Cheryl Hogue at Chemical & Engineering News

10/17/2022

What's in your tampon? Or pad, disk, or cup?

A recent New York right-to-know law has led to ingredient disclosures across much of the US. But health advocates say more data are needed on some chemicals’ health effects.

05/17/2022

This story on whether converting plastic to fuel is recycling is getting a lot of hits.

Some state laws allow incentives to turn plastics into fuels as well as other plastics

05/04/2022

Looking for a different sort of mystery novel for summer reading? Check out my review of this one, filled with chemistry and history.

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11/15/2021

The Glasgow climate conference wasn't just about fossil fuels. Some participants talked about SMUGGLING. Specifically, about the refrigerants in our home and vehicle air conditioners.

More enforcement at borders could deter illicit trade

10/18/2021

Have you ever eaten or grown purple beans?

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07/29/2021

Watching the and wondering what the medals are made of? Spoiler: the gold medal is mostly not gold! https://www.compoundchem.com/2021/07/27/tokyo2020/

07/22/2021

Concerned about ? The US House of Representatives just passed legislation to clean up these "forever chemicals."

Bill aims at air, water, and land pollution, as well as toxicity testing of the ‘forever chemicals’

04/22/2021

Is long-term persistence in the enough reason to regulate the "forever " called PFAS? regulators say yes and are on the verge of setting a world precedent, though their actions would affect just in rugs and carpets

Industry is pushing back against California’s use of this rationale to regulate these chemicals as a class

03/04/2021

Chemistry humor!

02/24/2021

Cool news for those with red-green color blindness!

New contact lenses that incorporate gold nanoparticles could one day offer a safe, convenient way for people with red-green color blindness to better distinguish those colors. Learn how they work here: http://ow.ly/RsRB50DGSYL

02/21/2021

Ammonia, the fuel of the future?

Green and blue ammonia might replace oil and coal on ships and in power plants