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350,000 sign petition asking for federal probe of Exxon

2015-11-20 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

InsideClimate: Environmental leaders delivered a petition with more than 350,000 signatures to U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch Thursday afternoon calling on her to launch an investigation into whether ExxonMobil misled the American public on global warming. "Exxon has known about the threat of climate change since the 1970s and 80s," the letter says. "But Exxon chose to protect their profits over the planet, and proceeded to cover up their findings for nearly forty yearsDecades later, we're in the midst...

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NIST Releases 2013 Federal Laboratory Technology Transfer Report.

2015-11-18 14:31:09| Industrial Newsroom - All News for Today

National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) released Federal Laboratory Technology Transfer, Fiscal Year 2013, Summary Report to President Obama and Congress. Report includes government-wide results, such as quantitative measures and qualitative indicators of effectiveness, organized by agency and summarized at national level. Results will serve as baseline to measure progress toward meeting challenges while maintaining excellence in performing mission-focused research.

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Federal Communications Commission drops action against FNB

2015-11-18 06:49:20| Telecom - Topix.net

The Federal Communications Commission said it would take no further action against FNB Corp. after citing Pittsburgh's No. 3 bank for violating rules intended to protect consumers from unwanted marketing calls and text messages.

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Update on Significant DOT, FAA and Other Federal Agencies'...

2015-11-17 17:39:19| Airlines - Topix.net

This edition of the Cozen O'Connor Aviation Regulatory Update discusses the Justice Department's antitrust lawsuit against United Airlines and Delta Air Lines seeking to block the carriers' proposed slot swap at Newark, DOT's ban on electronic smoking devices in checked baggage, DOT and the FAA's planned registration requirements for drones/unmanned aircraft, the FAA's new safety compliance philosophy, new FAA rules on production certificates and approvals, APHIS final rules on agricultural quarantine and inspection services, a Congressional hearing on TSA security oversight, and the latest DOT and FAA enforcement actions.

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