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Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern

Northwestern University and Evanston's Only Daily News Source Since 1881

The Daily Northwestern


While most uses of the solvent are completely banned under the Toxic Substances Control Act, research labs are still able to use a regulated quantity of DCM.

NU chemistry labs probe alternatives for ‘irreplaceable’ chemical banned by EPA

November 22, 2024

Dichloromethane, a solvent widely used in organic chemistry and manufacturing, is what chemistry Prof. Bryan Hunter calls a “Goldilocks of the solvents.”  DCM is particularly useful as a reaction...

Allison dining hall worker swipes in a student. Purple OZZIs line the background.

Northwestern awarded EPA sustained excellence award for fourth consecutive year

March 29, 2023

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Department of Energy awarded Northwestern the ENERGY STAR Partner of the Year — Sustained Excellence Award the University announced Wednesday. This...

Video: The business of garbage: The price of profit to residents dealing with the Church Street Waste Transfer Station

February 13, 2023

Do you know where your trash goes after you toss it out? In Evanston, it’s taken to the Advanced Disposal waste transfer station on Church Street. There, the trash is consolidated and taken by bigger...

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Northwestern to host panels, guest speakers to commemorate 50th anniversary of Title IX

October 27, 2022

Some of the most respected women in fields like sports journalism and professional athletics will serve as panelists and guest speakers during cross-departmental events this weekend to commemorate the...

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‘It’s a move against the regulatory state’: Panelists discuss West Virginia v. EPA Supreme Court case

October 24, 2022

Pritzker School of Law professors and legal activists discussed the impacts of the Supreme Court ruling in West Virginia v. Environmental Protection Agency on the judicial system and the state at a Monday...

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