All articles by Rebecca Trager – Page 75
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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
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White House science office budget cut by a third
Office of Science and Technology Policy has its funding cut after spat with Republicans over China collaboration
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Escalating drug dearth spooks White House
Obama calls on FDA and Justice Department to clamp down on pharmaceutical industry after drug shortages triple
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Pilot project seeks to unfreeze methane hydrate promise
US energy department teams up with oil majors to investigate the viability of extracting methane from gas hydrates
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US STEM graduates look for careers outside science
Nearly half of Americans with STEM degrees have left the field 10 years later, a new report finds
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US Chemical Safety Board 'greatly concerned' by frequency of academic lab accidents, recommends nationwide reporting system
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Dow reels from former scientist's economic espionage
Dow pledges to improve security after a researcher stole trade secrets and passed them to a Chinese university
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US firm to 'mine' lithium from geothermal plant brines
Simbol Materials opens pilot facility to separate lithium from geothermal power plant wastewater
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Senate looks to trim $162 million from NSF
US Senate's proposal to cut National Science Foundation's budget by 2.4 per cent prompts concern at universities
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US job concerns hamper environmental rules
Obama retreats on ozone and greenhouse gas regulations amid economic concerns, earning the ire of traditional sympathisers
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EPA's laboratory management weaknesses persist
EPA urged to revamp its lab system for decades, but GAO finds the agency still lacks coordination
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US debt deal is a mixed bag for researchers
The US debt ceiling agreement offers good news for science in the short-term, but could spell trouble longer-term
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EPA in political tug of war over environment
House Republicans face criticism for attaching rider to US EPA's funding bill that appear to dismantle environmental protections
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Environment & Energy
Congress' watchdog says 'systemic limitations' and politicisation at the EPA have compromised the safety of drinking water
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Dow boss to lead $500m US manufacturing initiative
Dow chief executive Andrew Liveris will share leadership of the Advanced Manufacturing Partnership with MIT president Susan Hockfield