Leigh Boerner

2 months ago | cen.acs.org | Leigh Boerner

Chemistry runs through it If you've even been to the Saint Patrick's Day parade in downtown Chicago, you've witnessed to a colorful tradition, bigger even than the whole green beer thing. On the morning of the parade, members of the Chicago Journeymen Plumbers Local 130 of the United Association union make the Chicago River go green. The tradition of dyeing the river for Saint Patrick's Day goes back to 1962.

2 months ago | cen.acs.org | Leigh Boerner

Credit: Photo by Jason Whitman/NurPhoto via APSome key rules and regulations up for EPA review National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAPs) regulates the emission of toxic air pollutants from stationary sources, such as chemical plants and oil refineries. National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for particulate matter (PM2.5) sets standards for the size of particulate matter allowed to be emitted by several sources, including cars and power plants.

2 months ago | cen.acs.org | Leigh Boerner

After President Donald J. Trump's executive orders on gender identity; diversity, equity, and inclusion; and foreign aid, some scientific data, information, and tools are being deleted from US government websites. Groups made up of librarians and scientists are banding together to try to save copies of government data for scientific use before they disappear. In addition, some groups are filing lawsuits challenging the administration's actions.

Jan 13, 2025 | pubs.acs.org | Leigh Boerner

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Jan 10, 2025 | cen.acs.org | Leigh Boerner

On the campaign trail and in his first administration, Donald J. Trump showed that he's a fan of deregulation. Days into his first presidency, Trump issued an executive order saying that for every new regulation that a federal department or agency implemented, two had to be eliminated. In September 2024, Trump expanded this idea and said that, if elected a second time, he would require that 10 regulations be eliminated for every new one enacted.