Beaupre took Gallagher with him to "The Cincinnati Enquirer" in June 1995. He reported and wrote a series the next year about problems with Fluor Daniel's cleanup of the uranium processing plant at Fernald Feed Materials Production Center. The Ohio Environmental Protection Agency and Fluor Daniel attempted unsuccessfully to get the "Enquirer" to print their rebuttals to Gallagher's claims. The series won the 1997 Best of Gannett award. Gallagher was also part of an investigation alleging an FBI investigation into contractor kickbacks benefiting Governor George Voinovich; the Justice Department denied the report.