More hiring through 'green' chemistry?

By Jim Morris

Study suggests way to revive an industry and create jobs. The industry blames Washington.

Excerpts from this story referencing "University of Massachusetts":

"… 0 jobs since 1992, concludes the study, authored by two researchers at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, and commissioned by the BlueGreen Alliance, a partnership oflabo …"

Smog-forming and toxic gases 'consistently' undercounted, major study finds

By Bill Dawson

HOUSTON, May 31, 2002 — In a discovery with national implications, a group of government, academic and private researchers involved in a $20

Excerpts from this story referencing "chemist":

"… ssue” of how accurate these pollution-estimating tools are, said Daum, a chemist who heads the atmospheric sciences division of the Department of Energy’ …"

Human exposure 'uncontrolled' at 114 Superfund sites

By Joaquin Sapien

EPA secrecy about sites' toxic dangers extends even to senators' inquiries

Excerpts from this story referencing "chemist":

"… ing to the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry.Wilma Subra, a chemist who heads her own environmental consulting firm dedicated to helping commu …"

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Town divided over major employer's permission to pollute the air

By Howard Berkes and Sarah Harris

Community in turmoil over cement plant's permission to exceed emissions of hazardous waste incinerators — all perfectly legal

Excerpts from this story referencing "chemist":

"… ors shared their concerns.The family raised $1,000 to fly in an expert — chemist Neil Carman, a former inspector for the Texas Air Control Board and an adv …"

"… and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons. This “highly toxic cocktail,” as chemist Neil Carman puts it, contains “some of the most dangerous substances tha …"

Industry wields sway over air pollution rules, enforcement

By Ronnie Greene, Chris Hamby and Jim Morris

As communities battle toxic air, industry shapes EPA and state regulation.

Excerpts from this story referencing "chemist":

"… larger group outside Mossville. Their health fears continue.Wilma Subra, a chemist from Louisiana who studied the community, produced a report linking dioxin …"

Burning irony: Flame retardants might create deadlier fires

By Brett Israel

Chemicals meant to snuff fires could be making some blazes deadlier.

Excerpts from this story referencing "chemist":

"… ety concerns, not decrease them," said Heather Stapleton, an environmental chemist at Duke University who specializes in studying brominated compounds.The ne …"

"… en cyanide and other gases are getting a closer look, said Richard Hull, a chemist at the University of Central Lancashire who presented the new flame retard …"