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Senators Seek to Curb Facial Recognition at Airports, Citing Privacy Concerns

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Citing privacy concerns, Senators Jeff Merkley, Democrat of Oregon, and John Kennedy, Republican of Louisiana, are proposing to block the expansion of the technology until 2027 and require the Transportation Security Administration to make clear that passengers can opt out at airports where it is in use.

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Perspective: Regional Greenhouse Gas Cap-and-Trade Programs May be the Solution

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The legislation would also provide new incentives for domestic oil and gas drilling, nuclear power plant construction, carbon capture and storage, and renewable energy sources like wind and solar. A list of the clean energy programs being funded through auction proceeds can be found on RGGI’s website. TLC and Equity Capital.

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DOE Awards $377 Million in Funding for 46 Energy Frontier Research Centers

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National Renewable Energy Laboratory. Louisiana State University. A complete list of the 46 EFRCs, their lead institutions, locations, EFRC directors, funding levels and objectives, is on the Basic Energy Sciences’ Energy Frontier Research Centers page. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. Center for Inverse Design. $20.

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