All North America articles
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NewsUS energy department cap on indirect research costs temporarily halted after universities file lawsuit
Universities sue DOE after agency suddenly caps indirect research costs at 15%
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OpinionWillie May: ‘We need to find and support the “missing millions”’
The analytical chemist on growing up Black in Alabama in the 1950s and 1960s and his journey through NIST, academia and the AAAS presidency
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NewsFears grow over the future of mRNA vaccine research in the US
Researchers working on mRNA vaccines fear federal funding might be halted, with many looking to move projects abroad
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BusinessTrump’s new tariffs threaten the chemicals sector
Broad and high tariffs could mean severe job losses and supply chain disruption for chemistry-using industries
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BusinessBayer ordered to pay more than $2 billion to US cancer victim
Jury decided glyphosate-based Roundup herbicide caused cancer, but company will appeal
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BusinessUS drops chloroprene emissions lawsuit against Denka
Government says lawsuit stretched legal definitions in pursuit of ‘environmental justice’
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NewsNIH plan to centralise peer review could mean ‘substantial loss of expertise’
Agency says move will save money and reduce bias, but researchers are concerned about associated staff reductions
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OpinionChemists amid coronavirus five years on: Krystle McLaughlin
An assistant chemistry professor at a small college in New York gets her career back on track, thanks to a tenure clock extension and teaching release
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OpinionScientific institutions have a long history of anticipatory obedience
Societies should learn from this and speak up to support inclusion
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BusinessNew Purdue bankruptcy deal cuts out Sacklers’ legal immunity
$7.4 billion proposal will fund support for victims of US opioid crisis
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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