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The Legal Complexities of Deregulating Power Plant Carbon Emissions

Legal Planet

EPAs efforts to regulate carbon emissions from powerplants have had a tortuous history, and were about to go through another round, with a rule from a Democratic Administration being repealed and replaced by a Trump rule.

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How Trump’s War on Research Hurts the US Economy

Legal Planet

The Trump Administration has gone to war against science. Trump’s budget calls for cutting federal research funding almost in half. Billions of dollars in research grants to universities have been cancelled.

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Trump’s second term is creating ‘a limbo moment’ for US battery recyclers

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The president hasn’t directly targeted the nascent industry, but his clean energy rollbacks could hurt it. Trump’s first 100 days Trump 2.0 post archive Research data management, open data, and data rescue post archive Trump’s second term is creating ‘a limbo moment’ for US battery recyclers Read the full story at Grist.

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Duke Energy Sustainable Solutions to Build Largest Solar Project to Date; Pharma Company Signs VPPA

Environmental Leader

Charles River Laboratories International, a provider of research tools and support services for pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies, has signed a long-term solar energy virtual power purchase agreement (VPPA) that will ultimately address the company’s entire North American electric power requirements.

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Duke Energy Sustainable Solutions to Build Largest Solar Project to Date; Pharma Company Signs VPPA

Environmental Leader

Charles River Laboratories International, a provider of research tools and support services for pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies, has signed a long-term solar energy virtual power purchase agreement (VPPA) that will ultimately address the company’s entire North American electric power requirements.

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OSTP Announces New Action Plan to Bolster, Expand, and Diversify the Biotechnology and Biomanufacturing Workforce

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Hutton On June 27, 2023, the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) announced the release of a new action plan intended to “rapidly and equitably expand biotechnology and biomanufacturing education and job training programs in the United States.”

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Policy News: September 12, 2022

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John Podesta, a former climate adviser in the Obama White House and a White House chief of staff during the Clinton administration, will join the Biden administration as the senior adviser for clean energy innovation and implementation. biotechnology industry during a trip to Boston, MA. 12, aimed at boosting the U.S.