Pollution – Page 33
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News
EPA targets methane leaks
US environment body wants the oil and gas industry to rein in methane pollution
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ResearchConcerns over chemical treatment of reclaimed fracking fluid
Current recycling procedure may do more harm than good
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Business
DuPont settles pollution charges for $1.3m
Allegations relate to eight hazardous chemical leaks in West Virginia between 2006 and 2010
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BusinessInvestigators find cause of West Virginia chemical spill
Holes in uninspected storage tanks led to leak that contaminated water supplies
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OpinionThe energy to fight injustice
Giving the world carbon-free energy means putting nuclear energy back on the agenda, says James Hansen
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NewsChina gets tough with polluters
Amendments to country’s 25-year-old environment law paves the way for unlimited fines for environmental damage
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NewsUS plans 30% emissions cuts for power plants
The Obama administration’s proposed Clean Power Plan has been well-received by environmental groups, but attacked by industry
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ResearchOut of the frying pan and into the atmosphere
Air–water interface kinetics are key to understanding the persistence of fatty acid aerosols
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NewsEPA improves embattled chemical assessment programme
Report applauds US environment agency’s efforts to improve chemical risk management system, but says reforms are still needed
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PodcastChemistry World podcast - May 2014
We speak to the ‘sultan of synthesis’, Phil Baran, and Peter James explains how labs can save cash on energy bills
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Business
Anadarko agrees $5bn clean-up settlement
Record fine will address pollution at mining and manufacturing sites across the US.
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OpinionA war on smog
Chemistry can be a force for good in tackling China’s pollution, says Mark Peplow
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FeatureDigging deep for safer water
Arsenic-laced water is still poisoning millions of people in Asia. Nina Notman looks to see if an end is in sight
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Business
US coal companies fined over water pollution
Comprehensive upgrades required to water treatment systems at mines and processing plants
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ResearchDinosaur mass extinction may have been triggered by acid rain
Asteroid impact could have produced enough sulfur trioxide to dramatically lower ocean pH
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FeatureChemists on a mission
The dramatic footage from a humanitarian crisis rarely features chemists, but they can play a vital role. Fiona Case is inspired by some examples
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NewsEurope wants to get tough on plastic waste
Parliament sets its sights on lightweight carrier bags and ‘dangerous plastics’
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NewsPollution research sparks car control debate in China
Experts criticise study claiming vehicles are a minor source of particulate emissions
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