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US court overturns plant safety rule delay
Appeal finds Trump’s postponement of the 2017 Chemical Disaster Rule was unlawful
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Opinion
Behind enemy lines
When trade war breaks out, globalised industries ship out to dodge tariffs
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Business
Businesses use blockchain to take on trustlessness
Big companies are looking to blockchain technology to track transactions, finds Andy Extance, while upstarts exploit its cryptocurrency origins
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Business
US government ordered to ban chlorpyrifos insecticide
Court gives EPA 60 days to finalise a ban, which was proposed under Obama but reversed by the Trump administration
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News
DuPont settles with US government over fatal chemical leak
Firm will pay $3.1 million to settle accident prevention violations linked to incident that killed four workers
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Business
Vaccine scandal and heart drug recall show China’s pharma struggles
Fifteen arrests amid evidence of bribery related to vaccines, despite new standards and penalties for fraud
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Business
Drugmaker blocks Nevada execution
Alvogen obtains a restraining order to delay US prisoner’s execution, saying Nevada state obtained its sedative midazolam via ‘subterfuge’
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Business
J&J hit with bill for $4.7 billion in damages over talcum powder cancer link
Pharmaceutical and consumer goods giant loses another talc court case to 22 ovarian cancer patients
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Business
J&J and the question of shadow research
Former academic researcher who found that talc is not carcinogenic admits that J&J funded his work, but says that fact is immaterial