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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
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Business$6.6 million settlement follows 2019 fire at Texas petrochemical facility
Site owner to pay compensation for environmental damage caused by release of hazardous chemicals during days-long fire
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NewsUS government scientists follow academics in unionising for better conditions
California Association of Professional Scientists joins a national trade union to boost bargaining power
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Business3M finalises PFAS settlement with US water suppliers
Court-approved scheme will see up to $12.5 billion to fund cleanup of public drinking water systems
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OpinionJani Ingram: ‘We have seen wells with uranium levels higher than the drinking water standard’
The environmental chemist on addressing pollution of Navajo waterways from legacy mining, her life off the reservation and a puke green Datsun
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NewsChrysotile asbestos use and import ban announced in the US
The EPA’s new prohibition should put an end to all present uses of asbestos in the country
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NewsEPA’s updated chemical risk management plans rile industry groups
12,000 chemical plants required to draw up emergency plans for extreme weather and share hazard information with local communities
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NewsUS–China science and technology cooperation agreement expires
Amid concerns that China is an unreliable or untrustworthy research partner, the White House allows 45-year-old arrangement to lapse
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BusinessUS industry leaders repeat calls to reinstate security programme
Six month gap in vetting people with access to high-risk chemicals means potential threats may have been missed
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ResearchCanadian oil tar sands operations emit far more pollution than reported
Analysis of all types of organic pollution reveals emissions underreported by as much as 6300%
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NewsWhistleblowing microbiologist wins unfair dismissal case against USGS
Federal service court agrees Evi Emmenegger faced unjust reprisals from government agency for reporting biosafety, animal welfare lab breaches
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OpinionA milestone year
2024 is set to be a special year for Chemistry World because it’s 20 years since we published our first issue
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NewsThe story of how the most successful US–Russia scientific collaboration collapsed
Five jointly discovered superheavy elements completed the eighth row of the periodic but then Russian revanchism reared its head
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NewsUS researcher vows to appeal after losing her disability discrimination suit
Concerns raised that jury’s decision might dissuade disabled researchers from asking for help, but HHMI says Vivian Cheung’s science was subpar