California air regulators vote to keep tough fuel standards
California air regulators voted Friday to keep the state's tough vehicle emissions standards through 2025.
Energy & Green Tech
Mar 24, 2017
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California fuel standards to get critical review
A state review has found California is on track to meet its tougher car-emission standards and urges regulators to draft more ambitious environmental targets for the future.
Energy & Green Tech
Mar 24, 2017
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Feds turn to space experts NASA for small-drone traffic plan
America's space agency is entering the second phase of a four-step plan to draw up rules of the road for small drones that fly under 500 feet.
Engineering
Aug 28, 2016
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Senate panel probing VW's use of tax credits
The Senate Finance Committee opened a probe Tuesday into Volkswagen's use of a federal tax credit intended for fuel-efficient cars as the company's emissions-rigging scandal widened.
Business
Oct 6, 2015
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Senate, House look to update Bush-era education law
Congress is making another run at rewriting the Bush-era No Child Left Behind education law, even as the Obama administration urges changes it says would ensure that schools are held accountable when their students are seriously ...
Other
Jul 7, 2015
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Climate change helped to reduce ozone levels, study says
Researchers at the University of Houston have determined that climate change - in the form of a stronger sea breeze, the result of warmer soil temperatures - contributed to the drop in high-ozone days in the Houston area.
Environment
May 14, 2015
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California puzzles over safety of driverless cars
California's Department of Motor Vehicles will miss a year-end deadline to adopt new rules for cars of the future because regulators first have to figure out how they'll know whether "driverless" vehicles are safe.
Hi Tech & Innovation
Dec 21, 2014
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Feds say Web privacy firm deceived consumers (Update)
Federal regulators said a respected Internet privacy company gave its seal of approval to commercial websites and mobile apps but failed to check whether they were indeed meeting standards for safeguarding customers' data.
Security
Nov 17, 2014
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New US education standards beset by politics
Even America's classrooms have been caught up in the bitter partisan divisions of the era.
Social Sciences
Oct 10, 2014
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New research explains wintertime ozone pollution in Utah oil and gas fields
Chemicals released into the air by oil and gas exploration, extraction and related activities can spark reactions that lead to high levels of ozone in wintertime, high enough to exceed federal health standards, according ...
Environment
Oct 1, 2014
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