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Cynthia McFadden

Cynthia McFadden is the senior legal and investigative correspondent for NBC News.

Cynthia McFadden is the senior legal and investigative correspondent for NBC News.

Latest from Cynthia McFadden

EPA chief travels to ‘Cancer Alley’ to announce proposal to curb toxic air emissions

EPA chief Michael Regan went to a Louisiana rubber plant to announce a proposal that would slash the chemical toxins released in the air by the facility and others around the country.

Former Fox News producer Abby Grossberg calls the network a 'big corporate machine that destroys people'

Former Fox News producer Abby Grossberg told NBC News she believes she was set up to be a scapegoat in the defamation suit against Fox News over baseless election fraud claims.
84d ago

Toxic school: How the government failed Black residents in Louisiana's 'Cancer Alley'

A rubber plant near an elementary school in southern Louisiana has been emitting a carcinogenic chemical for decades. Locals wonder why it’s still allowed to remain in operation.
113d ago

Roaches in the operating room: Doctors at HCA hospital in Florida say patient care has suffered from cost cutting

Four doctors at HCA's Bayonet Point hospital in Florida said the quality of care has declined since 2021, when HCA cut costs and staff and hired contract workers.
118d ago

Can giving the ocean an antacid help curb climate change?

Planetary Technologies, a Canadian startup, is attempting to use an antacid powder to make the ocean recycle more carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.
147d ago

Some workers at U.S. hospital giant HCA say it puts profits above patient care

HCA is a health care juggernaut, with 182 hospitals and 125 surgery centers in the U.S. and U.K. But some HCA workers worry its profit focus imperils patient care.
170d ago

Mark Cuban’s next act on drug costs: Tackling insulin

Billionaire Mark Cuban's Cost Plug Drug company sells generic drugs at low costs. He plans to also include drugs like insulin.
204d ago

A former Native American boarding school reckons with its dark past

A former Native American boarding school reckons with its dark past

Biden is betting big on nuclear energy. But what happens if the next Hurricane Ian strikes Turkey Point?

The situation at Turkey Point highlights the potential risks with Biden’s energy strategy as the nation’s nuclear facilities age and extreme weather grows worse.
238d ago

This state's foster care population has dropped by a third since 2019. What happened?

Tai Thergood wanted to be what he never had growing up — a present father, involved in his children's lives. But he says he had a lot to learn about being a dad.
255d ago

Paradise lost: Inside Peru's emergency zone

Illegal gold mining in southeastern Peru has fueled the destruction of a massive swath of rainforest and the killing of dozens of environmental activists.