All Legislation articles – Page 10
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NewsRepublican gains may spur US chemical rules reform
Industry groups suggest new Congress will clear the way for modernisation of 40-year-old legislation
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NewsUS states reject GM labelling laws
Oregon and Colorado vote against labelling genetically modified produce, after multimillion dollar campaigns by food companies
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Next milestone in US HCFC phase out
Ozone-depleting refrigerants will be phased out by 2020 under new rules
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FeatureTransparency measures forced on pharma
Previous misdemeanours are compelling the pharmaceutical industry to be more open with financial information and clinical data, writes Nuala Moran
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NewsUS chemical regulation reform deadlocked once more
Efforts to update the US’s nearly 40-year-old Toxic Substances Control Act are grounded following political squabble
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NewsUS bid to control power plant emissions challenged
Republican governors from 15 fossil fuel-heavy states claim CO2 rules on shaky legal ground
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NewsUK plans stricter controls on poisons and explosives
The government will use licenses to track the sale of hazardous substances
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NewsNew Zealand in legal highs U-turn
First phase of new drug policy reversed as government bans designer drugs
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Radical drug rule changes hit buffers in India
Oversight panel concludes government plan will increase bureaucracy
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NewsFDA wants the dirt on antibacterial soaps
US manufacturers will have to prove their products are safe and more effective than ordinary soap, under a proposed rule
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NewsCalifornia takes on chemicals in consumer goods
State’s green chemistry initiative aims to swap out chemicals listed as hazardous to the environment or human health
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NewsPoland gets serious on plagiarism
Government plans scheme to check all theses submitted since September 2005
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Senate bill aims to soothe helium market
US government looks to continue the sell off its helium stockpile but price rises may cost research dear
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NewsAustralia plans to scrap carbon tax early
A new emissions trading scheme would replace it, quickly linking up with the EU’s own pricing scheme for carbon dioxide
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NewsLords Bill proposes animal research labelling for medicines
Bill aims to underline the necessity of animal experiments, says Robert Winston
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Congress says US needs a science laureate
New legislation proposes the appointment of a public champion for research
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NewsFinishing line in sight for libel reform
After travelling a rocky road, the libel reform bill is set to enter English law and will provide more protection for journalists and scientists
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Libel reform bill at risk
Campaigners fear that appending the bill to efforts to regulate the press will doom reform
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NewsGlobal convention to limit mercury agreed
World signs up to treaty to ban export of mercury but sticking points remain over artisanal mining and coal power plants
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FOI exemptions for unpublished research
UK government agrees to amend the Freedom of Information Act so that universities are not compelled to release unpublished data