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Changes to California’s Electric Truck Proposal Could Reap Huge Climate and Air Quality Gains

Union of Concerned Scientists

The ACF is an opportunity to deliver meaningful reductions in air pollution for the most affected communities, but the current proposal falls short of what is technologically and economically feasible. Moreover, CARB’s own research shows that this is both economically and technologically feasible.

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A new cosmic dawn: peering across the universe with NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope

Physics World

That is because before it can push the envelope of what science and space technology can achieve, it had to first overcome a dangerous deep-space unpacking: its 6.5 If it continues to succeed without a hitch, it should transform astronomy – all thanks to several technological marvels that make the JWST a unique and powerful instrument.

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ESA Policy News: October 24, 2022

ESA

Rob Portman (R-OH) reauthorizes the Tropical Forest and Coral Reef Act through FY 2027 and authorizes $20 million a year for the program. White House: The President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST) will meet Nov 9, 2022. science and technology Oct. Another amendment from Sen.

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Policy News: October 10, 2022

ESA

9135 ) reauthorizing the Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act through FY 2027 and increasing the authorized funding for the program from $20 million in FY 2023 to FY 2027 $25 million in FY 2027. White House: The National Science and Technology Council issued a report about international science and technology cooperation.

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Policy News: January 31, 2022

ESA

2027 ) and Rural STEM Education Research Act ( H.R. White House: President Biden met with the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology after a meeting of the council, which focused on efforts to improve monitoring of greenhouse gas emissions and accelerate innovation in energy technology. Executive Branch.

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Policy News: May 28, 2021

ESA

Bill would create a technology directorate at the National Science Foundation and increases authorized funding levels. This bill which would create a new technology directorate at the National Science Foundation and increase NSF’s overall authorized funding level to around $28 billion by fiscal year (FY) 2026. The budget includes $10.17

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