Report of American Chemical Society symposium on ozone depletion. Presented are four industry arguments and rebutals, for not banning chlorofluorocarbon production. (SL)

Latest American Chemical Society annual survey of members confirms decrease in unemployment and above-average increase in salaries. (Author/DF)

Discusses a report prepared by the American Association for the Advancement of Science, which concludes that the issues of scientific freedom and responsibility are inseparable. The report declares that scientific freedom is necessary for the advancement of knowledge, but that certain areas of research, such as that involving human test subjects,…

The Philadelphia Section surveys chemical professionals released by Sun Oil and Borden Chemical. (Author/DF)

Limits are proposed on new or modified plants in seven industry categories, and release data supports the position that nitrogen dioxide is not the pollution problem once thought. (DF)

Describes career opportunities for chemists considering employment areas of opportunity, salaries, college chemistry enrollments, research and development budgets, long term forecasts of supply and demand for chemists. Includes career planning aids, and an employers directory of chemical professions. (DF)

Describes a new publication of a report prepared by the American Chemical Society's Committee on Environmental Improvement. This is a new version that updates a 1969 report and contains additional material and expanded recommendations. (GA)

Discusses a government report that claims that government decision making has improved since federal agencies have been required to submit any proposed action in the form of an environmental impact statement for comments by the public and other agencies. (MLH)

Discusses a report of the National Petroleum Council on the availability of coal and the increasingly important role that coal will play in meeting the future energy needs of the United States. (JR)

Summarizes the report prepared by the Ford Foundation's Energy Project with emphases upon three energy growth projects throughout the year 2,000, involving expanding rather than conserving energy supplies, creation of a "centralized governmental energy data bank" and establishing the philosophy of an "enough is best" approach…

Discusses a report commissioned for the Department of Health, Education and Welfare entitled National Policy and Higher Education.'' Examines, in particular, that portion of the report dealing with the credentials monopolies'' of organized professions which control the entry of personnel into their ranks. (JR)

Summarizes the report of a Presidentially commissioned study team on deficiencies in the Government's energy-related regulatory activities. Recommends creation of four new federal offices including a centralized energy data office, and a coordinative approach to issues of federal-state-local relationships in the sitting and licensing of energy…

This is an announcement of the availability of the National Research Council's report on "The State of School Science." The report is one of eight that the National Science Foundation requested from eight national organizations, each with a different perspective on science education. (Author/SA)

The Carnegie Council on Policy Studies in Higher Education released a report which calls for three new programs of Federal aid to higher education: tuition equalization grants, national student loan bank, support for large research libraries. (GS)