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Tech News: 5 Things to Know in Australia Today
From Google using AI to predict floods to a pair being accused of stealing Tesla secrets, here are five things headlining tech news in Australia.
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Will Biden’s EPA Take On Wood Burning?
Last week, President-elect Joe Biden nominated Michael Regan, who now heads North Carolina’s Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ), to lead the Environmental Protection Agency. One of the top issues he grappled with in North Carolina could also be prominent at the EPA as the Biden administration tries to reduce carbon emissions: burning wood for energy,…
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Trump Has Overseen a Pollution Nightmare, Including in the Backyards of Members of U.S. Congress
U.S. President Donald Trump’s environmental rollbackapalooza has been well-documented, as has the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s transformation into the Environmental Pollution Agency (please clap). But a new report chronicles what that means on the ground, including the local impacts in U.S. districts and states of representatives and senators tasked with making sure the EPA does…
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Trump Administration Courageously Ignores The Benefits Of Reducing Toxic Mercury Emissions
Humans have long known the health dangers of mercury, but that won’t stop the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from doing away with regulations designed to reduce emissions and protect public health. The agency released an update on Thursday that undermines a key rule to lower mercury emissions from coal plants.