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In California's climate debate, state lawmakers push for more authority
2016-08-11 09:06:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
LA Times: With negotiations over extending California`s landmark climate change programs struggling during the last month of the state`s legislative session, lawmakers are once again pushing for changes at the agency responsible for making the greenhouse gas reductions work. The target is the California Air Resources Board, which regulates pollution under the climate change program and determines how billions of dollars generated by that effort gets spent. Over the last two weeks, a bipartisan group...
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US court says FCC can't block state laws on public broadband
2016-08-11 07:38:00| Telecompaper Headlines
(Telecompaper) A US federal appeals court has overturned a Federal Communications Commission ruling allowing city-owned broadband services to expand into areas overlooked by commercial providers, AP reports. The court said the FCC overstepped its authority and could not pre-empt state or local laws. The decision comes as part of a dispute between the FCC and the two states Tennessee and North Carolina. Both states had passed laws preventing local providers in their respective cities of Chattanooga and Wilson to expand broadband services to surrounding areas. The FCC last year voted to override those laws, prompting the court appeal from the states. State lawmakers have argued that private broadband providers will have difficulty competing with service subsidised by local governments. Attorneys for Tennessee and North Carolina had argued the issue is one of state sovereignty.
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Clavijo joins VDPAM department at Iowa State University
2016-08-11 06:00:00| National Hog Farmer
Maria Jose Clavijo joined the faculty at Iowa State University College of Veterinary Medicine in the department of Veterinary Diagnostic and Production Animal Medicine as a half-time research assistant professor on Aug. 1. read more
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Iowa State University Researchers Develop Unique Transient Battery
2016-08-10 08:30:00| Waste Age
The researchers have developed a new transient battery that increases the usefulness of self-destructing batteries
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Iowa State University Researchers Develop Unique Transient Battery
2016-08-10 04:06:35| Waste Age
The researchers have developed a new transient battery that increases the usefulness of self-destructing batteries read more
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