All Legislation articles – Page 7
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Spending cap set to cripple Brazilian science for 20 years
Constitutional amendment will mean research funding will be frozen at current levels for two decades
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Swiss immigration compromise puts EU science back on the menu
Agreement to allow free movement will see Switzerland return to being a full member of the Horizon 2020 science programme
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US budgets may remain frozen, harming science agencies
Congress might punt funding decisions for 2017 into the new year, worrying the science community
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Uncertainty around Trump presidency is harmful to industry
Uncertainty is anathema to industry. Trump and Brexit are frustrations, but the wheels do not stop.
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Chemical industry applauds passage of EU–Canada trade deal
Long-awaited Ceta free trade agreement will be good news for the chemical industry in both regions
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Canada to finalise carbon tax in just two months time
Prime minister announces nationwide carbon pricing will start in 2018 at C$10 per tonne
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New Portuguese post-doc contracts disappoint
Research community will hardly benefit from new employment rules, union warns
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UK to ban plastic microbeads in cosmetics
Fears for health of marine ecosystems mean ban is expected by end of 2017
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Why US chemical regulation reform is so welcome
The Toxic Substances Control Act is just the beginning
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Obama signs law to revamp US chemical rules
A long-awaited overhaul of the Toxic Substances Control Act that governs America’s regulation of chemicals has been enacted
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California’s Prop 65 controversy
The 30-year old law that made manufacturers list harmful chemicals is under attack
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US chemical regulations finally updated
The much-anticipated overhaul of outdated chemicals legislation has cleared Congress and is about to be signed into law
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Explainer: Toxic Substances Control Act
Can US chemical regulation be fixed? Chemistry World helps you to make sense of the new law controlling America’s chemicals
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Battle continues over glyphosate use in Europe
EU remains undecided on whether to renew approval of the controversial weed-killer
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US chemical regulation reform delayed yet again
Senator is blocking update to 40-year-old chemicals law and calling for more time to examine the bill
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Postdocs in the US poised for overtime windfall
Changes to US fair labour rule mean that up to 40,000 junior scientists eligible for pay rise
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Deal reached on US chemical regulation reform
Modernisation of America’s outdated Toxic Substances Control Act agreed, and expected to be signed into law imminently
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‘Anti-lobbying’ rule will not affect scientists, UK government says
Science minister confirms researchers are exempt from new rules affecting government grants
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US chemical reform threatened by supreme court ruling
2015 judgement on power plant emissions could force environment agency to consider compliance costs when regulating chemicals
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EU plans tighter controls on BPA
Proposal would reduce the migration limit of bisphenol A in food packaging by 90%