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December 23, 2002
GOVERNMENT CONCENTRATES
RESEARCH ABROAD
Scientists who leave the U.S. for work experience weigh benefits and risks.
December 16, 2002
GOVERNMENT CONCENTRATES
ADVISORY COMMITTEES
Meetings have been stalled for chemical company representatives providing U.S. trade negotiators with advice on trade.
INSIGHTS
Knee-jerk criticism is unfair to President Bush's proposals on environmental issues.
December 9, 2002
GOVERNMENT CONCENTRATES
HOMELAND SECURITY
New Cabinet-level agency will call on scientists and engineers to develop technologies to prevent, protect against, and respond to acts of terrorism.
NANOTECHNOLOGY FUTURE
Latest scientific revolution is under scrutiny amid concerns over its potential impacts.
December 2, 2002
GOVERNMENT CONCENTRATES
ACCIDENT DATA
Chemical Safety & Hazard Investigation Board wrestles with providing accurate reports, which are effective teaching tools.
November 25, 2002
GOVERNMENT CONCENTRATES
ENVIRONMENT
U.S. Supreme Court ruling on wetlands has activists worried about wastewater discharges.
November 18, 2002
GOVERNMENT CONCENTRATES
TOXICOGENOMICS POTENTIAL
National Research Council committee discusses the regulation of chemicals using emerging genetic and computation technologies.
NONLETHAL WEAPONS
Report highly recommends nonlethal weapons research and spurs debate of legal issues.
INSIGHTS
With Republican control over Congress, Bush Administration will move forward on a number of GOP initiatives.
November 11, 2002
GOVERNMENT CONCENTRATES
NIST'S ARDEN BEMENT
National Institute of Standards & Technology director discusses his agency's role in a post-9/11 world.
November 4, 2002
GOVERNMENT CONCENTRATES
PATENTLY PROBLEMATIC
U.S. Patent & Trademark Office's strategic plan aims to enhance quality, reduce issuance time, and implement electronic system.
GREENHOUSE GASES
Most of the world's industrialized nations have gone a long way toward reducing CO2 emissions and meeting their Kyoto protocol goals.
October 28, 2002
GOVERNMENT CONCENTRATES
PLANT SECURITY
Chemical companies feel their way through the little-known ground of terror-proofing their plants.
NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION
House Appropriations Committee wants a thorough management review of NSF, which already has its own study under way.
October 21, 2002
GOVERNMENT CONCENTRATES
ARTHUR B. ELLIS
NSF Chemistry Division director plans to improve outreach and communication.
METAL REGULATION
EPA to decide whether to add metals and metal-containing compounds to its list of regulated chemicals.
October 14, 2002
GOVERNMENT CONCENTRATES
IRAQ'S DEADLY ARSENAL
Hard evidence about Iraq's chemical, biological, and nuclear armaments is lacking, but Saddam Hussein has likely been rearming.
DRUG APPROVALS
Report analyzes the pluses and minuses of 1992 Prescription Drug User Fee Act.
October 7, 2002
GOVERNMENT CONCENTRATES
DOE'S CHEMICAL SCIENCES
New division head Walter J. Stevens plans to expand catalysis, computational, and nanoscience research.
NUCLEAR WEAPONS
Government reviews plans for new factory to manufacture plutonium "pits."
September 30, 2002
GOVERNMENT CONCENTRATES
TRITIATED SOLVENTS
Now-shuttered facility has developed an innovative method for small-scale waste treatment.
INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION
German research-funding organization formally opens its Washington, D.C., office.
September 23, 2002
GOVERNMENT CONCENTRATES
NAVIGATING NEW IMMIGRATION RULES
Attorney Ethan Bensinger discusses effects of tightened security on those seeking visas to work or study in the U.S.
September 16, 2002
GOVERNMENT CONCENTRATES
CHEMICAL SAFETY BOARD, TAKE TWO
Now complete and energetic, board aims to increase its output, visibility, and accident prevention.
INSIGHTS
Rapid rate of population growth impedes U.S. from reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
September 9, 2002
GOVERNMENT CONCENTRATES
SUPERFUND: RUNNING ON EMPTY?
As reserve fund dwindles, debate in Congress focuses on whether to reinstate corporate levies.
TRANSGENIC ANIMALS
NRC report details potential problems posed by creating bioengineered animals.
SCIENCE OF SECURITY
R&D needs for the proposed Department of Homeland Security are laid out in Boston.
September 2, 2002
GOVERNMENT CONCENTRATES
NIH EXPANDS
Twenty-seventh institute, the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging & Bioengineering, will focus on cross-disciplinary research and technology.
NEW TWIST ON ANTHRAX
Rockefeller University scientists take advantage of a highly specific viral enzyme that attacks the bacterium's cell wall.
August 26, 2002
GOVERNMENT CONCENTRATES
STATE BUDGET CUTS AT UNIVERSITIES
Though cutbacks aren't as bad as projected, many public schools wrangle with deficits in wake of reduced state dollars.
BUDGET CRUNCH
Congress has yet to pass a single spending bill for fiscal 2003.
August 19, 2002
GOVERNMENT CONCENTRATES
REGULATORY AFFAIRS
John Graham, who heads the office that evaluates federal agencies' risk assessments, expects high analytical standards.
INSIGHTS
Department of Homeland Security should have a limited focus and a strong science and technology backbone.
August 12, 2002
GOVERNMENT CONCENTRATES
FARMING PHARMACEUTICALS
Drug-producing crops offer financial and health advantages but pose a risk to food and feed crops.
HOMELAND SECURITY
NRC study delineates the role of science and technology in combating catastrophic terrorism.
HINDSIGHTS
NAS study on Nuclear Test Ban Treaty alleviates science concerns--three years too late.
August 5, 2002
GOVERNMENT CONCENTRATES
EPA'S DATA CENTER
Newest office collects, distributes, and posts the agency's environmental information.
July 29, 2002
GOVERNMENT CONCENTRATES
MERCURY DEBATE
Questions mount about what to do with the growing U.S. surplus of an industrially important metal.
July 22, 2002
GOVERNMENT CONCENTRATES
HOMELAND SECURITY
Role of science and technology in counterbioterrorism is explored in NRC report.
July 15, 2002
GOVERNMENT CONCENTRATES
CHEMICAL & BIOLOGICAL WEAPONS
Australia Group helps stem the spread of CBW to rogue nations and terrorist groups.
INSIGHTS
Recent anthrax mail scourge illustrates that chemicals and exposure to them often take the blame for unexplained illness.
July 8, 2002
GOVERNMENT CONCENTRATES
YUCCA MOUNTAIN
If Congress gives the nod, attention will shift to construction at Nevada radioactive waste repository.
WARNING
Agency takes unconventional step of issuing directive on potentially hazardous precipitate.
July 1, 2002
GOVERNMENT CONCENTRATES
RECYCLING ELECTRONICS
Disposing of computer and electronic waste without harming the environment or exploiting workers is an expensive and growing challenge.
NEW SOURCE REVIEW
Environmentalists say EPA is selling out to industry by rewriting this provision of the Clean Air Act.
APRIL 22, 2002
GOVERNMENT CONCENTRATES
PRECAUTIONARY PRINCIPLE
U.S. continues to debate merits of EU's approach to chemical regulation.
SAMUEL BODMAN
Commerce Department's deputy secretary comes to government with experience as both a corporate executive and a chemical engineer.
APRIL 15, 2002
GOVERNMENT CONCENTRATES
U.K. CHEMISTRY CRUNCH
With government funding tight, many university chemistry departments must either close or find new support sources.
HEADHUNTING
U.S. spearheads effort to oust director of Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons.
INSIGHTS
Despite President Bush's hefty homeland defense budget, better scientific advice and communication are needed.
APRIL 8, 2002
GOVERNMENT CONCENTRATES
CONGRESSIONAL EARMARKS
Though controversial, these projects are a growing portion of federal R&D spending.
NUCLEAR WASTE
Department of Energy must decide how to dispose of slightly radioactive solid material from deactivated power plants.
APRIL 1, 2002
GOVERNMENT CONCENTRATES
A CHEMIST'S PASSIONS
Barbara Hatch Rosenberg's involvement in arms control issues has led to current scrutiny of FBI's investigation of anthrax attacks.
EPA TACKLES BAD DATA
Fraudulent and sloppy data used for regulation can undermine public health.
March 25, 2002
GOVERNMENT CONCENTRATES
CFC SMUGGLING
Nations tackle illegal trafficking of ozone-depleting substances.
DOE CLEANUP
Many remain skeptical of latest attempt to reform nuclear waste cleanup at weapons sites.
REGULATING CHEMICALS
Policies both at home and abroad are debated at an industry conference.
March 18, 2002
GOVERNMENT CONCENTRATES
PROTECTING THE MAIL
Irradiation used to kill anthrax spores raises safety questions.
INSIGHTS
Many remain skeptical of latest attempt to reform nuclear waste cleanup at weapons sites.
REGULATING CHEMICALS
Companies' use of NAFTA Chapter 11 provision to challenge government regulations needs to be addressed.
March 11, 2002
GOVERNMENT CONCENTRATES
CLEAN AIR
Bush Administration's initiatives on air pollution and climate change rely on emissions trading and voluntary actions.
March 4, 2002
GOVERNMENT CONCENTRATES
SCIENCE POLICY
At the AAAS meeting, presenters focused on issues confronting the global R&D enterprise.
R&D BUDGET
Marburger appears at House hearing to explain Administration's huge boost for NIH.
February 25, 2002
GOVERNMENT CONCENTRATES
RISK MANAGEMENT PLANS
Mandated by 1990 Clean Air Act, RMPs are in the middle of tug-of-war between right-to-know and terrorist threat.
COMBATING TERRORISM
National Academies and NSF weigh in on science's role.
WOMEN IN CHEMISTRY
Biomaterials chemist Allison Campbell of Pacific Northwest National Lab attributes her success to lessons learned from her family.
February 18, 2002
GOVERNMENT CONCENTRATES
CHEMISTRY AND SECURITY
Workshop on national security and homeland defense brings together chemists and chemical engineers.
FEDERAL R&D
President submits budget proposal to Congress for approval; defense and biomedical research receive lion's share of increased funding.
February 11, 2002
GOVERNMENT CONCENTRATES
LINDA J. FISHER
EPA's second-in-command brings her experience to bear on a number of complex issues.
HINDSIGHTS
Recent de facto changes in the rules of war concerning chemical plants are troubling.
February 4, 2002
GOVERNMENT CONCENTRATES
DATA-QUALITY STANDARDS
Federal guidelines will improve quality of information but establish new avenue for legal challenges.
PESTICIDE ASSESSMENT
EPA reaches some general conclusions regarding acceptable pesticide tolerance levels.
January 28, 2002
GOVERNMENT CONCENTRATES
CONGRESSIONAL OUTLOOK
Divided Congress must overcome gridlock, budget deficit to face issues of national security, health and energy policy, and more.
January 21, 2002
GOVERNMENT CONCENTRATES
NIGMS AT 40
NIH unit continues to push research frontiers.
INSIGHTS
Low presidential priority for science and technology delays filling of top science policy posts.
January 14, 2002
GOVERNMENT CONCENTRATES
BUSH BACKS NONPROLIFERATION
After a nearly yearlong review, Administration plans to increase funding for nuclear arms reduction programs.
WHO WILL ADVISE CHEMICAL TRADE?
Association for precious-metal recycling seeks spot on trade panel that environmental activists sued to get.
January 7, 2002
GOVERNMENT CONCENTRATES
HEALTH AND SAFETY
Conference discusses allergenicity protocols for genetically modified foods.
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