All EPA articles – Page 7
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BusinessTexas plant explosion prompts calls for stricter rules
The incident was caused by unregulated and improper storage of ammonium nitrate, investigators find
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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 moves in different direction on pesticides
While the EU is zeroing in on neonicotinoids as a major cause of bee deaths, the US is looking elsewhere
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NewsControversial pesticides down but not out
US environment agency sued over continued use of neonicotinoids as arguments continues to rage about their link to bee deaths
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Business
EPA focuses on five chemicals
Risk assessments for five chemicals put out for public consultation
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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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BusinessObama re-election worries chemical industry
A second term could mean more aggressive environmental regulations and an emboldened EPA, chemical industry groups warn
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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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Opinion21st century toxicology
Thomas Hartung discusses the next generation of toxicity testing and the regulatory science of the future
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Sacked EPA chemist wins job back
US Environmental Protection Agency scientist who was fired after warning about toxic dust at Ground Zero reinstated by court
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EPA names new science adviser
Glenn Paulson will take over from ‘father of green chemistry’ Paul Anastas at agency
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Non-animal testing
L’Oréal has joined the US EPA to help develop alternatives to animal toxicity tests
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NewsConfusion reigns over EPA green chemistry stance
US Environmental Protection Agency suddenly cancels then reinstates two major green chemistry research programmes
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Business
EPA proposes new rules for five chemicals
The US Environmental Protection Agency has proposed new rules that would force companies to report any new use
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News
EPA starts over with its hexavalent chromium review
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has quietly decided to restart its toxicology review of hexavalent chromium (Cr(VI)) in drinking water