Joe Wertz

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January 29, 2020

A common fertilizer can cause explosions. Uneven regulation puts people at risk.
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January 22, 2020

Farming’s growing problem
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March 24, 2020

The government’s secret ventilator stockpile is nowhere near enough to fight the coronavirus

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Trump’s pullback of pollution controls is even more hazardous than you think

October 27, 2020

System Failure
On the ground in Iowa during a dress rehearsal for the November election

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October 2, 2020

Newsletters
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September 16, 2020

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The fertilizer that might have caused the Beirut explosion is all over the U.S. It’s unevenly regulated.

August 5, 2020

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COVID-19 didn’t affect this company financially. It still got a $893k federal loan

May 8, 2020

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