By Porter Wright on J. Clarence Davies, formerly of the Environmental Protection Agency, has written and released a nanotechnology policy "roadmap" for the next White House Administration. The 28-page document outlines the immediate and long-term issues present with nanotechnology regulation and oversight. Published by the Project on Emerging Nanotechnologies, the report focuses on use of existing laws and regulations, … Continue Reading
By Porter Wright on In a strange twist of bureaucratic overkill, Congress directed EPA to contract with the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) to develop a federal strategy for researching the environmental, health, and safety risks of nanotechnology. Did you get that? Congress is telling EPA to tell NAS to develop the research strategy.… Continue Reading
