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October 24, 2011
Academic Lab Safety Under Exam pp. 25-27
Chemical safety board report probes academic research practices, identifies role for ACS. (pp. 25-27)
October 24, 2011
Critical Materials Problem Continues pp. 28-31 (Member Content)
Debate over use of and substitutions for rare-earth elements points out a need for much more research. (pp. 28-31)
October 24, 2011
Alleged Science Manipulation pp. 32-33 (Member Content)
Republicans say EPA chemical assessments are slanted toward tougher regulation. (pp. 32-33)
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October 24, 2011
Academic Lab Safety Under Exam
(October 24, 2011 | Vol. 89 Issue 43 | pp. 25-27)Chemical safety board report probes academic research practices, identifies role for ACS.
Critical Materials Problem Continues (Member Content)
(October 24, 2011 | Vol. 89 Issue 43 | pp. 28-31)Debate over use of and substitutions for rare-earth elements points out a need for much more research.
Alleged Science Manipulation (Member Content)
(October 24, 2011 | Vol. 89 Issue 43 | pp. 32-33)Republicans say EPA chemical assessments are slanted toward tougher regulation.
EPA Clean Air Rules Challenged (Member Content)
(October 24, 2011 | Vol. 89 Issue 43 | pp. 34-35)Republicans, Democrats clash over the costs and benefits of agency's actions.
Prioritizing Science Funding
(October 24, 2011 | Vol. 89 Issue 43 | p. 6)Budget: House committee members outline science funding they think the nation can do without.
Reconsidering Safe Lead Levels
(October 24, 2011 | Vol. 89 Issue 43 | p. 7)Preliminary analysis links low blood lead levels with adverse health effects.
House Bills Would Undermine EPA
(October 24, 2011 | Vol. 89 Issue 43 | p. 8)Pollution: Congressional Republicans seek to derail rules on boilers, coal ash.
Government & Policy Concentrates (Member Content)
(October 24, 2011 | Vol. 89 Issue 43 | p. 24)- New Director For NIH Institute
- Government: Cell biologist Chris A. Kaiser to lead National Institute of General Medical Sciences.
- Flame Retardant May Be Banned
- The flame retardant hexabromocyclododecane (HBCD), used primarily in polystyrene products, is a step closer to regulation under a global treaty...
- OSHA Updates For Chemical Safety
- OSHA has published new guidelines to help protect laboratory workers from chemical and physical hazards in the lab...
- Future Unclear For Yucca Mountain
- Stakeholders have little consensus and much uncertainty about possible uses of the now-defunct Yucca Mountain nuclear waste repository site...
- EPA Cracks Down On Nitric Acid Plants
- EPA is proposing to sharply reduce emissions of nitrogen oxides from nitric acid plants, the first update in four decades...
Climate Change
A collection of articles written by C&EN staff since 1998 on topics concerning climate change.
June 27, 2011
EPA, Not Federal Courts, Can Limit CO2 Emissions
Clean Air: Supreme Court ruling is a victory for utilities, environmentalists.
Climate Change
Businesses see opportunity in adaptation, report finds.
May 2, 2011
Capturing CO2
ACS Meeting News: Custom chemistry is yielding a broad selection of novel sorbents for the greenhouse gas.
April 11, 2011
Congress Splits On EPA CO2 Bill
Climate Change: Senate blocks, House backs legislation to ban EPA controls on greenhouse gases.
March 7, 2011
Assessing The Cost Of Greenhouse Gases
Climate Change: Two studies try to measure long-term impact on business and investors
February 14, 2011
EPA Actions Under Fire
Congress: Draft bill would take away agency's authority to regulate greenhouse gases.
January 31, 2011
Probing EPA Rules
House lawmakers question the effect on jobs of two key decisions on air pollution.
EPA Ordered To Issue Boiler Rules
Air Pollution: Federal court rejects agency's plea for more time, sets February deadline.
Greenhouse Gases
EU ban looms on emissions credits from carbon reduction schemes.
November 29, 2010
Political Climate Changes
Republicans' stance on global-warming science suggests a rough road ahead for researchers.
Low-Octane Climate Talks
Negotiations: Meeting in Mexico expected to produce only modest agreements.
Burning Question
Gulf Spill: EPA reports that surface slick burns produced very low levels of cancer-causing dioxins.
November 15, 2010
Geoengineering Guidelines
Scientists recommend principles for research on massive technologies to restrain climate change.
October 18, 2010
Regional CO2 Reductions
Advocates, opponents turn to state cap-and-trade programs as climate-change bill falters in Congress.
October 11, 2010
Virginia Re-Ignites Climate Fraud Probe
Climate Change: Attorney general again subpoena's documents of university climate researcher.
September 13, 2010
Reducing Carbon From Coal
Greenhouse Gases: German partners seek to mitigate CO2 emissions.
A Bleak View For Curbing CO2
Environment: Breaking the world's fossil-fuel addiction will be difficult at best, study suggests.
Potholes On The Road To Renewable Fuels
Corn-kernel-based ethanol hits the fast lane, but cellulosic ethanol is still stuck in first gear.
Sustainability
June 27, 2011
2011 Green Chemistry Awards
Honors: Recipients win praise for innovations that promote sustainability.
2011 Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge Awards
Honors: Annual awards recognize chemical innovations that promote sustainability.
June 13, 2011
Call For Clean Energy Innovation
Summit explores applications of high-performance computing to get more efficient energy use.
November 15, 2010
The Place For Plastics
The world's largest plastics show highlighted innovation and sustainability.
November 1, 2010
A Love Affair With Sustainability
Firms use indexes of responsible behavior to cultivate public acceptance.
September 27, 2010
Catalyst For Sustainability
Green chemistry is touted as a model of industrial and pharmaceutical process efficiency.
August 2, 2010
A Green Supply Chain
Manufacturers of consumer products go the distance to source sustainable ingredients.
July 5, 2010
Fuel From The Sun
Cobalt water-oxidation catalysts benefit from federal initiatives to harness solar power to make fuel.
Homeland Security
Current coverage includes chemical plant security, the Department of Homeland Security including it's research and development, and application in various international theaters.
June 6, 2011
OSHA Targets Combustible Dust
Getting facilities to recognize the problem will lead to better controls.
April 25, 2011
Congress Mulls Facility Security
Committee turf wars complicate effort to renew chemical antiterrorism program.
April 11, 2011
Biosecurity Effort Expands To Africa
U.S. seeks to secure deadly pathogens to prevent their use in bioterror attacks.
February 7, 2011
Exploring Safer Processes
Plant Security: National Research Council will examine alternative chemical manufacturing techniques.
October 25, 2010
Sensing Peroxide Explosives
Antiterrorism: Sensor array detects triacetone triperoxide at part-per-billion levels.
October 11, 2010
Preventing Bioterrorism
White House seeks to balance security and the scientific enterprise.
August 2, 2010
Chemical Security
Senate panel affirms current rules for safeguarding chemical facilities.
July 26, 2010
Full Agenda For Safety Board
Record number of ongoing accident investigations plus BP rig explosion means busy time ahead for CSB.
Napolitano Pushes Chemical Security
Administration wants congress to extend antiterrorism standards for chemical plants.
May 10, 2010
Locking Down Nuclear Material
Obama hopes agreement will keep bomb-grade nuclear raw materials out of terrorists' hands.
New Oil Clean-Up Technique Tested
Environment: Novel use of dispersants could mitigate damage from BP spill in the Gulf of Mexico.
April 26, 2010
U.S. Not Ready For Bioattack Cleanup
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