Marian Wang
Marian Wang was a reporter for ProPublica, covering education and college debt.
Marian Wang was a reporter for ProPublica, covering education and college debt. She joined ProPublica in 2010, first blogging about a variety of accountability issues. Her later stories focused on how rising college costs and the complexity of the student loan system affect students and their families. Prior to coming to ProPublica, she worked at Mother Jones magazine in San Francisco and freelanced for a number of Chicago-based publications, including The Chicago Reporter, an investigative magazine focused on issues of race and poverty.
BP’s Selling Its Troubled Refineries in Texas City and Carson
Both refineries that BP intends to sell have had troubled pasts and run-ins with safety and environmental regulators.
by Marian Wang,
Search All the Documents in the FCIC's Treasure Trove
A look into the FCIC's document archive shows emails, transcripts, reports—even a personal diary—from Wall Street insiders.
by Marian Wang,
With Four Lawmakers Objecting, Senate Ends Practice of Secret Holds to Block Bills
As we've noted, secret holds were what allowed a single senator to block a popular bill granting enhance whistleblowers' protection from retaliation.
by Marian Wang,
Scientists Found Chemical Dispersants Lingering in Gulf Long After Oil Flow Stopped
The EPA has said that the chemical components of dispersant "biodegrade fairly rapidly." But that's not what scientists have found.
by Marian Wang,
Many California Dialysis Technicians Fail Federally Mandated Competency Test
At least in California, new rules fon testing have cut down the number of technicians working in an industry that is already stretched in terms of staffing.
by Marian Wang,
In Houston, Rep. Giffords Could Receive Brain Injury Treatment Thousands of Troops Do Not
Brain injury experts have said that as Congresswoman Giffords recovers from a gunshot wound to the head, she’ll need cognitive rehabilitation, a treatment that isn’t covered by the Pentagon’s health program for troops.
by Marian Wang,
In States Where Foreclosures Bypass Judges, New Evidence of Robo-Signers
In a case in Nevada, a title officer testified that he signed default notices—which start the foreclosure process in most states—without knowing who had the right to foreclose.
by Marian Wang,
Inspectors Flagged Leaky Alaska Pipeline for Replacement Two Years Prior
The troubled Trans-Alaska Pipeline System has had more than 20 spills since 2001, the pipeline operator has disclosed.
by Marian Wang,
Why a Gruesome Pennsylvania Abortion Clinic Had Not Been Inspected for 17 Years
According to a new grand jury report, Pennsylvania stopped regularly inspecting abortion clinics in the mid-1990s. That policy continued until just last year.
by Marian Wang,
History Repeats Itself: Wall St. Wants a Part of Fannie and Freddie’s Gov’t-Guaranteed Deal
Wall Street, which took more risks than Fannie and Freddie did in the heyday of the mortgage boom, hope to cash in as the Obama administration looks to reform the mortgage giants.
by Marian Wang,