All United States of America articles – Page 10
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BusinessFatal chemical leak at a Texas chemicals facility
What caused 45 tonnes of a mixture including acetic acid to be released at La Porte, US, killing 2 and hospitalising 30, remains unclear
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NewsScientists at EPA allege ‘deliberate tampering’ with chemical risk reviews
Environment body’s inspector general asked to probe claims that safety assessments of chemicals, including PFASs, have been ‘improperly altered’ for years
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NewsCost of tackling PFAS pollution on US military bases expected to reach $2.1bn
Price tag for cleaning up per- and polyfluoroalkyl will ‘likely increase significantly’, a congressional report estimates
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NewsFormer Nasa nanotechnologist jailed for hiding his China ties
US judge sentences senior Nasa scientist to 30 days imprisonment for lying about his participation in a Chinese talent programme
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NewsEnvironment agency overturns contentious Trump-era ‘secret science’ rule
Directive finalised at the end of Trump’s presidency would have hindered use of non-public data in policymaking
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ResearchUncovering new transformations by using electricity as a reagent
Song Lin explains the power of electrochemistry and how he fosters an inclusive environment for his research group
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NewsUS professor with China ties jailed for lying on grant applications
Ex-Ohio State researcher sentenced to 37 months in prison and must pay $3.4 million back to a federal agency
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NewsProminent US chemical engineer leaves post amid allegations of image irregularities
69 studies have been flagged on PubPeer
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NewsUS chemical industry spent $61M to fend off PFAS regulations
Campaign finance records show how chemicals producers lobby against policies aimed to regulate persistent PFAS pollutants
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NewsPhysical chemist tapped to head chemical safety at US environment agency
Biden nominates Michal Freedhoff who has spent decades on Capitol Hill on chemical regulation
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NewsUS food agency targets ‘toxic elements’ in baby food
Strategy will focus on lead, mercury, arsenic and cadmium
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NewsBiden’s science budget for 2022 pleases US research community
White House requests big funding increases for research agencies
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ResearchCase closed on decades old mystery of American bald eagle deaths
Invasive plant and cyanobacterium join up to form a deadly duo that have been killing US wildlife
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ResearchPointing the tools of atmospheric chemistry inside
US team monitoring air quality in an on-campus gym detects chemicals in the air that come from cleaning products reacting with sweat
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NewsDozens of leading scientists speak up for Harvard chemist Charles Lieber
Nobel laureates and other preeminent researchers urge the US Department of Justice to drop its case against him
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NewsPrinceton fined for export violations involving controlled pathogens
37 violations relate to exporting strains and recombinants of animal pathogen to foreign research facilities
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BusinessPolar storm paralyses US Gulf Coast petrochemical sector
Days after ‘icepocalypse’ hit Texas, 75% of US ethylene capacity was still offline, as was 70% of its polypropylene and 40% of propylene production
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NewsBrutal winter storm freezes Texas chemists’ research
Extreme cold in Texas has burst pipes and flooded labs at several universities
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NewsEnvironmental Protection Agency haemorrhaged scientific expertise under Trump
More than 670 scientific posts were lost at the EPA over Donald Trump’s tenure including chemists, chemical engineers and microbiologists
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NewsFlorida drinking water plant hack briefly raised sodium hydroxide levels 100-fold
Security breach reveals industrial facilities’ control system vulnerabilities as remote work is normalised during the pandemic