All North America articles – Page 18
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NewsUproar over EPA’s plan to ban its grantees from science committees
EPA chief says members of its scientific advisory panels get ‘millions of dollars’ in grants from the agency, which poses conflicts of interest
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NewsLitany of security breaches at US government science institute revealed
National Institute of Standards and Technology’s security lapses persist, more than two years after illegal meth production was uncovered at one of its sites
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NewsSuppression of academic freedom a ‘global crisis’
Universities around the world under attack as states and groups seek to silence free thought
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NewsObama era clean power plan to be binned
US environment agency to end dalliance with country’s first limits on carbon emissions from coal-fired power plants
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BusinessLong road to recovery for Puerto Rico pharmaceuticals
As inhabitants begin to rebuild their lives after the devastation of hurricane Maria, the island’s drug manufacturers are recovering slowly
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NewsTrump’s latest immigration edict worries US research community
White House’s updated and expanded rules will harm the US’s scientific enterprise, science advocates and research universities warn
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NewsUS university diversity scheme to learn from UK experience
Initiative to be launched next month will support women in science and be broadened to race and beyond
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NewsUS rules for ‘dual-use’ research found lacking
Regulations may overlook studies of concern and needlessly hamper other work
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NewsPublic record requests concern chemists
The increasing use of US freedom of information requests to obtain research grants could threaten intellectual property and innovation
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BusinessHurricanes’ chemical consequences
Gulf coast petrochemical plants move to restart operations, while concerns persist about the fallout from hurricane Irma
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NewsCanada invests in basic science
Government to inject half a billion dollars into fundamental research through discovery grants, scholarships and fellowships
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BusinessFDA warns Pfizer subsidiary over Epipen malfunctions
Manufacturer did not fully investigate reports of patients dying after auto-injector failures
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NewsUS chemical assessment programme under fire
Environment agency’s integrated risk information system attacked at congressional hearing
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BusinessEli Lilly to cut 3500 jobs
Company will close sites in US and China, and provide incentives for early retirement
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ResearchSubsea oil dispersants a success at Deepwater disaster
Dispersant injection near well head at Gulf of Mexico disaster site cut volatile organic chemical emissions significantly
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NewsWhat’s happening at the Arkema chemical plant
Why chemicals at the plant devastated by hurricane Harvey have ignited
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NewsAAAS ‘highly concerned’ by Trump’s disregard for science advice
World’s largest scientific society worried by Trump administration’s disbanding of climate assessment advisory panel
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NewsChemical safety head ‘cautiously optimistic’ her agency will be saved
Chair of the US Chemical Safety Board is hopeful that Congress will stop Trump from dropping it
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NewsWhite House lays out longer term R&D priorities
Trump administration says military superiority, prosperity, energy dominance and health deserve ‘special focus’ in R&D budgets
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BusinessChemical and pharma bosses quit US manufacturing council
President Trump disbands the group after multiple advisers resign in protest against his stance on racism