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Regulatory & Legal Alerts – Dec. 2017

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Peopletrail actively tracks the regulatory and legal environment that surrounds employment and criminal background screening. The change is part of a final rule to take effect on Jan. The post Regulatory & Legal Alerts – Dec. California. Mercy to pay $1.5M for overbilling for drug screening tests, 11/1/2017.

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Deleting Your Period Tracker? Don’t Forget That Your EV Tracks You, Too (Part 2)

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In Part 1, our guest writer covered some of the privacy concerns people would face in a post-Roe environment. This article is provided for informational purposes only, is not legal advice, and CleanTechnica does not encourage readers to violate laws in the state they live in.

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Blackstone may begin commercializing 3D-printed Na-ion batteries as early as 2025; testing in electric bus

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Blackstone, together with a German industry and research consortium, will take the validated laboratory results of the 3D-printed solid-state batteries to the stage of demonstration in a real environment within the next three years. million (subject to the grant decision becoming legally valid).

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EEA: Air pollution in 10 EU countries still above legal limits; road transport and agriculture

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Air pollution from sources such as transport and agriculture is still being emitted above legal limits in 10 European Union (EU) Member States according to new data published by the European Environment Agency (EEA). The main reasons for the exceedances are emissions from road transport (NO x ) and agriculture (NH 3 ).

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Mercedes-Benz begins sales of DRIVE PILOT Level 3 conditionally automated driving in Germany

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In parallel to the successful launch of DRIVE PILOT in Germany, Mercedes-Benz aims to obtain regulatory series approval for the two US states of California and Nevada by the end of the year, provided the legal situation permits the system operation. optical, ultrasonic, radio waves), thereby enabling safe transfer.

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Nations agree on global, legally binding treaty on mercury emissions: Minamata Convention on Mercury

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At the conclusion of the International Negotiating Committee on Mercury ( INC5 ) meeting in Geneva ( earlier post ), nations agreed on a global, legally-binding treaty to prevent mercury emissions and releases. Public awareness campaigns and support for mercury-free alternatives will also be part of the plans.

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DeMoBat project developing robot-assisted dismantling for EV batteries and motors

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The funding is spread over four years and is made available as part of the Baden-Württemberg Automotive Industry Strategy Dialogue (SDA). —Environment Minister Franz Untersteller. Robot-assisted dismantling of batteries and drives for e-cars is a milestone for the widespread implementation of this technology.

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