All articles by Rebecca Trager – Page 73
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EPA data decision sparks security row
Will public access online to information about US chemical plants increase or decrease the security risk?
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FDA proposes biosimilars approval pathway
US biotechnology industry cautiously welcomes FDA's draft guidance to facilitate biosimilars' development and approval
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Obama urged to cut FDA ties with Monsanto
Petition pressing President Obama to oust FDA's deputy commissioner for foods goes viral, garnering over 380,000 signatures
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Whistleblowers accuse FDA of spying, persecution
US FDA employees sue agency, saying they were subjected to secret surveillance for expressing safety concerns about medical devices
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Obama calls for renewed focus on manufacturing
Although chemical trade groups support the president's emphasis on manufacturing and energy, they caution against overregulation
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BASF pulls out of Europe over GM hostility
German chemical giant moves its transgenic plant operations from Europe to the US
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EPA publicises greenhouse gas emissions
US agency launches database of greenhouse gas emissions from large facilities, opening them up to public scrutiny
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US crackdown on mercury pollution
The US Environmental Protection Agency's new rules will limit power plants' emissions of mercury and other toxins
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US agencies collaborate to test 10,000 chemicals
The NIH, EPA and FDA initiate automated screening system to help determine chemicals' effects on human health
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Durban agreement welcomed by chemical industry
Chemical industry predicts new business opportunities as last minute agreement hammered out at UN climate summit
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White House science office budget cut by a third
Office of Science and Technology Policy has its funding cut after spat with Republicans over China collaboration
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Escalating drug dearth spooks White House
Obama calls on FDA and Justice Department to clamp down on pharmaceutical industry after drug shortages triple
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Pilot project seeks to unfreeze methane hydrate promise
US energy department teams up with oil majors to investigate the viability of extracting methane from gas hydrates
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US STEM graduates look for careers outside science
Nearly half of Americans with STEM degrees have left the field 10 years later, a new report finds
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US university lab safety under new scrutiny
US Chemical Safety Board 'greatly concerned' by frequency of academic lab accidents, recommends nationwide reporting system
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Dow reels from former scientist's economic espionage
Dow pledges to improve security after a researcher stole trade secrets and passed them to a Chinese university
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US firm to 'mine' lithium from geothermal plant brines
Simbol Materials opens pilot facility to separate lithium from geothermal power plant wastewater
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Senate looks to trim $162 million from NSF
US Senate's proposal to cut National Science Foundation's budget by 2.4 per cent prompts concern at universities
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US job concerns hamper environmental rules
Obama retreats on ozone and greenhouse gas regulations amid economic concerns, earning the ire of traditional sympathisers
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EPA's laboratory management weaknesses persist
EPA urged to revamp its lab system for decades, but GAO finds the agency still lacks coordination