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Colorado releases plan to support EVs on state’s highways, accelerate EV adoption

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Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper released of the Colorado Electric Vehicle (EV) Plan , delivering on a directive set forth in the July 2017 Executive Order, “Supporting Colorado’s Clean Energy Transition.” The plan details a series of actions supporting EV infrastructure along Colorado’s corridors.

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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 following includes recaps of the most significant updates impacting the screening industry in recent weeks. Richard Cordray is stepping down as head of Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, 11/15/2017.

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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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This not only protects our health and the environment - it drives innovation and jobs. 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. —Anne Forristall Luke, president and CEO of USTMA.

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Audi’s Autonomous Intelligent Driving teams up with Luminar for advanced LiDAR

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Since launching in March 2017, AID has been scouting the best complementary LiDAR solutions in the market that can support the depth sensing demands of the autonomous driving test fleet currently driving in the city of Munich. to deploy its LiDAR technology. —Luminar founder and chief executive officer, Austin Russell.

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NREL licenses Li-ion battery technology to Forge Nano; enhanced safety, durability, and lifetime

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The US Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has entered into an exclusive license agreement with Forge Nano to commercialize NREL’s patented battery materials and systems capable of operating safely in high-stress environments. —Ahmad Pesaran, NREL.

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Study links PM2.5 pollution with millions of preterm births globally

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A new study, led by a team from The Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI) at the University of York, has found that in 2010, about 2.7 Environment International. Ashmore (2017) “Preterm birth associated with maternal fine particulate matter exposure: A global, regional and national assessment,” doi: 10.1016/j.envint.2017.01.023.

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