2010
Celeste Monforton was featured in an NPR All Things Considered story about Massey Energy's decision to close an underground coal mine in eastern Kentucky (12/1/10)
Celeste Monforton was quoted in a Rolling Stone profile of Massey Energy CEO Don Blankenship entitled "The Dark Lord of Coal Country" (11/29/10)
Celeste Monforton was quoted in the NPR story "Labor Department Asks Court to Close Massey Mine in Kentucky" (11/3/10)
Celeste Monforton was quoted in the Washington Post story "Coal mine, oil rig disasters highlight problems with government safety awards" (11/12/10)
Celeste Monforton was quoted in the Washington Post article "Obama push to unclog backlog of contested mine-safety citations is backfiring" (10/11/10)
Celeste Monforton was quoted in The Hill article "White House to propose steps to eliminate black lung" (10/13/10)
Celeste Monforton was quoted in the Politics Daily story "Diesel Dangers: Mining Companies Get First Look at Government Cancer Study" (9/26/10)
Celeste Monforton was quoted in a New York Times blog post about how changes in rulemaking procedures under the Regulatory Flexibility Act can impact public health agencies' ability to issue timely health-protective regulations (5/27/10)
Celeste Monforton was interviewed on Philadelphia Public Radio WPEB's Labor Justice Radio about the Protecting America's Workers Act (HR 2067), a bill to amend the OSH Act to provide stiffer penalties for employers who violate worker health and safety laws. The interview took place during the city's annual Worker Memorial Day rally at the Delaware River (4/30/10)
Celeste Monforton was interviewed for WV Public Broadcasting's morning news broadcast about on a report concerning federal mine inspections versus the compliance assistance programs embraced by the GW Bush administration's Labor Department (4/27/10)
Celeste Monforton was featured in several articles and shows about the explosion at Massey Energy's Upper Big Branch Mine that killed 29 miners:
CBS News, "A Shifty Safety Past," 4/7/10
Washington Post, "West Virginia mine has been cited for myriad safety violations," 4/7/10
NPR's Morning Edition, "Deadly West Virginia Mine Blast Stuns Experts," 4/7/10
USA Today, "Mine had string of safety lapses before explosion," 4/7/10
Associated Press, "Mines Fight Safety Violations, Fines Go Unpaid," 4/7/1
The Takeaway (WNYC Radio), "Considering Mine Safety After W. Va. Blast," 4/7/10
Associated Press, "Emergency air system at WV mine was broken," 4/7/10
Associated Press, "Citations issued day of mine explosion," 4/7/10
Associated Press, "Promises not kep: Mine safety fixes fall short," 4/9/10 American Public Media/Marketplace, "Congress to look into mining safety," 4/8/10
CNN, "Mining disaster raises questions about effectiveness of safety laws," 4/9/10
Salt Lake Tribune, "Experts: Miners don't have to die," 4/11/10
Louisville Courier-Journal, "Appeals stall safety fines at deadly W. Va. mine," 4/12/10
AOL News, "Federal, State Probes Begin in W. Va. Mine Disaster," 4/12/10
Wall Street Journal, "Mine Disaster Inquiry to Focus on Blasting," 4/13/10
Illinois Public Media/WILL, "Mining Safety and Disasters," 4/22/10
Charleston Gazette, "Broader mine safety reforms needed, experts say," 4/24/10
Celeste Monforton was quoted in the Wall Street Journal article “OSHA Boosts Oversight of State Safety Agencies” (3/29/10)
Celeste Monforton was quoted in The Nation's article "Hilda Solis: Labor's New Sheriff" (3/25/10)
Celeste Monforton was quoted in the AOL News article "Obsession with Nanotech Growth Stymies Regulators" (3/24/10)
Occupational Safety & Health Reporter dedicated an article to SKAPP's Scientists in Government Project findings on the working environment of NIOSH scientists (3/18/10).
2009
Celeste Monforton was quoted in two Star-Telegram articles about a trench collapse that killed a worker in Arlington, Texas: "Lack of bracing may have caused fatal trench collapse in Arlington" (5/6/09) and “Worker suffocated in trench after cave-in, says ME, which rules death accidental” (5/8/09)
Celeste Monforton was quoted in the Washington Post story “Initiative on Worker Safety Gets Poor Marks” (4/2/09)
Celeste Monforton was quoted in the McClathy News Service article “Did artificial flavoring hurt woman's lungs? Popcorn factory worker in Cincinnati court today” (4/6/09)
Susan Wood was quoted in the Washington Post story "FDA Ordered to Rethink Age Restriction for Plan B" and the New York Times story "Contraception Pill Strictures Are Eased by a Judge" (3/24/09).
Susan Wood was interviewed for the NPR story “Helping Science May Hurt Pro-Life Relations” about President Obama’s presidential memorandum designed to separate politics and science (3/10/09).
David Michaels was quoted in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette article "Former employees of Vitro weapons plant part of government's compensation plan," about the compensation program for former nuclear workers that he designed during the Clinton administration (3/8/09).
David Michaels was quoted in the Business Week article "Business' 10 Biggest Battles" about the upcoming changes in the regulatory climate under the Obama administration (1/26/09).
David Michaels was quoted in the Fast Company article "The Real Story on BPA," and interviewed for the accompanying sidebar, "Manufacturing Doubt in Product Defense" (1/16/09).
Celeste Monforton appeared as a guest on the syndicated radio program "The Mike Newcomb Show" to discuss the Protecting Workers on the Job agenda (1/14/09).
2008
David Michaels was quoted in the Science article "Obama's Choice to Direct EPA is applauded" (12/19/08).
Perspectives on Work reviewed David Michaels's Doubt is Their Product (Summer 2008/Winter 2009).
Celeste Monforton was quoted in the Las Vegas Sun article “Work cut out for next OSHA Chief” (11/24/08).
Chemical & Engineering News reviewed David Michaels's Doubt is Their Product (11/17/08).
David Michaels was quoted in the National Journal article "Toxic Suspicion Could Fuel Regulatory Overhaul" about efforts to ban BPA and shift the burden of proof for chemicals (11/15/08).
David Michaels was quoted in the Salon.com article "The EPA's Stalin Era" (11/11/08).
David Michaels was quoted in the Washington Independent article “The Midnight De-Regulation Express” about the last-minute regulations the Bush administration is rushing to adopt (11/11/08).
David Michaels's Doubt is Their Product was one of the Top 10 Science Books of 2008 at Amazon.com
The Society of Environmental Journalists' SEJournal reviewed David Michaels's book Doubt is Their Product (Fall 2008).
David Michaels was quoted in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinental article "Critics slam chemical report" about the FDA's report on bisphenol A (10/24/08).
David Michaels was interviewed in Science News about his book Doubt is Their Product and the corporate practice of manufacturing uncertainty (9/27/08).
Celeste Monforton was quoted in the Las Vegas Sun article "State tells FedOSHA to back off" (9/25/08).
David Michaels was selected as one of The 50 Most Influential EHS Leaders by Occupational Hazards magazine (September 2008).
David Michaels appeared on the Oprah and Friends radio show to speak about Doubt is Their Product (9/3/08).
David Michaels was quoted in the New York Times article "Proposal on Safety at Work Riles Unions" (8/29/08).
Celeste Monforton was quoted in the Associated Press article "Administration wants changes in workplace rules" (8/28/08).
David Michaels was interviewed for the NPR Morning Edition story "Workplace Deaths Hit All-Time Low" (8/21/08).
David Michaels was quoted in the Science article "Regulators Seek to Redefine 'Working Life'" (August 2008) about the Department of Labor's proposed risk-assessment rule.
Susan Wood was quoted in the Washington Post story "Workers' Religious Freedom vs. Patients' Rights" (7/31/08) about a proposed Department of Health and Human Services rulethat would deny federal funding to any hospital, clinic, health plan or other entity that does not let employees opt out of participating in care that runs counter to their personal convictions, including providing contraception.
David Michaels was quoted in the Washington Post article "U.S. Rushes to Change Workplace Toxin Rules" (7/23/08) about a secretive, last-minute push to alter Department of Labor risk assessments.
Celeste Monforton was interviewed on the KPFA Evening News (7/23/08, at 6:25 in the show) about her discovery of the secret Department of Labor rule.
David Michaels was interviewed for the Marketplace story "Dept. of Labor tries to ease toxin rules" (7/23/08).
The Washington Post published an article by David Michaels, "It's Not the Answers That Are Biased, It's the Questions" (7/15/08).
The Chicago Tribune published an op-ed by David Michaels, "Why they didn't tell us that these pills could kill our kids" (7/13/08).
David Michaels spoke at the Center for American Progress about Doubt is Their Product (5/28/08).
Andrew Plemmons Pratt of Science Progress interviewed David Michaels about Doubt is Their Product (5/22/08).
David Michaels was quoted in the Miller-McCune article "The Doubt Makers" (5/19/08) about industry efforts to raise doubt about a range of scientific issues.
David Michaels appeared on The Environment Report to discuss Doubt is Their Product (5/19/08).
David Michaels appeared on NPR's Living on Earth to discuss Doubt is Their Product (5/2/08).
David Michaels appeared on Public Radio International's Fair Game (4/28/08) to discuss Doubt is Their Product.
David Michaels was quoted in the Washington Post article "Studies on Chemical in Plastics Questioned" (4/27/08) about bisphenol A.
Reviews of David Michaels's book Doubt is Their Product (Oxford University Press, May 2008):
* "The Tobacco Strategy Entrenched," Science, 9/5/08
* "Suppressing Science," Nature, June 2008
* "Review," New Scientist, 6/11/08
* "Doubt is Their Product," Lifelines Online, June 2008
* "Whitewashing Toxic Chemicals," Newsweek, 5/12/08
* "An Uncertain Truth," Slate, 4/16/08
* "Science & Technology," Library Journal, 4/1/08
* "The Manufacture of Uncertainty," The American Prospect, 3/31/08
* "Manufactured Doubt Fends Off Regulation," The Washington Independent, 2/25/08
Celeste Monforton was quoted in the Las Vegas Sun article "OSHA goes easy" (3/31/08) about construction-worker deaths in Las Vegas.
The Science News Online article "Judging Science" (1/19/08) discussed the papers from SKAPP's third Coronado Conference, which were published as the mini-monograph "Science for Regulation and Litigation" in Environmental Health Perspectives.
2007
Celeste Monforton was quoted in the Salt Lake Tribune article "Crandall Canyon Mine disaster Web site hosts memorials -and scorn for news media" (12/10/07).
Several stories covered the report of bronchiolitis obliterans in a microwave popcorn consumer, which SKAPP first reported on The Pump Handle:
* "Microwave popcorn may be linked to illness," Associated Press, September 4, 2007
* "Doctor fears man's microwave popcorn habit led to lung disease," Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel, September 4, 2007
* "Doctor Links a Man’s Illness to a Microwave Popcorn Habit," New York Times, September 5, 2007
* "Popcorn supplier to drop toxic chemical," Seattle Post-Intelligencer, September 5, 2007
* "Denver doctor warns on microwave popcorn" Denver Post, September 5, 2007
* "ConAgra Will Drop Popcorn Chemical," Associated Press, September 5, 2007
* "ConAgra to drop popcorn flavoring," Baltimore Sun, September 6, 2007
* "Makers to alter popcorn flavoring," Columbus Dispatch, September 6, 2007
* "Groups Urge Limits on Popcorn Additive," Associated Press, September 8, 2007
* "Popcorn makers to eliminate diacetyl flavoring linked to lung disease," Cleveland Plain Dealer, September 9, 2007
* "Safety warning ignored," Cox News Service, September 10, 2007
David Michaels was featured in the Discover Magazine article "Science Under Siege" (October 2007)
* "Popcorn Concerns Put Work Safety Back on Agenda," Washington Post/Bloomberg News, October 9, 2007
David Michaels was quoted in the Seattle Post-Intelligencer article "That buttery aroma might be toxic, too" (8/30/07)
Susan Wood was quoted in the Washington Post article "Plan B Use Surges, And So Does Controversy" (7/13/07).
David Michaels was quoted in the Washington Post article "Ex-Surgeon General Says White House Hushed Him" (7/11/07).
Celeste Monforton was quoted in the article "Miners keep dying despite federal laws" (7/1/07), part of the Louisville Courier-Journal special report on black lung disease.
David Michaels was quoted in a Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel article, "Asbestos board in question" (5/23/07), about nominees to the EPA's asbestos advisory panel.
ABC's Good Morning America aired a segment about diacetyl that featured David Michaels on May 16, 2007.
Nature Biotechnology published a profile of Susan Wood in their April 30, 2007 issue.
David Michaels was quoted in several stories about OSHA's failure to regulate diacetyl and other workplace hazards:
* "Flavoring Suspected in Illness," Washington Post, May 7, 2007
* "Slow Motion," National Journal, May 5, 2007 (also see Foulke's response)
* "OSHA Leaves Worker Safety in Hands of Industry," New York Times (also appeared in the Boston Globe and Austin-American Statesman), April 25, 2007 (also see the NYT editorial on OSHA)
* "Flavor factory workers at risk for lung disease: CDC," Reuters, April 26, 2007
* "OSHA in the Hot Seat," Marketplace, April 26, 2007
* "Butter Flavoring Diacetyl Linked to More Lung Damage Cases," KPBS, March 30, 2007
David Michaels was quoted in an Environmental Science & Technology article, "President Bush expands influence over regulatory agencies" (4/11/07), about the effect of a recent Executive Order on regulatory agencies' activities. Celeste Monforton was quoted in an American Prospect Online article on the same topic, "Executive Outcomes" (2/26/07).
SKAPP's work on the issue of FDA user fees is featured in these articles:
* "FDA 'Addiction' to User Fees Comes Under Attack" - Bloomberg News column by Cindy Skrzycki (4/3/07)
* "Safety First" - The American Prospect Online article by Christopher Moraff (4/3/07)
David Michaels and SKAPP Planning Committee member David Ozonoff were quoted in Barry Yeoman's article on the effects of the Daubert decision, "Science in the Dock," published in The Nation March 26, 2007.
2006
David Michaels was quoted in the Cleveland Plain Dealer article "Ohio popcorn plant workers say flavoring hurts lungs," by Sabrina Eaton (12/3/06).
David Michaels is one of the main sources for "Science Fiction," the November 10, 2006 episode of the PBS Series AIR: America's Investigative Reports about an investigative journalist who uncovered industry sponsorship of apparent grassroots organizations (watch it at WNET's site).
SKAPP Planning Committee member Richard Clapp spent more than two years working to publish a study on cancer mortality in IBM workers. The study was published in Environmental Health on 11/19/06, and the Wall Street Journal devoted an article to the process.
NPR's Living on Earth aired "Popcorn Production Harms Workers," which included quotes from David Michaels, on September 22nd.
Celeste Monforton's op-ed "Bush's Disturbing Nomination" appeared in the Louisville Courier-Journal on August 24, 2006.
David Michaels was quoted in several articles on the need to protect popcorn workers from diacetyl exposure (July 2006):
* Associated Press, "Union Seeks 'Popcorn Lung' Safeguards"
* Baltimore Sun, "Federal Measures Sought to Combat Flavoring Peril"
* Cleveland Plain Dealer, "Groups Want Popcorn's Butter Flavoring Regulated"
* Los Angeles Times, "Limits Sought on Worker Exposure to Flavor Agent."
* Reuters, "US unions seek limit on butter flavor ingredient"
* Sacramento Bee, "Food Plant Safety Faulted"
Several mainstream news organizations reported on the article “Selected Science” by David Michaels, Celeste Monforton, and Peter Lurie, which appeared in the 2/23/06 issue of the journal Environmental Health.
* Associated Press, “OSHA issues new rule on chromium”
* Los Angeles Times, “Chromium Industry Hid Cancer Risks, Report Says”
* Reuters, “Industry study withheld data on carcinogen – report”
* USA Today, “Report: Chromium industry withheld data on lung cancer”
* Washington Post, “Chromium Evidence Buried, Report Says”
David Michaels, chair of the SKAPP Planning Committee, was recognized as the 2006 recipient of the AAAS Award for Scientific Freedom and Responsibility. Read the AAAS announcement here.
2005
The November 2005 issue of the ABA Journal features an article on the 1993 Supreme Court's decision in Daubert v Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals and the 2001 Data Quality Act, with perspectives from the US Chamber of Commerce, legal scholars and SKAPP's David Michaels. Read "Science Experiment."
In "Benched Science" Science News Online explores the Daubert decision as described by legal scholars and academics in the July 2005 supplement to the American Journal of Public Health.
A July 30, 2005 editorial in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, "Science: The Art of Obfuscation," mentions the American Journal of Public Health's special supplement on Scientific Evidence and Public Policy, and previews topics addressed by some of the papers.
SKAPP's David Michaels was quoted in a June 26, 2005 article in the Austin-American Statesman entitled "New product for U.S. industry: 'manufactured doubt.'
