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Federal Water Tap, August 1: EPA Shows Interest in Fireworks Contamination of Drinking Water Sources

Circle of Blue

and Canadian governments assess the state of the Great Lakes. The GAO assesses technologies for detecting and treating PFAS chemicals. 420 Million : Funding for water infrastructure and education improvements included in a compact signed with the government of Timor-Leste. PFAS Treatment Technologies. The Rundown.

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Is Russia Helping China Expand Its Nuclear Weapons Program? 

Union of Concerned Scientists

This arrangement was negotiated 25 years ago and is part of a decades-old program of cooperation on nuclear technology, which includes agreements not to use this assistance for military purposes. These agreements often involve the transfer of reactor technology, supply of nuclear fuel, and training of specialists to operate the reactors.

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New Analysis Shows Truck Manufacturers’ Scare Tactic Just a Bunch of Hot Air

Union of Concerned Scientists

Though manufacturers largely didn’t adopt the necessary emissions control technology to meet the NO X requirement until 2010, the 2007 standard did require new technologies to be deployed, at an increased upfront cost. Source: ERM 2022 ). <mic drop> So, is industry just full of it?

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Farms in Six Southeast Michigan Counties Are Major Sources of Lake Erie Toxic Blooms

Circle of Blue

For much of her career she taught an International Baccalaureate course in information technology, business, and math to high schoolers, some of whom are now friends. . Government agencies, nevertheless, are trying. Government pays all or a share of the cost of implementing the practices. Henning is a farmer, too.

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For Black STEM PhDs, the “D” Also Means Debt

Union of Concerned Scientists

As hard as it is for Black students to earn advanced degrees in science, technology, engineering and medicine (STEM) fields, a final insult accompanies the diploma. The government knows quite well it must ask itself that question, especially for first generation STEM undergraduates from underrepresented groups.

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California Climate Policy: A Preliminary Report Card

Legal Planet

California did this despite substantial growth over the decade from 2010 to 2020, adding about 2.4 The answers may be out there somewhere on government websites, but if so I didn’t find them: Why didn’t total emissions from California’s in-state generation decrease? reduction is attributable to California).

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When Bad Ballot Designs Confuse Voters, Democracy Suffers. Science has Solutions.

Union of Concerned Scientists

For example, several counties in Ohio included the unclear phrase “select the set of joint candidates” in their 2010 ballot instructions. Instead, we recommend that states adopt accessible vote-by-mail systems that permit voters with disabilities to use online platforms that can be used with assistive technology to mark and submit ballots.

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