Alternative News and Information. en-us http://www.alternet.org/rss/button.gif http://www.alternet.org/ AlterNet http://www.alternet.org/ Copyright 2012 Independent Media Institute. All rights reserved. http://www.alternet.org/story/147540/is_weed_killer_in_drinking_water_dangerous_govt._is_letting_the_chemical_industry_come_up_with_the_answer/ EPA officials claim chemical industry's own evidence is 'scientifically more robust' than independent research. Wed, 14 Jul 2010 10:00:01 PDT Danielle Ivory, The Huffington Post Investigative Fund -92dc7ad213286f5cf282cc52ad7ff5d0 http://www.alternet.org/story/146246/america%27s_largest_private_water_utility_joins_lawsuit_against_herbicide_maker/ The lawsuit alleges that Syngenta AG made billions of dollars selling an herbicide that endangered public health. American Water Company joined the suit yesterday. Wed, 31 Mar 2010 12:00:01 PDT Danielle Ivory, The Huffington Post Investigative Fund -2a403218a10e171eeb901b67535fe098 http://www.alternet.org/story/146193/in_a_coma%2C_with_the_plug_pulled_on_health_insurance/ Heather Galeotti lay in a coma for nearly six months before her health insurer, Kaiser Permanente, informed her family that it would not cover $4 million in medical bills. Fri, 26 Mar 2010 12:00:01 PDT Danielle Ivory, The Huffington Post Investigative Fund -f6fe3e98114a2b18018e6e0bc04060ee http://www.alternet.org/story/144012/for_12-year-old_without_an_arm%2C_insurance_has_run_out/ 12 year old Benjamin French lives in one of 33 states where insurance companies are allowed to set annual and lifetime caps on prosthetic coverage. Tue, 17 Nov 2009 08:00:01 PST Danielle Ivory, The Huffington Post Investigative Fund -606e03bb3a5a0e08054903747f9715cd http://www.alternet.org/story/143426/rape_is_a_pre-existing_condition_the_heartlessness_of_the_health_insurance_industry_exposed/ By taking anti-AIDS medicine after a rape, Christina Turner discovered that she had made herself all but uninsurable. Wed, 21 Oct 2009 12:00:01 PDT Danielle Ivory, The Huffington Post Investigative Fund -e6825c80c0d078f0b6cc0e86d9393b99 http://www.alternet.org/story/142175/thanks_to_epa_you_may_be_unknowingly_drinking_water_contaminated_with_weed_killer_/ One of the nation's most widely-used herbicides has been found to exceed federal safety limits in drinking water. Mon, 24 Aug 2009 15:00:01 PDT Danielle Ivory, The Huffington Post Investigative Fund -ad1fee9e13eef62f87c2e3bd6026612b http://www.alternet.org/story/134997/stress_tests_for_wall_street_--_what_about_the_billions_in_off-the-books_toxic_assets/ We can't let the big financial houses like Citigroup get away with keeping their liabilities off the books. Fri, 03 Apr 2009 13:00:01 PDT Danielle Ivory, American News Project & AlterNet -5633d45d07945e193c7ce9b2303820ea http://www.alternet.org/story/124330/secret_spending%3A_fed_lends_two_trillion_without_oversight/ Will bulldog freshman Congressman Alan Grayson be able to shed a light on the Fed's spending? Sat, 31 Jan 2009 10:24:01 PST Danielle Ivory, American News Project -2240d0fe1eadeb062a804be07582b3dd http://www.alternet.org/story/108322/bank_eat_bank%3A_bailout_encourages_mergers%2C_and_paulson_decides_who_lives_and_who_dies/ With newfound bailout money in their wallets, big banks have been rushing to gobble up smaller ones. Mon, 24 Nov 2008 00:00:01 PST Danielle Ivory, American News Project -5d887511cde96ac19f80051f5cb3bf99 http://www.alternet.org/story/104843/facing_substantial_delays_at_the_polls%2C_voters_sue_the_state_of_pennsylvania/ With the help of Voter Action and the NAACP, voters filed a complaint in a Philadelphia federal court. Mon, 27 Oct 2008 10:49:01 PDT Danielle Ivory, American News Project -7d58cc22d9ed7d85decaa81e6cedee22 http://www.alternet.org/story/103774/philly_official_scoffs_at_voting_problems/ Is Pennsylvania's upcoming election a disaster waiting to happen? Mon, 20 Oct 2008 10:31:01 PDT Danielle Ivory, American News Project -9eb314a73a19db9cca3dd025fba2ff14 http://www.alternet.org/story/100243/why_corporations_keep_getting_washington%27s_bailout_billions_/ Corporate power expert Charlie Cray lays out the dangerous influence that mega companies pose on all aspects of the American economy. Thu, 25 Sep 2008 02:00:01 PDT Danielle Ivory, American News Project -f9cd8ad72ffc6365652747f613805b1f