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Chemical Plant Security

September 22, 2008

Texas Weathers Ike

Many chemical plants, academic institutions remain shut down in hurricane�s wake.

September 8, 2008

U.S. Investigates Bayer Plant Blast

Federal officials look for cause of fatal explosion.

September 1, 2008

Bringing Life To Deadly Accidents

Chemical safety board finds a powerful, popular tool in animated videos of chemical plant accidents. With Videos

August 28, 2008

Report Hits Safety Board

Auditors want agency to investigate far more industrial accidents.

August 11, 2008

DHS And Chemical Sector Convene

Summit highlights partnership as key to the regulation of chemical sector.

July 14, 2008

Dealing With Disaster

Case histories provide clues for avoiding, or at least alleviating, catastrophe.

June 30, 2008

Congress Debates Chemical Security

Panel argues over regulating chemicals at water treatment plants, requiring safer technologies.

December 17, 2007

House Examines Chemical Plant Security

Industry wants Congress to give DHS regulations a chance.

November 2, 2007

Chemical Plant Security

DHS issues final list of chemicals of interest.

August 20, 2007

Terrorism And The Chemical Industry

The national debate on chemical plant security raises false alarms.

April 9, 2007

Chemical Plant Security

Department of Homeland Security issues final rules.

February 21, 2007

Pesticide Makers Seek Tax Credit

Bipartisan legislation would help manufacturers, retailers upgrade security.

December 27, 2006

Plant Security Measure Proposed

DHS drafts plan to protect public from terrorist attack on chemical plants.

December 18, 2006

Administration Proposes Rail Security Plan

Chemical shippers say rules would enhance the security of transporting hazardous cargo.

November 29, 2006

Massachusetts Plant Explosion

Federal investigators initially blocked from site are allowed in.

November 17, 2006

Chlorine Makers Commit To Upgrading Rail Cars

Manufacturers plan to replace their North American tank car fleets with safer, more secure cars by 2017.

October 17, 2006

Mix-Up Led to BP Explosion

Pipes switched during maintenance is cause of $30 million fire in 2005.

October 2, 2006

Plant Security

Congress grants DHS authority to develop chemical plant antiterrorism protections.

August 4, 2006

Chemical Plant Blast Kills 22 People In China

High-risk chemical plants would have to implement inherently safer technologies; states could set stricter standards.

July 31, 2006

House Committee Passes Chemical Plant Security Bill

High-risk chemical plants would have to implement inherently safer technologies; states could set stricter standards.

July 17, 2006

Chemical Plant Security

Fifteen senators ask that a committee-approved bill be reworked to include federal preemption.

July 13, 2006

Chemical Security Bill Clears House Panel

Legislation would create a risk-based system for regulating security at chemical facilities.

July 3, 2006

Chemical Security Plan Unveiled

Federal government issues national infrastructure protection strategy to guard against terrorism.

June 26, 2006

Plant Safety Bill Delayed In Senate

Jurisdictional dispute, fears of inherently safer technology provisions block bill.

June 16, 2006

Plant Security Bill Advances

Senate panel approves measure to establish national security standard for chemical plants.

June 15, 2006

Regulating Ammonium Nitrate

Bipartisan legislation would create a tracking system to help keep explosive fertilizer out of the hands of terrorists.

May 29, 2006

Plant Security

Study calls for funding R&D on inherently safer chemicals and processes, safer storage.

May 15, 2006

Responsible Care

Industry says program obviates need to legislate safer manufacturing technology.

May 1, 2006

Facilities Opt For Safer Technologies

Concerns about terrorism prod plants to move to safer materials and processes.

April 3, 2006

Democrats Back Inherently Safer Technology

Leading Senate Republicans say bill is the wrong approach.

April 10, 2006

Securing Chemical Plants From Attack

Electronics are key for Honeywell and other firms, but critics want bigger barriers and safer technologies.

March 30, 2006

New Jersey Begins Chemical Plant Inspections

The first state to have chemical plant security legislation is set to begin compliance inspections this month.

March 27, 2006

Bridging The Lab And The Legislature

ACS fellowship opportunities in Washington, D.C., immerse chemists in public policy process.

March 27, 2006

Chertoff Calls For Legislation

DHS secretary wants federal regulation of chemical industry security.

March 6, 2006

Improving Security

GAO suggests Department of Homeland Security be given more authority.

December 12, 2005

First In The Nation

New Jersey mandates chemical plant security measures to guard against terrorist attacks.

December 5, 2005

New Jersey Mandates Chemical Plant Security

November 7, 2005

Refineries urged to keep trailers at safe distances

September 19, 2005

Securing Chemical Facilities

Future process engineering, legislation are seen as bulwarks against terrorism.

July 18, 2005

Sharp views on plant security voiced in Senate

July 11, 2005

Chemical plant risks assessed

July 4, 2005

NO CLEAR PATH FOR PLANT SECURITY

DHS calls for mandatory chemical plant security bill, but House, Senate differ on need for law.

June 20, 2005

Plant Security May Get Boost

Bush Administration calls for chemical plant security bill but offers few details.

May 9, 2005

SENATE PANEL BACKS PLANT SECURITY BILL

Counterterrorism, chemical accident experts urge senators to pass mandatory plant security bill.

April 11, 2005

PLANT SECURITY GOES REGIONAL

New Jersey, Contra Costa County roll counter-terrorism plans into plant oversight programs.

March 21, 2005

RAILROAD SAFETY, SECURITY, SECRECY

Counterterrorism clashes with rail commerce in Washington, D.C., hazardous materials law.

January 17, 2005

Safety Derailed

After nine deaths, inspectors seek causes of deadly chlorine spill.

November 22, 2004

NEW VOICES FOR PLANT SECURITY

Chemical, rail unions want company antiterrorism planning to include workers.

November 8, 2004 

Plant Security Actions Criticized

Union worker survey questions company-led antiterrorism efforts.

November 24, 2003

'60 MINUTES' SHOWS SECURITY LACKING

Despite years of talk, chemical plants remain vulnerable to terrorist attacks.

July 28, 2003

GUARDING U.S. PORTS

Chemical companies face first federal security code through new Coast Guard port regulation.

May 26, 2003

TAKING THE NEXT STEP

The U.S. Responsible Care program takes on security and verification issues as keys to enhancing its longevity and reputation.

May 19, 2003

CHEMICAL SECURITY BILL STALLS

Senate committee cancels vote over dispute on safer technologies.

April 14, 2003

Insights: CHEMICAL PLANTS

The challenge of securing them is formidable and in need of public scrutiny.

April 7, 2003

Administration Drafting Chemical Site Security Bill

March 31, 2003

PLANT INSECURITY

No end in sight in pursuit of national plan to make chemical plants safe from terrorists.

March 10, 2003

Congress Seeks Terrorism Study Data From EPA

November 4, 2002

BALTIMORE PUSHES PLANT SECURITY

New city law requires counterterrorist measures at some chemical plants.

October 21, 2002

WATCHDOG SLAMS TERRORISM STUDY

Justice's report on U.S. chemical industry vulnerability falls short.

October 21, 2002

SECURITY LEFT TO CHEMICAL INDUSTRY

EPA Homeland Security plan backs voluntary antiterrorism plant measures.

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Department of Homeland Security

July 7, 2008

Chemical Vulnerability

Department of Homeland Security sends letters to high-risk facilities.

March 13, 2008

Chemical Firms Play DHS War Game

Air Products and Dow help government test cyber security.

August 6, 2007

Homeland Security

Like House, Senate bill would let states enact chemical plant security laws that are tougher than federal standards.

July 9, 2007

DHS Speaks To Chemical Industry

Summit on security regulations gives instructions and advice on what to expect.

Chemical Safety Board Seeks More Authority

Federal agency says its lack of power hampers its investigations.

June 21, 2007

House Passes DHS Spending Bill

State chemical security laws stricter than federal standards could not be preempted.

June 4, 2007

Chemical Security Gone Awry?

Academics say their labs should not be regulated under a new DHS rule.

May 21, 2007

Chemical Security

Department of Homeland Security rule captures academic labs.

May 14, 2007

Hazmat Security Stirs Debate

Chemical shippers fight efforts to reroute rail tank cars away from large urban areas.

May 7, 2007

Chemical Arms Disposal

Watchdog group offers ways to make U.S. program safer.

April 30, 2007

House Advances Ammonium Nitrate Bill

Legislation would require federal regulations for handling fertilizer used in terrorist bombs.

February 26, 2007

Detecting Nuclear Materials

Two agencies unite to spur academic research in breakthrough technologies.

January 18, 2007

Chemical Weapons Disposal Is Critical To National Security

Top Pentagon official certifies need to destroy weapons stored in Colorado and Kentucky.

October 23, 2006

Setback for DHS radiation monitoring

October 9, 2006

National Security

Congress Focuses On Security Before Adjourning.

July 31, 2006

Select Agents

University Labs Are Found Noncompliant With Security Rules for Bioterror Agents.

July 3, 2006

Terrorism And The Chemical Industry

Study suggests Homeland Security Department support a panoply of research to protect this sector.

June 15, 2006

Regulating Ammonium Nitrate

Bipartisan legislation would create a tracking system to help keep explosive fertilizer out of the hands of terrorists.

March 6, 2006

Improving Security

GAO suggests Department of Homeland Security be given more authority.

February 27, 2006

Defending U.S. air transport system

February 6, 2006

Congress Revisits Farm Chemical

Federal legislation would regulate ammonium nitrate, which has become a weapon of choice for terrorists.

January 30, 2006

The Chemistry Enterprise In 2015

January 23, 2006

Congressional Outlook 2006

Partisan wrangling and election worries are likely to keep Congress from passing much legislation this year.

January 9, 2006

Terrorism's Legacy

EPA's plan to test homes for 9/11 contamination sparks anger among advisers and New Yorkers.

December 19, 2005

Clashing Over Hazmat Shipping

Banning hazardous materials on certain rail routes would not eliminate risks, industry officials argue.

November 28, 2005

Designers take on homeland security

September 2, 2005

Natural Disaster Impacts Chemical Enterprise

Industry remains hard hit and many academic institutions remain out of contact, with unknown losses of people and facilities.

August 15, 2005

HOMELAND SECURITY

Manhattan Experiments Track Gases For Terror Response.

July 4, 2005

Fertilizer Producers Exit Ammonium Nitrate

March 21, 2005

PARCELING HOMELAND SECURITY R&D FUNDING

DHS's budget increases, but Senate committee nitpicks proposed program changes.

January 17, 2005

Bush Taps Unexpected Choice

Michael Chertoff is a former prosecutor and sitting judge.

January 7, 2005

Ridge Unfurls A Unified National Plan

Effort orchestrates a synchronized response to terrorism and major natural and man-made disasters.

March 1, 2004

HOMELAND SECURITY

DHS Secretary Tom Ridge assesses department on its first anniversary.

October 27, 2003

LAX SECURITY AT PLUM ISLAND

More needs to be done at center studying dangerous animal pathogens.

September 29, 2003

COVER STORY: CHAMPIONING TECHNOLOGY TO THWART TERRORISM

As acting director of Homeland Security's Office of R&D, Maureen McCarthy supports federal research that helps safeguard the nation.

July 7, 2003

U.S. UNPREPARED FOR TERROR ATTACK

First responders need more money; House boosts homeland R&D.

May 12, 2003

THIS IS A TEST, ONLY A TEST

Thousands of people marshal efforts to respond to mock terrorist attacks.

April 14, 2003

BUSH SECURITY BILL DRAFTED

Department of Homeland Security to oversee assessment of vulnerability.

March 31, 2003

COST OF WAR TO FIGHT TERRORISM

President Bush asks for another $4 billion to defend homeland.

March 24, 2003

COUNTERING MICROBIAL THREATS

U.S. and world not ready to prevent or control emerging diseases.

January 20, 2003

Ex-Executive Poised To Become New Department's Science Czar

December 9, 2002

COVER STORY: SCIENCE IN THE SERVICE OF SECURITY

Science & Technology Directorate in the Department of Homeland Security is charged with developing technologies to thwart terrorism.

November 25, 2002

LANDMARK BILL TO BE SIGNED BY BUSH

Congress passes homeland security bill melding 22 federal agencies.

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International

June 14, 2008

Hindsights: Nuclear Weapons

Long disparaged as a dangerous and impossible dream, the goal of nuclear disarmament has attracted some heavy-weight support of late.

October 22, 2007

Chemical Arms Disposal In Russia

Construction of critical chemical weapons destruction facility at Shchuch'ye is back on track.

October 1, 2007

Banding Together To Manage Chemicals

Precedent-setting North American partnership could have international influence.

June 11, 2007

Chemical Regulation

Curtain finally rises on Europe's REACH program.

November 13, 2006

The Nuclear Weapons Dilemma

There is desperate need for strong leadership and fresh thinking to keep nuclear weapons under control.

October 9, 2006

Environmental Nervous System

Rigging the world with chemical sensors is a technical challenge with big potential payoffs.

August 10, 2006

Plot To Blow Up Airliners Foiled

Expert speculates on the liquid explosives that could have been used.

May 29, 2006

Parsing The Meanings Of WMD

Analyst argues the term 'weapons of mass destruction' should mean nuclear, biological, and chemical arms.

November 7, 2005

THE SHCHUCH'YE DILEMMA

Civil unrest could undermine construction of a Russian chemical arms disposal facility.

August 15, 2005

TESTING THE LIMITS

Biodefense research to characterize threats may violate the biological weapons treaty, experts say.

August 15, 2005

Parsing The Bioweapons Treaty

April 25, 2005

UN Approves Nuclear Terrorism Treaty

October 25, 2004

ALTERING A TREATY

Libya wants to convert an old weapons plant into one that makes drugs.

October 11, 2004

WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION

Lumping nuclear weapons with other weapons obfuscates the nature of threats from them all.

May 10, 2004

Chemical Arms Destruction

Lapses in disclosures and delays in chemical arms destruction prompt proliferation fears.

May 10, 2004

Hindsights: Whither Nuclear Weapons?

Build more usable nuclear weapons or work to eliminate them all: A debate that needs to be joined.

December 1, 2003

RIDDING RUSSIA OF CHEMICAL WEAPONS

The international community offers financial and technical aid to eliminate a deadly arsenal.

June 30, 2003

SECURING DEADLY PATHOGENS

Global biosecurity guidelines are needed to deter terrorist access to infectious agents.

June 9, 2003

COMMON GOALS

G8 summit touts science, technology to improve human condition.

May 26, 2003

CHEMICAL WEAPONS TREATY'S FIRST REVIEW

Delegates from member states assessed implementation, offered future road map.

September 17, 2001

NOT SO BENIGN NEGLECT

Protocol to bioweapons treaty falls victim to Clinton's inattention, Bush's dislike.

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Iraq

September 22 2008

Stopping The Bombs

JIEDDO moves fast to get technology to the field to stop improvised explosive devices.

September 17, 2007

UN Chemicals Therapy

Experts will determine how chemicals unexpectedly turned up in a UN office.

June 26, 2007

'Chemical Ali' Is Sentenced To Death

Saddam Hussein's cousin led genocidal attacks against the Kurds in 1988.

July 10, 2006

Chemical Arms Rekindle Debate

Republicans say Iraqi shells justify 2003 invasion; Democrats argue otherwise.

November 2, 2005

Democrats Force Secret Senate Session

Republicans agree to finish probe into whether White House misused intelligence on Iraq's weapons of mass destruction.

May 2, 2005

Hunt Ends For Iraq's Weapons

U.S. inspector says search "has gone as far as feasible".

October 11, 2004

IRAQ HAD NO ILLICIT WEAPONS

Report finds sanctions, international inspections contained Saddam's threat.

August 2, 2004

Interview with David A. Kay: Chief Iraq Weapons Sleuth

America's weapons sleuth talks about his experiences searching for Iraq's weapons of mass destruction.

July 19, 2004

U.K. PROBE FINDS DATA FLAWED

Butler panel says Blair government didn't distort information on Iraq.

March 15, 2004

INSIGHTS: INTELLIGENCE FAILURE OR POLITICAL MALFEASANCE?

Pundits will spend years deciding why leaders were so wrong about Iraq's weapons.

October 13, 2003

NO SUSPECT ARMS FOUND IN IRAQ

U.S. investigator finds only activities ?related? to weapons of mass destruction.

March 10, 2003

Chickens On Alert In Kuwait

October 14, 2002

ASSESSING IRAQ'S ARSENAL

Saddam Hussein has probably continued amassing an arsenal of unconventional arms since 1998.

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Research and Development

June 24, 2008

Congress Okays More War Funds

Supplemental spending bill includes money for science.

June 2, 2008

More Money For Science, Maybe

Senate attaches funds for science in war supplemental bill.

March 24, 2008

Multidisciplinary Research Funding

Foundations, government agencies respond to research trend, but experts say more support is called for.

September 19, 2007

U.S. Withdraws From Chemical Safety Forum

Bush Administration is shifting focus to a 2006 chemicals management accord.

August 28, 2006

Homeland Security Research At EPA

Investigations aim to protect water systems, detect contamination, facilitate cleanup, and assess risk.

February 20, 2006

2007 R&D Budget Lacks Balance

Sizable funding increases in a number of research areas are negated by cuts in other programs.

February 20, 2006

Shifting R&D Budget Priorities

November 28, 2005

R&D Funding Tries To Keep Pace

Federal spending on research for fiscal 2006 is expected to rise slightly.

August 29, 2005

Twisted Polymers Fade With Taggant

Polymers with a twisted backbone may allow easy detection of explosives additive.

August 1, 2005

BATTLE TESTED

High-performance fiber makers respond to demand from military and security users.

June 27, 2005

DATA STORAGE IN 3-D

Holographic data storage has made enormous technical advances, but still awaits a market.

June 13, 2005

Science And Security

Eminent panel calls for continued openness on basic research.

May 16, 2005

BIODEFENSE SPENDING

BIODEFENSE SPENDING Public health issues should get some funding now slated for biodefense research and biosafety labs.

November 22, 2004

BATTENING DOWN CYBERSPACE

As the government struggles for a foothold, chemical makers develop a strategy.

June 7, 2004

Security R&D at EPA

Proposed budget cuts threaten agency effort on building decontamination.

May 10, 2004

New Strategies, New Labs

Presidential directive, ?hot? labs to prepare U.S. for bioterrorism.

September 29, 2003

Hopkins Team Leaves To Start New Pittsburgh Center

August 18, 2003

FUTURES FOLLY? MAYBE NOT

Market to predict Middle East developments was killed with no debate on its merits.

August 11, 2003

SCIENCE TRANSFORMS THE BATTLEFIELD

Advances in materials technology provide troops with ever-improving combat capabilities and levels of protection.

May 5, 2003

EFFECTS OF WAR

Impact of war costs on science and technology funding was main topic at AAAS colloquium.

February 17, 2003

AGENT ORANGE: IT'S TIME TO MOVE ON

The continuing search for more diseases caused by TCDD is not helping anyone.

January 27, 2003

SCIENCE AT A TIME OF TERROR

Workshop sets stage for dialogue between experts in science and national security.

November 25, 2002

WANTED

Scientists Needed To Help Secure The Homeland.

November 18, 2002

NONLETHAL WEAPONS

Research on arms that immobilize people and cripple equipment is urged.

October 7, 2002

U.S. CHEMICAL R&D QUESTIONED

Alleged work on nonlethal weapons raises treaty compliance issues.

September 9, 2002

ROLE OF RESEARCH IN HOMELAND SECURITY

Proposed agency's counterterrorism-related chemical research priorities outlined in Boston.

September 2, 2002

SOMETHING OLD IS NEW AGAIN

An enzyme from a virus that infects bacteria is used to treat and detect anthrax.

May 13, 2002

ANTHRAX SLEUTHING

Scientific team finds markers to use as forensic tools in event of future attacks.

March 25, 2002

FUTURISTIC FORCE

MIT aims to outfit combat troops with integrated nanoscience capabilities.

Feb. 25, 2002

Science And Security

National Academies, National Science Foundation assemble brain power to counter new threats.

Feb. 18, 2002

Chemistry For Security

NRC workshop confirms that chemical sciences relate to national security, homeland defense.

Nov. 5, 2001

Science And Security

NRC's chemical sciences board swings into action on homeland issues.