Colleges Required to Protect Chemicals From Terrorist Attacks

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has asked several dozen colleges to report in detail on their measures to protect toxic chemicals on their campuses from being stolen or released by terrorists. The reports could lead the agency to ask for additional precautions but not necessarily for colleges to turn their laboratory buildings into fortresses.

The department is enforcing a new security rule that requires colleges to reveal their current protection plans. On the basis

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