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 Fined $5.2 Million for False Reporting
BP America has been fined by the government for “false, inaccurate, or misleading” reports about energy production on tribal lands in Colorado. It is the first enforcement action taken by the revamped successor to the Minerals Management Service.
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Health Effects After Exxon Valdez Went Unstudied
The Exxon Valdez disaster was a missed opportunity for answering questions about worker health now being asked in the Gulf. Both Exxon and the government say they haven't done research on long-term health problems among that spill's cleanup workers.
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After 3 Weeks, BP Handed Over Samples Requested By Scientists
After first refusing, BP finally provided researchers at the University of South Florida with oil samples from the Gulf of Mexico. But the company came through only after getting pressure from lawmakers.
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Gulf Disaster Changes Landscape for Scientists Eager to Do Research
BP has pledged millions for research on its oil spill in the Gulf, but scientists worry about how well the money will be spent. A report says Gulf Coast governors are demanding that the money be given to universities in their own states.
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Scientists Predict Larger ‘Dead Zones' in Gulf
Federally-funded scientists predicted a "larger than average" dead zone in the Gulf of Mexico this year. It's unclear whether the oil spill is contributing to it.
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Gulf Cleanup, Foreign Assistance, and Jones Act Confusion
Contrary to some claims, the Jones Act of 1920 hasn't kept foreign vessels from helping clean up the Gulf oil spill. Fifteen foreign vessels are already helping, said Coast Guard Adm. Thad Allen.
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Relief Wells Getting Close, But Could Take a Few Tries
The relief wells that BP is drilling in the Gulf of Mexico are nearing the ruptured Macondo well, but intercepting the oil flow is unlikely to happen on the first try. The Ixtoc spill in 1979 and the Montara spill last year, both in much shallower water, demonstrate the difficulty involved.
by Marian Wang,
BP Document: Big Plans for Deepwater Drilling
A BP document shows the oil company had big plans to push deepwater drilling.
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Top BP Exec Still Says Spill Flow Rate Doesn't Matter
BP still insists that the volume of oil flowing into the Gulf of Mexico doesn't affect it spill response, even though its own documents say otherwise. A company official, Doug Suttles, says a precise oil flow figure is irrelevant.
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Read: BP's Plan For Controversial Arctic Drilling Project
Read BP's controversial plan to drill in the Arctic.
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