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Regulatory & Legal Alerts – Dec. 2017

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The following includes recaps of the most significant updates impacting the screening industry in recent weeks. 7, 2017, a law in New York State makes it possible for individuals convicted of certain criminal offenses to have up to two convictions sealed. Feds Clarify: Medical Marijuana Isn’t An Excuse In Drug Testing, 11/10/2017.

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Bridgestone awarded $35M USDA Climate-Smart Grant to advance guayule natural rubber production

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The US Department of Agriculture has awarded Bridgestone and several partners a $35-million grant to continue its investment in desert shrub guayule ( earlier post ) to advance a climate-smart domestic rubber industry and offer a solution for growers amid the ongoing water crisis in the Southwestern US.

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USTMA report finds that recycling of end-of-life tires dropped from 96% in 2013 to 76% in 2019

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While the number of scrap tires generated each year grew by almost 7%, the total number of scrap tires recycled or reclaimed has not significantly changed since 2017. USTMA urges state regulators and federal law makers as well as recyclers, industry and environmental groups, and academic partners to do more to advance a circular economy.

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PNNL-led project to boost productivity, lower cost of algae biofuels and bioproducts offering collaboration opportunities

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The DISCOVR project employs the unique complementary capabilities of the four participating national laboratories and the outdoor testbed at the Arizona Center for Algal Technology and Innovation to identify and test high productivity microalgae strains for year-round outdoor cultivation. —Taraka Dale, a scientist at LANL.

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Autonomous trucking startup TuSimple using NVIDIA DRIVE

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The American Trucking Association estimates the industry is short 50,000 drivers, a number that is expected to more than triple to 175,000 by 2024. In 2017, NVIDIA GPU Ventures joined a group of investors led by Chinese social media company Sina in investing more than $20 million in the Chinese startup.

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Delphi Technologies invests in innovative capacitor start-up PolyCharge

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billion leader in vehicle propulsion and aftermarket solutions, was created as a spin-off from Delphi Automotive in December 2017 to drive progress on greener solutions for passenger and commercial vehicles. The company’s headquarters, engineering, and product development center are located in Tucson, Arizona.

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NTSB calls for federal review process for automated vehicle testing on public roads after Uber investigation; “inadequate safety culture”

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During a board meeting held to determine the probable cause of the 18 March 2018, Tempe, Arizona crash, the NTSB said an Uber Technologies Inc. Uber’s Advanced Technologies Group had modified the striking vehicle, a 2017 Volvo XC90, with a proprietary developmental automated driving system.

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