Yet Another Tale of Corporate Criminality - Getting Away with Murder

I'm sure you could name many.  Here's another:

We know, too, from internal DuPont documents that emerged through the lawsuit, that Wamsley’s fears of being lied to are well-founded. DuPont scientists had closely studied the chemical for decades and through their own research knew about some of the dangers it posed. Yet rather than inform workers, people living near the plant, the general public, or government agencies responsible for regulating chemicals, DuPont repeatedly kept its knowledge secret.

Another revelation about C8 makes all of this more disturbing and gives the upcoming trials, the first of which will be held this fall in Columbus, Ohio, global significance: This deadly chemical that DuPont continued to use well after it knew it was linked to health problems is now practically everywhere.

  The Intercept

UPDATE: Part 2 of the DuPont story https://firstlook.org/theintercept/2015/08/17/teflon-toxin-case-against-dupont/

UPDATE:  Part 3 https://firstlook.org/theintercept/2015/08/20/teflon-toxin-dupont-slipped-past-epa/

Go Away, There's Nothing to Inspect Here

[Forty-seven of the 73 US inspectors general] signed a letter to congressional oversight leaders on Tuesday saying the Justice Department, the Peace Corps and the Chemical Safety Board have withheld information on the basis that it was privileged. The inspectors general, several of whom were nominated by President Barack Obama, said such interpretations of the law represent “potentially serious challenges to the authority of every Inspector General and our ability to conduct our work thoroughly, independently, and in a timely manner.”

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According to the letter, the Justice Department withheld records that its inspector general requested for three reviews, but ultimately handed over the information based on a finding that the probes would assist its leaders.

  John Hicks, WaPo via Portland Press Herald

The rot in D.C. is so extensive that it threatens to spoil the entire globe.