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Barbara Laker

Barbara Laker

Investigative Reporter at The Philadelphia Inquirer

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  • English
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  • Investigative Reporting

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Recent Articles

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Philly DA is investigating the 1988 murder of Marcus Yates — subject of The Inquirer’s ‘The Wrong...

DA Larry Krasner is reviewing the murder conviction of Michael Gaynor, who witnesses said wasn’t in the tiny Philly corner store when the 5-year-old boy was gunned down in crossfire between two men.
3 months ago
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What to know about our six-part Marcus Yates murder investigation, ...

The Inquirer determined that the wrong man was convicted in the 1988 murder case of 5-year-old Marcus Yates and now the boy's mother is working to free him.
4 months ago
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Princeton University students launch hunger strike in solidarity wi...

Participants said they will only drink water until the administration meets with students to discuss their demands for disclosure, divestment and a “full academic and cultural boycott of Israel.”
11 months ago
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‘You must never again be silent:’ Holocaust Remembrance Day ceremon...

At Philly's Temple Beth Zion-Beth Israel synagogue, there was a heaviness in the air and a tone of urgency with a backdrop of the Israel-Hamas war and intense Pro-Palestinian protests at colleges.
11 months ago
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Eight takeaways from The Inquirer’s yearlong investigation into ‘fo...

Highlights from our stories about “forever chemicals” and possible links to cancer — from firefighters’ turnout gear to the scorching turf at The Vet.
about 1 year ago
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‘Alarming’ federal study shows how firefighter gear releases foreve...

U.S. Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R., Pa.) says the federal study is further proof that Congress must require firefighting equipment to be PFAS-free.
about 1 year ago
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City officials believed a new South Philly turf field was PFAS-free...

Three experts separately told The Inquirer that lab tests on turf that was recently installed at Murphy Recreation Center are “misleading.”
about 1 year ago
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Why parents and coaches of cancer-stricken athletes are worried abo...

A stew of toxic chemicals lurks in artificial turf. Some experts worry they could be linked to cancer in young athletes.
about 1 year ago
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‘Forever Fields’: How Pennsylvania became a dumping ground for disc...

Danish company Re-Match secured state incentives to open a recycling plant in 2022. It hasn’t happened yet. Meanwhile, thousands of rolls of the fake grass, containing PFAS, are piled up on farms.
over 1 year ago
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Congress seeks to spend more than $100 million to rid ‘forever chem...

Two proposed bills seek to address growing concern about the health risks posed by PFAS in equipment worn by firefighters.
over 1 year ago
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Firefighters’ protective gear may actually be harming them. Why are...

Water-repellent “forever chemicals” known as PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) have been used in firefighters’ protective turnout gear for more than two decades.
over 1 year ago