Farmer working with marijuana plants

In the cannabis patch, a patchwork of safety standards

Although 35 states, three U.S. territories, and the District of Columbia have legalized cannabis for recreational or medical use, there still are no uniform standards for regulating potentially harmful contaminants in cannabis products.

car parked in breakdown lane

Outdated metrics and padded scoring: Federal vehicle safety ratings fail to properly inform consumers

This story was produced by FairWarning, a nonprofit news organization based in Southern California that focuses on public health, consumer and environmental issues.  Grade inflation in school makes it difficult to distinguish who is actually achieving in the classroom. The federal government’s vehicle safety rating system suffers the same problem. Today, 98 percent of all …