All United States of America articles – Page 5
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NewsDispute over formaldehyde toxicity assessment escalates
US scientific academy finds EPA’s review linking formaldehyde to cancer is supported by evidence, chemical industry pushes back with lawsuit
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NewsScientists of Chinese descent leaving the US at an accelerating pace
Researchers of Chinese descent are leaving the US 75% faster since state-backed espionage investigations began in 2018
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NewsMobile mass spec provides new insight into pollutants released by East Palestine train derailment
Acrolein levels at Norfolk Southern train derailment site in late February were up to six times higher than normal
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NewsUS Chemical Safety Board’s former head accused of improper payments
Former CSB chairwoman Katherine Lemos found to have racked up about $100,000 in unallowable charges, urged to reimburse the agency
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NewsStrikes spread across US as postdocs and other researchers fight for better pay and conditions
The success of high-profile strikes at the University of California system has sparked a movement that is spreading across the country
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ResearchAnticounterfeiting secrets of Benjamin Franklin’s paper money revealed
Sophisticated analytical techniques brought to bear on US notes from the 18th century
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NewsShare of women in US government Stem jobs has been static since 2005
Women are underrepresented in US federal Stem jobs and leave these posts at a higher rate than men, but more female supervisors might help
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NewsUS to pay $600m to rejoin Unesco
US officials hope that restoring the country’s Unesco membership will counterbalance China’s influence
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NewsChina displaces US as top publisher of high-quality natural science studies
Contribution of researchers in China to Nature Index journals is ‘rapidly gaining ground’, and in 2021 they led in physical sciences and chemistry
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NewsNew carbon dioxide pollution standards proposed for US power plants
US environment agency estimates its new regulation would avoid over 600 million tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions from power plants by 2042
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BusinessDeadly explosion and fire at US pharmaceutical plant
One worker killed and four hospitalised at Seqens in Newburyport
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NewsExplainer: who is Charles Lieber and why does his case matter for US research?
Three years after his arrest the former head of Harvard’s chemistry department has been sentenced for concealing links to a Chinese university
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NewsHarvard’s former chemistry head Charles Lieber avoids prison over undisclosed links to China
Prosecutors requested 90 days in prison for concealing ties to Chinese university and programmes, but he ended up with time served
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NewsEPA proposes ban on most uses of dichloromethane
New rules would prohibit all consumer uses and most industrial uses of the chemical, and to regulate its use in the lab
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OpinionWill a court overturn abortion drug’s approval?
Tangle between regulation and politics makes uncomfortable viewing from industry
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NewsEPA proposes new rules to cut ethylene oxide exposure
US agency plans to tighten emissions standards and implement safeguards for exposed workers
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NewsBiden’s latest budget gets a mixed reaction from the science community
White House has proposed 2% funding increase for basic research and the NIH, but NSF and others would fare very well
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NewsUS researcher entanglements continue post-China Initiative as worries over IP theft linger
National Science Foundation official reveals new, questionable contract between US researcher and Chinese government-linked entity
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NewsAAAS head wants ‘closer’ link between US and Horizon Europe
Sudip Parikh says he wants the US and Europe to fund projects together more seamlessly, rather than in parallel
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NewsWarnings that US national standards facilities are in ‘alarming physical condition’
Leaks, power outages and repeated equipment repairs mean Nist needs as much as $6.6bn in upgrades, National Academies analysis says