All articles by Rebecca Trager – Page 42
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NewsThousands of US drug convictions overturned by rogue chemist's actions
Massachusetts forensic chemist’s misconduct has led state district attorneys to dismiss more than 6000 drug sentences
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OpinionA tricky year
The Trump administration’s approach to conflicts of interest is emblematic of its problem with evidence
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OpinionGeri Richmond: 'I was hesitant to use creativity in science'
Geri Richmond on motherhood, office space and funky chickens
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NewsSenate eliminates EPA chemical risk assessment programme
EPA Integrated Risk Information System will dissolve if Senate spending bill is enacted
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NewsChemical plants urged to revise emergency plans
US chemical safety agency says the Arkema disaster caused by hurricane Harvey should serve as a warning to other companies
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NewsRepublican tax bill backed by industry but not science
Chemical industry says tax overhaul will be fairer, but science groups warn that it will harm research
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BusinessChina moves in on US shale gas
Alaska and West Virginia have welcomed investment from Chinese entities to develop US shale resources
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NewsResearchGate bows to pressure from publishers on copyrighted material
Networking site has moved 1.7 million journal articles from five major publishers so they are no longer accessible to the public
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BusinessChuck Norris versus gadolinium
US action star is suing 11 drug firms for $10m, claiming his wife was poisoned by gadolinium from her MRIs
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NewsTrump’s pick for agriculture chief scientist bows out
Sam Clovis, the nominee for the US agriculture department’s head scientist post, withdraws to the relief of scientists and science groups
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NewsLatest legal defeat unlikely to scuttle Sci-Hub
American Chemical Society wins $4.8 million lawsuit against pirate site and may be able to stop internet search engines from featuring its stolen content
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NewsEPA bans grantees from providing science advice
US science community and Congress unite to attack policy that prohibits many academic researchers serving on advisory committees
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NewsMarch for Science wrong-footed by public infighting
Organisation accused of hierarchy and secrecy by volunteers involved in the movement
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BusinessExxonMobil agrees to install pollution controls
Settlement with US government compels firm to improve emissions control and monitoring at eight chemical plants
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NewsGlyphosate exposure jumped substantially in two decades in Californian community
Rising levels of herbicide linked to US introduction of GM crops in 1994
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NewsWhite House urged to consider climate change consequences
Weather events may have cost the US federal government over $350 billion
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BusinessJudges overturn J&J talc cancer claims
Two new rulings follow trend of reversing large jury-awarded damages as firm works through thousands of cases
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NewsUproar over EPA’s plan to ban its grantees from science committees
EPA chief says members of its scientific advisory panels get ‘millions of dollars’ in grants from the agency, which poses conflicts of interest
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BusinessHurricane damage squeezes supply chains
Industry and government working to minimise impact of shortages of olefin feedstocks and medical products