Discrepancy Report

06/06/2026

After a tank rupture killed 11 workers at a Longview paper mill, the Washington Department of Ecology said a public EPA database was wrong about the facility’s pollution record. But neither Ecology nor the EPA will say exactly what was wrong, what was real or when the public record will be fixed.

After a deadly rupture, EPA and Washington state regulators won’t say which entries are accurate in a public pollution database that still flags Nippon Dynawave for serious Clean Water Act problems.

28/05/2026

Before the deadly tank rupture at a Washington paper mill, records showed years of environmental and workplace safety issues, including $41,500 in environmental penalties since 2017, recent Clean Air Act violations and prior safety citations.

My latest investigation:
https://discrepancyreport.com/records-show-repeated-violations-at-washington-paper-mill-before-tank-rupture-left-2-dead-9-missing/

27/05/2026

Federal and state records show years of environmental noncompliance, recent Clean Air Act penalties and previous workplace safety citations at the Nippon Dynawave Packaging facility.

Federal and state records show environmental violations, Clean Air Act penalties, reported toxic releases and ongoing safety inspections at a Washington paper mill where a tank rupture left one dead and nine missing.

05/04/2026

Her protection from an investigation that could lead to disbarment is gone, the coalition says.

03/04/2026

A legal coalition that failed last year to force a Florida Bar investigation into Pam Bondi told me it will try again now that she’s out as U.S. attorney general.

A legal coalition says it will refile a Florida Bar complaint against former U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi now that she is no longer in office.

18/02/2026

His case highlights a broader issue as U.S.-based AI tools block analysis of sensitive public records, including documents from the Epstein files.

A lawyer says a NotebookLM upload led to a Google account lockout. Separately, users report NotebookLM and ChatGPT refusing analysis of Epstein files.

12/02/2026

The change forces one-PDF-at-a-time access, while archived captures show bulk ZIP links were available days earlier.

The executive director of the Society of Professional Journalists says, "Such shifts undermine public confidence and hamper journalists’ ability to scrutinize the record."

DOJ removed bulk ZIP downloads from its Epstein Library, forcing one-PDF-at-a-time access. Archived captures show ZIP links days earlier.

01/02/2026

“The firing had a significant financial and emotional impact,” he explained. “We lost stability and income, and my family lived under prolonged stress and public scrutiny — all stemming from a classroom reading meant to engage young students.”

Educator fired over “butt” book, Toby Price speaks candidly about the "significant financial and emotional impact" on his family after the court ordered reinstatement and a back pay review.

12/01/2026

After two fires within about 16 hours displaced dozens of families, I filed public records requests for incident and inspection reports.

The result led to this story, my latest published in The Shoestring.

(Link in the comments.)

06/11/2025

Body-cam video shows police release off-duty deputy after he vomits, falls, blacks out, and admits to drinking during traffic stop.