All North America articles
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BusinessRed 3 dye banned in US food and drugs
Additive was already banned in US cosmetics and around the world
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BusinessAthira pharma settles research misconduct charges for $4 million
Deal with US Department of Justice resolves allegations against former chief executive
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NewsEPA concludes that formaldehyde presents ‘unreasonable risk’ to human health
Agency will propose new regulatory actions to reduce health risks associated with the compound’s industrial uses
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ResearchAfter-school club students in Chicago discover promising bioactive compound via goose droppings
Chicago antibiotic discovery lab engages middle school students from underrepresented communities in hands-on research
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BusinessPFAS manufacturers sued for deceptive marketing in US
Texas attorney general accuses 3M and DuPont of knowingly concealing health risks
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NewsEPA bans two solvents used in dry cleaning and battery manufacture
US environmental agency officially bans trichloroethylene and prohibits most uses of perchloroethylene
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BusinessUS aims to reinstate chlorpyrifos insecticide ban
2021 ban on remaining food uses was overturned on appeal in 2023
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BusinessMaintenance error led to deadly hydrogen sulfide leak
Workers opened live pipework 1.5m away from intended work site
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ResearchFailings in response to East Palestine train derailment compounded human and environmental impact
Study makes recommendations to better protect humans and the environment in the event of a future chemical incident
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NewsNobel prize-winning scientists mobilise for Kamala Harris
82 Nobel laureates warn of the threat Donald Trump poses to science, climate and living standards
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BusinessDrug companies reluctantly accept state price negotiations
As legal challenges fall flat, will industry’s claims of stifled innovation be borne out?
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BusinessCalifornia sues ExxonMobil over misleading plastic recycling claims
Suit claims firm used false claims to justify producing vast amounts of single-use plastics
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BusinessUS industry braced for change as election looms
Regulation, trade tariffs and innovation support top lists of concerns
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NewsScience community holds its breath again as consequential US presidential election looms
A lot is riding on the November election for university researchers and science advocates, who overwhelmingly back Kamala Harris
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NewsChina cracks down on fentanyl precursor chemicals
Three fentanyl chemical ingredients will be subject to new restrictions from September
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NewsFDA bans use of brominated vegetable oil in food and drink
Manufacturers have one year to comply as US regulator bans additive over safety concerns
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OpinionEmmeline Edwards: ‘I connect the dots’
The Haitian-American neurochemist on her journey from Haiti to the US as a teenager, and her journey from chemistry to brain science
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NewsUS National Academy of Sciences launches $8m fund to support Ukraine’s science community
The fund draws on support from philanthropic organisations, including the Simons Foundation and the Chan Zuckerberg Foundation
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BusinessRail company will pay $600 million to settle East Palestine lawsuits
Norfolk Southern reaches agreement to resolve litigation related to last year’s train derailment that spilled hazardous chemical cargo
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NewsEPA’s clean air rule cuts chemical plant pollution
New regulation affects about 200 facilities in the US, reducing emissions of ethylene oxide, chloroprene and three other chemicals