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IEEE TryEngineering STEM Grant Program Funds Over 50 Projects

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The TryEngineering STEM grant program provides financial support to IEEE volunteers to start, sustain, or scale up selected outreach projects in their communities. Last year the grant program awarded more than $70,379 to 58 volunteer-led projects, and 462 applications from nine IEEE regions were received. What follows is a sampling.

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Government to offer £3,750 to EV buyers

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The government is set to reduce the cost of certain new electric cars by up to £3,750 through new grants aimed at encouraging a shift from petrol and diesel vehicles. The value of the new Electric Car Grant offered on each model will depend on sustainability criteria, which the government has yet to disclose.

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IEEE Women in Engineering Membership on the Rise

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The new initiatives include grants and leadership programs, and several contests have been launched to encourage and support female students who are considering a STEM career. A day of celebration, grants, and leadership training Many of the new programs were launched under Celia Shahnaz s leadership.

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Charge Vermont provides incentives for multifamily housing to install EV charging throughout the state

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The pilot used grant recipient interviews, cost assessments, station use reporting and analysis, and case studies to develop best practices. Charging equipment installers can be selected by the property manager or from a list of installation partners provided through the program.

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These automakers are pushing to overturn California’s gas car ban

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The Alliance for Automotive Innovation (AAI), an organization representing the interests of Ford, General Motors (GM), Stellantis, Toyota, Volkswagen, Hyundai, and several others, recently sent a letter to Congress requesting that it overturn a waiver granted to California letting it set its own emissions rules. Later this week, the U.S.

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Can Geopolitics Unlock Greenland’s Critical Materials Treasure Chest?

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The number of licenses granted by the Government has been high and relatively constant for many years, but the level of actual activities, such as drilling, has been low over the past decade. Several licenses have been relinquished or revoked without any mining ever taking place. war effort.

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EPA adds 1-bromopropane to list of hazardous air pollutants; first addition since 1990

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The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has granted petitions to add 1-bromopropane (1-BP) to the list of hazardous air pollutants regulated under the Clean Air Act (CAA). This is the first time since 1990 that EPA has granted a petition to add a hazardous air pollutant to the CAA.