All United States of America articles – Page 37
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BusinessIndustry applauds US chemical reform bill
Trade groups call the bipartisan bill an effective compromise, but environmental groups say it is too weak
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NewsUS supreme court rules in favour of Monsanto
An Indiana farmer who was trying to replicate Monsanto-patented seeds infringed on the company’s intellectual property rights, the Supreme Court has determined
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NewsLawrence Livermore lab offers voluntary redundancy to 10% of employees
US Department of Energy lab is trying to address anticipated budgetary difficulties by cutting 600 workers
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Congress says US needs a science laureate
New legislation proposes the appointment of a public champion for research
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Suspect charged over ricin letters
Mississippi man alleged to have sent potent toxin to President Obama and other public figures
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US sues Novartis over alleged kickbacks
Company fraudulently paid pharmacies to switch patients onto its drugs, government claims
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NewsMassachusetts crime lab scandal explodes
A second Massachusetts state chemist has been charged with evidence tampering after more than 300 convicted inmates have been released
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NewsRetreating from meetings?
In the US, the sequestration might make it harder for government scientists to travel to conferences, the ACS fears
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Small business office chemical industry pawn, watchdog claims
The US Small Business Administration’s little-known Office of Advocacy is accused of trying to dilute efforts to regulate certain chemicals
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NewsDuplicate grants could be costing US science agencies millions
Analysis claims that since 1985 major science agencies may have spent $5.1 billion on research that had already received funding
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BusinessUnrest over US gas exports
Dow says exports will increase cost of gas and decrease price stability
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NewsUS EPA head to step down
Lisa Jackson, the Environmental Protection Agency administrator, is expected to leave her post later this month
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US urged to rethink chemistry graduate education
American Chemical Society report highlights systemic problems like a possible glut of chemistry PhDs and a need to bolster academic lab safety
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NewsMulti-million dollar payouts for US soldiers exposed to hexavalent chromium
Jury orders military contractor to pay 12 National Guard soldiers more than $7 million each after exposing them to a known carcinogen
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NewsBattle over US environment agency's human studies
EPA accused of supporting clinical trials that expose study subjects to airborne particles at unsafe levels
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NewsEPA urged to rethink chemical risk evaluation process
Top scientists say EPA should ‘fundamentally alter’ how it assesses chemical risk as the current process threatens public health
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NewsPresidential candidates search for the right chemistry
In the quest for the US presidency, Obama has greater credibility with science groups, Romney has more industry support
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Recovering chemical weapons
As stockpiles of chemical weapons are destroyed, the US looks to detecting and destroying buried munitions
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NewsBP’s misdirected safety focus blamed for Deepwater debacle
US Chemical Safety Board finds BP and others had ‘multiple safety management system deficiencies’ that led to Deepwater Horizon disaster