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Defines significant new use rules for handling carbon nanomaterials (and 25 other chemical substances).
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Dec 4 2018SciTalk
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Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)Bans the use of electronic tobacco delivery systems in schools and supports educational and public health awareness campaigns to address e-cigarette usage among students.
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Dec 4 2018SciTalk
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SenateRecognizes the Clinical Genome Resource (ClinGen) Expert Curated Human Variant Data for use in supporting clinical validity of genetic tests.
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Dec 4 2018SciTalk
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Food and Drug Administration (FDA)Provides notice that State Department will comply with November 8, 2018 federal court decision requiring new environmental impact statement (EIS) under NEPA in order to authorize Keystone XL Pipeline
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Dec 3 2018SciTalk
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State DepartmentAllows ISO New England to pay Mystic Generating Station to stay open to avert reliability problems that would otherwise result from natural gas supply bottlenecks in New England.
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Dec 3 2018SciTalk
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Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)Provides recommendations for the design of a systemic review of care interventions that support individuals with dementia and their caregivers.
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Dec 3 2018SciTalk
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National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM)Assesses evidence on and arguments made about heroin-assisted treatment and supervised consumption sites.
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Dec 1 2018SciTalk
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RAND CorporationEstablishes state requirements for the prevention and treatment of concussions suffered by students at public elementary and secondary schools.
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Nov 29 2018SciTalk
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SenateApproves Vitrakvi, the first drug that targets a specific genetic mutation in some tumors, for treating adult and pediatric patients with some types of cancer.
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Nov 26 2018SciTalk
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Food and Drug Administration (FDA)Authorizes the Attorney General to fund medication-assisted treatment programs for incarcerated individuals with opioid addiction, and to oversee the programs’ development in coordination with state and local governments.
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Nov 15 2018SciTalk
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House of RepresentativesEstablishes a task force within the Federal Trade Commission to study automated accounts or bots.
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Nov 6 2018SciTalk
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House of RepresentativesEstablishes guidelines for addressing the opioid crisis by identifying gaps in knowledge and tools, and discerning ways to improve Federal R&D.
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Dec 5 2018Last Action
Nov 5 2018SciTalk
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