All North America articles – Page 29
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NewsNIH backs natural products research
The US National Institutes of Health will fund new research centres investigating botanical supplements to the tune of $35M
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Glyphosate to be labelled a carcinogen in California
California’s EPA intends to list glyphosate as a carcinogenic chemical
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NewsNeonicotinoids present in many US streams
Persistent but low-level contamination prompts calls for further research on aquatic impact of pesticides
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Sandia contractor to pay $4.8m to settle illegal lobbying charges
Lockheed Martin subsidiary allegedly misappropriated public funds to lobby Congress for a contract extension
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NewsChemists wage war on designer drugs
Analytical tools that could help stop the proliferation of new psychoactive substances are being discussed
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NewsTie funding to lab safety, urges Sheri Sangji's sister
Funding from US research agencies should be linked to a PI’s safety record, says the sister of UCLA lab accident victim
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NewsCuban and US chemists hopeful amid warming relations
Optimism reigns as researchers from the two nations discuss exchanges and collaboration
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NewsEnvironment agency accident releases toxic mine waste into US rivers
More than 11 million litres of metal-contaminated water from defunct Colorado mine enters major US waterways
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US research agencies accused of stifling communication of science
Survey findings suggest that government agencies are blocking interactions between journalists and government scientists
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NewsObama's clean power plan stirs controversy
Carbon dioxide emissions from power plants to fall by 32% by 2030, but the legislation faces opposition from the chemical industry
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NewsUS government science institute's one time police chief linked to campus meth lab
Explosion injuring a member of the National Institute of Standards and Technology’s security force uncovered methamphetamine production
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NewsBig business backs White House on climate change
Top US companies including Google, Apple and Coca-Cola pledge at least $140 billion in new low-carbon investments
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NewsUS government uncovers safety failings at nuclear lab
Los Alamos National Laboratory’s safety culture put under the microscope by Department of Energy
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FDA reverses debarment of one of its ex-chemists
US Food and Drug Administration lifts ban on chemist who worked at the agency, more than 20 years after he was sentenced for taking bribes
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NewsUS chemical industry lobby group in the hot seat again
Union of Concerned Scientists calls for greater transparency in the political activities of American Chemistry Council and member companies
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Scientist imprisoned over fraudulent HIV vaccine research
Former Iowa State University researcher gets four-and-a-half years in prison for faking vaccine research funded by the NIH
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NewsBP emerges from Deepwater with $18.7bn settlement
BP has agreed to pay an $18.7 billion settlement to five states damaged by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill
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Employment prospects improving for US chemistry graduates
ACS survey shows a drop in unemployment and a bump in starting salaries
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Ex-Navy man cleared of chemical threat charges in Canada
An American arrested in Canada for stockpiling chemical weapons has been acquitted
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NewsUS Chemical Safety Board controversy continues
The CSB is facing more tumult, with staff shake-ups and new revelations about its top lawyer