covid spread through ventilation in apartment buildings? Yes, but public health authorities and landlords aren't addressing the risk: fairwarning.org/2021/02/poor-v…

In case you missed it: The man behind rhino pills was sentenced to 46 months in prison, but authorities are struggling to keep the supplements off store shelves: fairwarning.org/2021/02/potent…

In case you missed it: How poor ventilation in apartment buildings may lessen the benefit of staying home to avoid COVID  fairwarning.org/2021/02/poor-v…

Women are joining corporate boards in record numbers after the passage of a California law that is being copied in other states: fairwarning.org/2021/02/women-…

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