| Jaguar's next-gen Formula E race car packs more power
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 The next wave of Formula E cars is finally trickling out, and it's clear they're considerably more exciting this season. Panasonic Jaguar Racing has unveiled the next generation of its racer, the I-Type 3, and it's a dramatic improvement even compar...
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| Trump touts North Korea gesture. Lawmakers warn of perils.
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 President Donald Trump sought to project momentum into his dealings with North Korea on Wednesday, saying a summit between leader Kim Jong Un and South Korean President Moon Jae-in boded well for peace despite little indication that the two leaders had made any real progress toward denuclearization. In contrast, lawmakers and experts urged caution.
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| New York DEC accepts grant applications
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| The New York Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) is making $900,000 available in grants to help municipalities across the state pay for the collection and recycling of electronic waste (e-waste). DEC will accept applications from Jan. 1, 2019 to Feb. 28, 2019. DEC's assistance program will reimburse municipalities up to 50 percent of expenses incurred for recycling e-waste between January and December of 2018. Approximately $3 million has been made available for these grants. The New York DEC administers funding from the state's Environmental Protection Fund (EPF) to assist ...
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| Study finds plastics packaging helps reduce solid waste
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| A new study by the Earth Engineering Center at City College of New York (EEC|CCNY) finds that plastics play a role in creating an environment where municipal solid waste (MSW) generation rates decline, even when income and consumption rises. Historically, the amount of MSW produced by a country or region rises with the economy or personal consumption expenditures (PCE). In the mid-1990s, the rate of MSW generation stopped tracking along with PCE in the United States and began to slow. This phenomenon is known as decoupling, EEC says. In 2010, the amount of waste produced in the U.S. ...
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| California bullet train picks its path between Burbank and Palmdale
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 The California bullet train would cut through Sun Valley, San Fernando, Santa Clarita and Agua Dulce, the state rail authority proposed Wednesday as it laid out its plans for the complicated route from Burbank to Palmdale — one of its most controversial and costly segments. Compared with other...
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| Theresa May Insists EU Will Not Derail Brexit As Pressure Grows To Reach A Deal
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 Theresa May ruled out any delay to the Brexit process as she told European Union leaders that her Chequers plan was the only credible route to a deal. The Prime Minister set out a blueprint to her 27 counterparts over dinner in Salzburg after being told by EU chiefs that significant elements of it would have to be reworked. However, at the gathering in Austria, May told them there would be no delay beyond the UK's March 2019 departure, no second referendum and therefore the onus was on the continent's leaders to find a solution if they wanted to avoid a no-deal Brexit. European Council ...
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