Russ,
I agree entirely.

I joined the ACS 63 years ago.
To whom to should I send my comments?

Doug Walters, Ph.D., FACS, CHAS
> On Dec 17, 2022, at 1:32 PM, rphifer**At_Symbol_Here**wcenvironmental.com wrote:
>
> After reading the editorial on the changes at C&EN, I provided the feedback
> below.
>
> You note in your editorial that change is never easy. Sometimes it is not
> smart, either. As a 37 year member of ACS and active in the chemical safety
> community, I am devastated that you would fire Jyllian Kemsley, the one
> consistent voice in C&EN for chemical safety and in case you need reminding,
> SAFETY IS A CORE VALUE OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY. For the
> environmental scientists, industrial hygienists, toxicologists, forensic
> scientists and environmental health & safety professionals, and others who
> want to make their workplaces safe and inviting, Jyllian personalized those
> impacted by chemical accidents better than anyone who has ever written for
> C&EN. Shame on you for this change. To suggest that C&EN will now "focus on
> covering the things that are important to you as ACS members and
> professionals in the chemistry enterprise" ignores what many of us care
> about. and those active in local sections and divisions already get better
> information on ACS activities than C&EN provides.
>
>
> Russ
> Russ Phifer
> WC Environmental, LLC
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> rphifer**At_Symbol_Here**wcenvironmental.com
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: ACS Division of Chemical Health and Safety <DCHAS-L**At_Symbol_Here**Princeton.EDU> On
> Behalf Of Ralph Stuart
> Sent: Saturday, December 17, 2022 10:58 AM
> To: DCHAS-L**At_Symbol_Here**Princeton.EDU
> Subject: Re: [DCHAS-L] Jyllian Kemsley removed at C&EN
>
> FYI, information and comment on this news can be found at
>
> C&EN Editorial: Change
> https://cen.acs.org/acs-news/Editorial-Change/100/i44
>
> Loss of editorial independence at C&ENews is tragic by Holden Thorpe,
> Science Editor in Chief
> https://holdenthorp.substack.com/p/loss-of-editorial-independence-at?utm_sou
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>
> - Ralph
>
> Ralph Stuart, CIH, CCHO
> Membership Chair
> American Chemical Society Division of Chemical Health and Safety
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