Vulture Funds Have Puerto Rico Cornered
The Centro de Periodismo Investigativo in Puerto Rico describes how hedge funds acquired 40 to 50 percent of the island's debt.
Florida Power & Light Accuses FCIR of ‘Factual Errors and Misleading Claims’
We are publishing FPL's memo in full, as well as FCIR's point-by-point response.
In Sunshine State, Big Energy Blocks Solar Power
Millions in political donations from Florida utilities help keep solar panels off rooftops
Warning Sounded on Heavy Metals in Chocolates
A consumer group is taking legal action against an array of major chocolate manufacturers and retailers, saying they’ve failed to warn consumers about the potentially harmful levels of lead and cadmium in their products.
Highway Agency Takes a Hit Over Safety Report on Electronic Billboards
Billboards that seem magically to have moved from one side of the highway to the other are part of a detailed critique by a former FHWA researcher, who says the federal report is so badly flawed that no one should rely on its conclusions.
Florida Craft Brewers Gear Up For Another Fight
The country’s big beer companies have set their sights on craft brewers in the Sunshine State -- again.