Public safety & negligence

About a quarter of Vermont public schools had not completed required radon testing as of January 2026, state auditor memo finds

Maine's independent commission found police and the Army Reserve missed chances to act before the 2023 Lewiston shooting; no recommendations were made

DC Auditor: public safety agencies spent nearly $220 million on overtime last fiscal year, and Corrections employs 704 of the 1,762 staff its 24/7 posts require

UK government accepted all 58 Grenfell Inquiry Phase 2 recommendations; by September 2026 it reported 30 of 61 tracked recommendations complete

NTSB's probable cause for the January 2025 Potomac midair collision cites the FAA's helicopter route placement and route review failures, along with air traffic control and Army factors

Maryland audit: the environment department had a backlog of 120 wastewater permit applications, with 19 facilities on continued permits for 3 to 9 years

NTSB found a failed wheel bearing caused the East Palestine derailment and that the vent-and-burn of tank cars was not necessary

A federal judge found ICE's Baltimore holding cells overcrowded and unsanitary, then found in September 2026 that ICE had violated her order