All articles by Rebecca Trager – Page 46
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NewsFrozen out Chemical Safety Board puts in own budget request
Trump’s plans to phase out US safety agency lead it to put in a plea for funding to Congress
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NewsScare leads Nasa to supply Virginia town with drinking water
Chincoteague homes being supplied with water after high levels of fluorinated chemicals were detected in space agency’s wells
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BusinessGE accused of exposing workers to toxic chemicals
Canadian union says dangerous compounds were used without proper worker protection
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NewsTrump budget decried as an 'assault on science'
Dramatic cuts to key US science agencies and research programmes proposed again, but Congress will have the last word
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NewsPredicting which undergrads will succeed in chemistry
So-called ‘abstraction learners’ consistently outperform those that depend on memory in introductory and higher-level chemistry courses
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NewsCanada’s research universities under pressure to diversify
Only 30% of Canada Research Chairs are women and universities will see funding pulled if things don’t improve
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NewsScience march support varies by political party, age
In the US majority of Democrats back the March for Science while the reverse was true for Republicans
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BusinessUS Steel plant spills chromium into waterway
Pipe failure releases 135kg of hexavalent chromium into Lake Michigan tributary
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BusinessJ&J fights talc cancer claims
Firm has lost several court cases linking talc to ovarian cancer, but vows to appeal
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NewsEx-Harvard postdoc sues university for drug royalties
Former Harvard chemist says he lost out on millions after the technology he worked on was licensed to Merck & Co
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NewsUS environment agency advisory board in turmoil
Trump administration poised to replace almost three-quarters of EPA’s scientific advisory board with more industry-friendly picks
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NewsCongress defies Trump on huge cuts to science
Capitol Hill delivers reprieve for US science agencies that faced significant and immediate cuts under a White House proposal
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BusinessFarmers sue to block Syngenta–ChemChina merger
Planned takeover will decrease competition, leading to higher costs and fewer options for farmers
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BusinessUS university sues Dow over pollution
Three hazardous chemicals have infiltrated campus groundwater, and the school wants Dow and others to pay for clean-up
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NewsEx-chemistry professor to run for Congress
Experience teaching chemistry in California has inspired Phil Janowicz to challenge the 25-year incumbent Republican
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NewsUS sanctions Syrian chemical weapon scientists
Hundreds of chemists and other scientists added to Treasury list
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NewsHundreds of thousands around the world March for Science
Event raises voice of science to put pressure on Trump administration
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News21,500 cases dismissed due to forensic chemist’s misconduct
US court moves to dismiss thousands of criminal cases involving evidence handled by Annie Dookhan
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NewsResearch integrity report calls for change to flawed system
A US National Academies panel has proposed measures to help curb scientific misconduct
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NewsChemical reaction database sparks discussion
The Chemical Safety Library under development by Pistoia could have legal implications for those who don’t learn from near misses