Paralysed by politics, EPA delays spending any money on EMF research

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The EPA has decided to put off investing $1.9 million into research on the possible health effects of electromagnetic fields (EMF). Congress appropriated the money to enable the EPA to pursue the controversial research on EMFs, which are produced by electric power lines and other sources. The EPA claims to be withholding the money after determining that EMF research was of secondary importance. However, EPA critics maintain that the agency was really reacting to pressure from the public utilities and electronics industries that have much to lose if EMFs are found to be harmful.

Health aspects, Research, Electromagnetic fields, United States. Environmental Protection Agency

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Sandia looks for a company that will put research before profits

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The Department of Energy (DOE) is seeking a new corporate manager of its Sandia National Laboratory to replace the American Telephone and Telegraph Co (AT&T), which intends to give up its non-profit management of the laboratory in 1993. AT&T has managed the weapons laboratory since its creation during World War II as a site for nuclear research. DOE officials may permit AT&T's successor to manage Sandia for a profit as a means of making the difficult task more attractive.

Electronic computers, Telephone communications, exc. radio, Management, Planning, T, United States. Department of Energy, American Telephone and Telegraph Co., Government laboratories, Sandia Laboratories

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