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USBR cuts 613,000 acre-feet of water from Colorado River users; Lake Mead to operate in Shortage Condition 1 for 1st time

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The Colorado River is a critical resource in the US West because seven basin states—Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming—depend on it for water supply, hydropower production, recreation, fish and wildlife habitat, and other benefits. Lake Powell water elevation.

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HEI ACES study of lifetime animal exposure to New Technology Diesel Engine exhaust finds no lung cancer

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The first study to conduct a comprehensive evaluation of lifetime exposure to new technology diesel exhaust (NTDE)—i.e., exhaust from heavy-duty diesel engines meeting EPA 2007 and later emissions requirements—has found no evidence of carcinogenic lung tumors. Earlier post.) This phase was conducted at SwRI in 2012.

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Study Finds Regional Variations in Irrigation Practices Can Push Corn Ethanol Water Requirements 3x Higher Than Earlier Estimates; Need to Account for Regional Specifics in Mandates

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Top: County-level corn production and ethanol facilities in 2007. Bottom: EWe and TCW of each state as of 2007. The new paper is scheduled for the 15 April 15 issue of the ACS journal Environmental Science & Technology. The graph illustrates the proximity of ethanol facilities to corn production.

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TTAC's Best Cars of 2023

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2007 Subaru Impreza: Why is this car on my list? 2023 Hyundai Ioniq 6: Between a brief drive in New Mexico and a longer loan, I found myself enjoying this EV. Sure, the interior is dour and you may have to clarify why you’re driving a Corolla to anyone not in the know, but one rip up through the gears will explain everything.

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EPA Grants California Vehicle GHG Regulations Waiver

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The request was subsequently denied in December 2007. The resulting new national standards will cover model years 2012-2016, and will require an average fuel economy standard of 35.5 The CAFE program established by the EISA 2007 legislation specified a minimum 35 mpg in 2020.

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The Meeting of the Minds That Launched AI

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Although Marvin was working non-stop for Shannon, Shannon insisted he and Gloria take a honeymoon in New Mexico. In Minsky’s 2007 book The Emotion Machine , he looked at how emotions, intuitions, and feelings create different descriptions and provide different ways of looking at things.

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NOAA: Warmest Global Ocean Surface Temperatures on Record for July

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below the 1979-2000 average extent and the third-lowest July sea ice extent on record, behind 2007 and 2006. Three western states recorded an average temperature that was much above normal for the month of July: Arizona experienced its third warmest, while New Mexico and Washington each had its ninth warmest July on record.

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