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.
Interior: Blowout Preventers on BP’s Relief Wells Also Had Problems
Buried in a memo about the drilling moratorium was a reminder of risks that go beyond BP's ruptured well in the Gulf. Even the relief wells have had problems needing repairs.
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Gulf Seafood Gets Chemically Tested for Oil, Not Dispersant
Federal agencies, in a scramble for science, are developing tests to detect the presence of oil dispersants in fish. They are also trying to better understand what harm the chemicals may cause in seafood.
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With Criticism Falling on BP, Well's Co-Owners Refuse to Pay Bills
As cleanup costs in the Gulf continue to stack up, BP is getting no financial help from the partners in its ruptured well, Anadarko Petroleum and MOEX Offshore. Anadarko has been public in its criticism of BP’s operating decisions.
by Marian Wang,
Foreign Help in the Gulf: The Facts Are Murky
New articles have painted a sometimes inaccurate picture of a federal bureaucracy getting in the way of foreign help in the Gulf. The misinformation and an obsession with a few extra skimmers seem to be obscuring real questions about the oil cleanup.
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Coast Guard Changes Its Mind About Media Access to Safety Zones
Journalists will no longer have to ask permission to get close to oil cleanup operations in the Gulf of Mexico.The 'safety zone' rule and its hefty penalties were never intended to restrict reporting, the Coast Guard says.
by Marian Wang,
BofA on Accounting Maneuvers: Our Statement Stands (If Read Carefully)
Turns out, we were on the right track when we asked Bank of America about its balance sheet. In letters to the SEC, BofA has admitted making transactions that incorrectly hid billions in debt.
by Marian Wang,
CEO of Alaska Pipeline, a Former BP Exec, Steps Down
As lawmakers take a closer look at oil operations in Alaska, the head of the company running BP's Alaska pipeline says he's retiring early. The pipeline has a spotty safety record.
by Marian Wang,
BP's Unusual Alaska Project Gets Closer Scrutiny From Regulators
A BP project to drill on an artificial island off the coast of Alaska will likely be delayed. Several news reports have raised concerns about the plan, and state and federal regulators now want more information.
by Marian Wang,
For BP, Multimillion-Dollar Fines Amount to a Day's Worth of Profit
OSHA and others have fined BP before, including an $87 million penalty last year for violations in Texas City. But does that punish a company that makes $2.8 million an hour?
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