Saturday, May 26, 2012

Calls for Open Access Include a Boycott of Elsevier

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Recently there has been a lot of talk about making scientific journals open access.  The argument is that much of science is funded by the...
Wednesday, May 23, 2012

Lautenberg Joins "Stroller Brigade" to Push for TSCA Chemical Reform

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Senator Frank Lautenberg joined a "stroller brigade" of mothers from 30 states yesterday in support of TSCA reform.  This follow...
Tuesday, May 22, 2012

Senator Durbin Calls for Passage of Safe Chemicals Act

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Illinois Senator Dick Durbin has called upon his colleagues to pass the Safe Chemicals Act, "which would update and modernize the To...
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Friday, May 18, 2012

National Science Board Announces New Leadership Team

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The National Science Foundation (NSF) has announced new leadership for its National Science Board.  Dan Arvizu will take over as the new c...
Tuesday, May 15, 2012

EPA Promotes Safer Alternatives to Nonylphenol Ethoxylates

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According to the USEPA : The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has released the final report on alternatives to nonylphenol ethox...
Thursday, May 3, 2012

EPA Issues Design for the Environment Report on Li-ion Batteries and Nanotechnology

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According to EPA : EPA's Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics and Office of Research and Development (ORD) are pleased to a...
Friday, April 27, 2012

EPA Issues Huge Batch of SNURs - 119 Chemicals in All

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In a direct final rule issued today, the USEPA has issued significant new use rules (SNURs) for 119 new chemical substances.  Four of the ...
Thursday, April 26, 2012

EPA's Lisa Jackson Names a New Science Advisor

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On April 24th EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson officially appointed Glenn Paulson as Science Advisor in the Office of the Administrator.  Pa...
Friday, April 20, 2012

ECHA to publish total tonnage band for registered substances

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ECHA has taken a decision on the method by which it will calculate the total tonnage bands for substances on ECHA's registered substan...
Tuesday, April 17, 2012

ECHA launches public consultations on two proposals for harmonised classification and labelling

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ECHA, the European Chemicals Agency responsible for the evaluation of chemicals under the REACH program, has opened a public consultation on...
Monday, April 16, 2012

EPA Proposes Rule to Require Electronic Reporting for Chemical Information

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From EPA: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced a proposed rule to require electronic reporting for certain infor...
Thursday, April 12, 2012

ECHA to Update REACH-IT and IUCLID 5 Software for REACH Chemical Assessments

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According to an ECHA press release : The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) is going to release a new version of IUCLID 5 in late May 2012 ...
Tuesday, April 3, 2012

ECHA Updates REACH Guidance on Data Sharing for Chemical Regulation

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The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) has updated its guidance on data sharing.  The update takes into consideration information and experien...
Monday, April 2, 2012

EPA to Decommission Important Chemical Identification Tool Due to Lack of Funding

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The USEPA has announced that it will soon decommission an important chemical identification tool "due to lack of funding support."...