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West Coast Cities Urge Automakers to Increase Electric Vehicle Production
Jan 17, 2017Mayors of Cities including San Francisco, Los Angeles, Portland, and Seattle have released the nation's first multi-city request to the automotive industry to increase the production of electric vehicles and help in tackling fuel and ...
Tags: Electric Vehicle, Automakers
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Government Has Sought to Downplay The Continuation of The Policy Permitting 51per Cent FDI
May 22, 2015Facing criticism on retail FDI issue, the government has sought to downplay the continuation of the policy permitting 51per cent FDI in the multi-brand retail sector saying the BJP's stand remains the same on the matter, according to media ...
Tags: retail FDI issue, UPA policy
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EPA and USDA Working Together to Implement and Coordinate Policies On Water Quality
Dec 17, 2014U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Gina McCarthy today joined U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary (USDA) Tom Vilsack, Mike Boots of the White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ), Commonwealth of Virginia ...
Tags: Water Quality, Agriculture
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U. S. Department of Defense Has Awarded a $20 Million Contract to Abbott Laboratories
Aug 20, 2014The U. S. Department of Defense has awarded a $20 million contract to Abbott Laboratories to improve traumatic brain injury testing for military personnel, according to a Pentagon report. The report details that the $19.5 million ...
Tags: Abbott Labs, Brain, Health
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EPA Published a Rfi to Seek Comment on Potential Revisions to Its Rmp Regulations
Aug 14, 2014WASHINGTON– Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published a Request for Information (RFI) to seek comment on potential revisions to its Risk Management Program (RMP) regulations and related programs to modernize its ...
Tags: EPA, RFI, Office Supplies
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Rancho LPG Has Resolved Its Noncompliance with Risk Management Plan Regulations
Aug 14, 2014LOS ANGELES--The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today announced that Rancho LPG has resolved its noncompliance with risk management plan regulations. The violations were discovered during an EPA investigation of the San Pedro, Calif. ...
Tags: EPA, Risk, Office Supplies
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Administrator McCarthy's Remarks
Apr 9, 2014U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Gina McCarthy testified today before the Senate Interior, Environment and Related Agencies Subcommittee of the Senate Committee on Appropriations at a hearing to discuss EPA's ...
Tags: EPA, certification
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GBI Has Launched The Guiding Principles Compliance for New Construction
Feb 27, 2014The Green Building Initiative (GBI) has launched the Guiding Principles Compliance for New Construction (GPC NC) of federal buildings. This program for assessing building sustainability was developed with extensive input from federal ...
Tags: Sustainability and Energy Efficiency, integrated design principles
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The U.S. Will Accelerate The Implementation of a System to Facilitate International Trade
Feb 19, 2014The National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA) in the States welcomed President Obama's announcement that the U.S. will accelerate the implementation of a system to facilitate international trade in goods that meet American ...
Tags: Consumer Electronics, Electronics, Electrical Equipment
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U.S. Government Has to Take Action to Ensure a Minimum Level of Cybersecurity in Networks
Feb 17, 2014The U.S. government, finally realizing that it has to take action to ensure a minimum level of cybersecurity in networks that manage the nation's energy, water and financial services, presented the Framework for Improving Critical ...
Tags: Consumer Electronics
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OSHA Is Extending The Deadline for Interested Individuals to Submit Nominations
Jan 17, 2014The Occupational Safety and Health Administration is extending the deadline for interested individuals to submit nominations to serve on the Federal Advisory Council on Occupational Safety and Health. OSHA is seeking to fill two federal ...
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Drug Shortages Remain a Serious Problem for Patient Safety
Jan 14, 2014According to newly published results from a survey of pharmacy directors, drug shortages remain a serious problem for patient safety. Nearly half of the responding directors reported adverse events at their facilities due to drug shortages, ...
Tags: drug shortages, patient care, adverse effects, patient outcomes
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NSC, NSF International Developed The First Sustainability Assessment Standard for Stone
Nov 28, 2013The Natural Stone Council (NSC) and NSF International have developed the first sustainability assessment standard for stone – 'NSC 373 Sustainability Assessment for Natural Dimension Stone.' The standard defines criteria for the ...
Tags: NSC, NSF, collaborate, Develop Stone, sustainability, assessment
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President Ronald Reagan Signed an Executive Order
Nov 22, 2013SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) -- Back when Yahoo was something hollered at a rodeo and no one could conceive of Googling anything, President Ronald Reagan signed an executive order that extended the power of U.S. intelligence agencies overseas, ...
Tags: Reagan, NSA, Google and Yahoo
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OSHA Has Scheduled a Meeting of The Federal Advisory Council
Nov 19, 2013The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has scheduled a meeting of the Federal Advisory Council on Occupational Safety and Health Dec. 5, 2013, in Washington, D.C. FACOSH advises the Secretary of Labor on all matters relating to ...
