All United States of America articles – Page 27
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NewsNew US ozone standard under fire
The Environmental Protection Agency’s stricter air quality standard for ground-level ozone are opposed by industry, lawmakers and environmental groups
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NewsRegulatory burden undermining US science
Duplicative and contradictory research rules need to be streamlined, the National Academies warns
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NewsForensic crime lab malpractice surfaces in Oregon
Criminal investigation launched as more than a thousand drug cases may need to be re-examined
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CareersBoston, US
With more pharma and biotech companies moving in to the Boston-Cambridge hub, Sarah Houlton asks what it’s like for the chemists involved
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NewsUS chemical distribution threatened by rail safety crisis
Looming shutdown of America’s rail network puts chemical transportation at risk
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Pepsi sets limit on caramel colouring chemical
Firm establishes legal threshold for the caramel food colouring by-product 4-MEI that California lists as a carcinogen
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Court rejects US approval of sulfoxaflor pesticide
Environmental Protection Agency’s approval of an insecticide that shares similarities with neonicotinoids revoked
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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