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Amazon is likely a mixed blessing for cities like NYC

Nov 17, 2018

Amazon has announced its decision, years in the making and highly anticipated, on where to build its second headquarters, planning to split its “HQ2” between New York City and Northern Virginia. Locations all o...

House Democrats are ready to challenge Trump on environmental policy

West Side Story

Nov 16, 2018

Environment, Policy, Science

Three Democrats set to chair committees in the House of Representatives have promised to investigate the Trump administration’s rollback of climate measures, and investigate officials they say have been given a...

Theresa May under fire following high-profile resignations over Brexit plans

West Side Story

Nov 15, 2018

Policy, Science

UK Prime Minister Theresa May is facing threats to both her Brexit plan and her leadership, with two major resignations over the plan and calls for a no-confidence vote from members of her party in Parliament. ...

Trump administration to consider tightening limits on diesel emissions

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Nov 12, 2018

Environment, Policy, Science

New regulations under consideration by the Trump administration would further restrict emissions of nitrogen oxides (NOx) from large trucks, according to The Hill. The consideration process will formally start ...

Trump is blaming California for its deadly wildfires while ignoring the role of climate change

West Side Story

Nov 10, 2018

Environment, Opinion, Policy, Science

As massive wildfires continued to rage through California, with 25 dead and a town entirely destroyed, Trump took to Twitter on Saturday to blame the state, saying: “There is no reason for these massive, dea...

Pro-science candidates gained ground in the US midterms

West Side Story

Nov 8, 2018

Environment, Policy, Science

The US midterm elections saw more candidates with science backgrounds running for office than in any past election, with at least eleven earning victories, according to Nature. Some are still awaiting results i...

FDA approves potent opioid 10 times stronger than fentanyl

West Side Story

Nov 3, 2018

Health, Policy, Science

The US Food and Drug Administration has approved a potent new opioid medication that is up to 10 times stronger than fentanyl, according to The New York Times. While the drug was approved with a 10 to 3 vote by...

Palau will ban sunscreen to protect local coral reefs

West Side Story

Nov 2, 2018

Environment, Policy, Science

The island nation of Palau is set to ban some common types of sunscreen in an effort to preserve its distinctive coral reefs, according to ABC News. Last week, President Tommy Remengesau Jr. signed the law, whi...

General Motors is calling on the Trump administration to promote electric vehicles

West Side Story

Oct 29, 2018

Business, Policy, Science

General Motors is calling on the Trump Administration to create a federal program to promote sales of zero-emissions vehicles such as electric cars, according to a Reuters report. The nationwide program would b...

Tech companies are trying to control the narrative, and policies, on data privacy

West Side Story

Oct 24, 2018

Business, Opinion, Policy, Science

The tech industry has seemed to undergo a substantial policy shift over the last year. Instead of touting the benefits of self-regulation as they had before, companies including Amazon, Apple, AT&T, Faceboo...