All articles by Rebecca Trager – Page 75
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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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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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Court throws out patent covering drug dosing
The US Supreme Court has ruled that Prometheus' patent that covers management of gastrointestinal drugs is invalid
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Court throws out patent covering drug dosing
The US Supreme Court has said that medical tests that rely on correlations between drug doses and treatment cannot be patented
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EPA starts over with its hexavalent chromium review
US agency delays decade-long process to adopt a drinking water standard for hexavalent chromium
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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
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Anti-open access bill suffers sudden death
Legislation to block open access publishing of US taxpayer-funded research loses backing of Elsevier and its congressional sponsors
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Dow implicated in emails published by WikiLeaks
Hacked emails indicate Dow hired intelligence companies to monitor Bhopal victims groups pressing for compensation
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EPA sets safe dioxin level
Exposure threshold draws praise from scientists and environmentalist but industry remains nonplussed
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EPA data decision sparks security row
Will public access online to information about US chemical plants increase or decrease the security risk?
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FDA proposes biosimilars approval pathway
US biotechnology industry cautiously welcomes FDA's draft guidance to facilitate biosimilars' development and approval
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Obama urged to cut FDA ties with Monsanto
Petition pressing President Obama to oust FDA's deputy commissioner for foods goes viral, garnering over 380,000 signatures
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Whistleblowers accuse FDA of spying, persecution
US FDA employees sue agency, saying they were subjected to secret surveillance for expressing safety concerns about medical devices
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Obama calls for renewed focus on manufacturing
Although chemical trade groups support the president's emphasis on manufacturing and energy, they caution against overregulation
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BASF pulls out of Europe over GM hostility
German chemical giant moves its transgenic plant operations from Europe to the US
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EPA publicises greenhouse gas emissions
US agency launches database of greenhouse gas emissions from large facilities, opening them up to public scrutiny
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US crackdown on mercury pollution
The US Environmental Protection Agency's new rules will limit power plants' emissions of mercury and other toxins
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US agencies collaborate to test 10,000 chemicals
The NIH, EPA and FDA initiate automated screening system to help determine chemicals' effects on human health
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Durban agreement welcomed by chemical industry
Chemical industry predicts new business opportunities as last minute agreement hammered out at UN climate summit