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| CPI Investgation: Big Oil, Bad Air: Fracking the Eagle Ford Shale of South Texas | | Center for Public Integrity Release: “The Big Oil, Bad Air: Fracking the Eagle Ford Shale of South Texas investigation was produced through a first-ever collaboration among the Center for Public Integrity, InsideClimate News, and The Weather Channel. Deep in the heart of South Texas, oil and gas wells and related industrial facilities are sprouting at an unprecedented rate, making the Eagle Ford Shale one of the biggest energy booms in America, if not the world. But the boom could be a bust for local residents who fear for their health. Big Oil, Bad Air is a package of in-depth articles and an online documentary revealing a regulatory system that does more to protect the industry than the public.” Click on the headline to learn more. |
| Unarmed Ohio Man Sues After Being Shot During Traffic Stop | | 
| | An Ohio man has filed a lawsuit alleging that he was unarmed when he was shot in the chest by a police officer. According to the lawsuit, the plaintiff was not armed and had his hands in the air when an officer shot him during a traffic stop. The plaintiff alleges that the police department in the Cleveland suburb of Maple Heights has "fostered an atmosphere ripe for constitutional violations." The lawsuit seeks unspecified damages and names the city, police chief, and the officer who shot the plaintiff.
Wire Report, San Francisco Chronicle 02/23/2014    | | Read Article: San Francisco Chronicle |
| Investigation: Drilling boom, Deadly Legacy | |
| | The drilling boom that has brought prosperity to Texas has left a trail of death and devastation for many of the more than 100,000 workers in oil and gas exploration-related jobs. The death toll peaked at 65 in 2012 - a 10-year high and nearly 60 percent more than in 2011. Nationwide, 663 workers in oil field-related industries were reported killed in the drilling and fracking boom from 2007 to 2012, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. About 40 percent died in Texas. The boom that has brought prosperity to Texas has left a trail of death and devastation for many of the more than 100,000 workers in oil and gas exploration-related jobs. The death toll peaked at 65 in 2012 - a 10-year high and nearly 60 percent more than in 2011. Nationwide, 663 workers in oil field-related industries were reported killed in the drilling and fracking boom from 2007 to 2012, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. About 40 percent died in Texas.
Lise Olsen, Houston Chronicle 02/24/2014 | | Read Article: Houston Chronicle |
| The Dark Power of Fraternities | |
| | A yearlong investigation of Greek houses reveals their endemic, lurid, and sometimes tragic problems—and a sophisticated system for shifting the blame. Lawsuits against fraternities are becoming a growing matter of public interest, in part because they record such lurid events, some of them ludicrous, many more of them horrendous. A recent series of articles on fraternities by Bloomberg News’s David Glovin and John Hechinger notes that since 2005, more than 60 people—the majority of them students—have died in incidents linked to fraternities, a sobering number in itself, but one that is dwarfed by the numbers of serious injuries, assaults, and sexual crimes that regularly take place in these houses.
Caitlin Flanagan, The Atlantic 02/24/2014 | | Read Article: The Atlantic |
| The Anatomy of a Hospital Bill | |
| | Billing practices vary, but typically a patient will be charged for medications, room and board, doctors' time, anesthesia, and specialized units such as operating and emergency rooms. Lab work and other tests, like CT scans, are also likely to show up on a bill. There is a movement afoot in the industry to simplify hospital bills. But for now, patients may find themselves on their own with a complicated statement.
Avery Johnson, Wall Street Journal - $$ Subscription Required 02/24/2014 | | Read Article: Wall Street Journal - $$ Subscription Required($) |
| Widow Files Wrongful Death Suit Over Suicide | |
| | A woman from Upland, Calif. has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against San Bernardino County's district attorney, the California Highway Patrol and several others. Her lawsuit alleges that the defendants caused her husband to commit suicide after they forced him into cooperation in an investigation and did not consider his mental condition. The 36-year-old suffered from bi-polar disorder and was suicidal at the time of the investigation. The lawsuit, which also names the couple's 19-month-old son as a co-plaintiff, alleges two counts of loss of familial relationship and one count of wrongful death.
Joe Nelson, San Bernardino Sun 02/23/2014 | | Read Article: San Bernardino Sun |
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