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US Transportation Secretary LaHood issues “Blueprint for Ending Distracted Driving”; $2.4M for California, Delaware pilot projects

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Nationwide, 39 states, the District of Columbia, the Virgin Islands and Guam ban texting behind the wheel. Ten states, the District of Columbia, the Virgin Islands and Guam prohibit all hand-held cell phone use while driving. Blueprint for Ending Distracted Driving.

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EPA announces availability of $26M for projects to reduce diesel emissions from existing fleet

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California Air Resources Board (CARB)-verified retrofit technologies or certified engine configurations. The top and bottom funding limits that will be considered for each proposal varies by region: Region 1 (Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont): EPA is requesting proposals between $100,000 and $800,000.

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International study finds heat stress to Caribbean corals in 2005 worst on record, coral reefs suffered record losses

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Its research and monitoring program covers all shallow-water and deep-water coral reef ecosystems under the jurisdiction of the United States and is intended to inform resource managers, scientists, policymakers and the public. Eakin CM, Morgan JA, Heron SF, Smith TB, Liu G, et al.

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