North Carolina Sues Chemical Company for Polluting a Nearby Creek
DURHAM, N. C. —Acetone and ethanol, 1,4-dioxane and “mucilaginous goo.
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Gas-X recall: Four lots pulled over chemical contamination risk
The affected bottles were distributed between April 13 and May 14.
Lignin to adipic acid in a high-yield chemical and biological redox process
Nature, Published online: 10 June 2026; doi:10. 1038/s41586-026-10580-x A chemical and biological redox process that resembles processes in petrochemical refining is used to convert lignin from poplar into a single, valuable bioproduct, adipic acid, in high yields.
An invisible forever chemical rain is falling across the planet
A surprising study suggests that chemicals introduced to protect the ozone layer may have unintentionally created a growing global pollution problem. Researchers found that refrigerants and certain anesthetic gases have generated more than 335,000 tonnes of trifluoroacetic acid (TFA), a highly p...
Spying in Xinjiang? No, I was reporting from China’s energy heartland
As the war in Iran disrupts global oil and chemical supplies, China’s coal-heavy energy sector is seizing an unprecedented opportunity. Dannie Peng visited Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region to witness the operations of one of China’s four major bases for large-scale, modern coal-chemical producti...