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The comprehensive resource from the Duke Initiative for Science & Society for engaging with the latest developments in science and technology policy.
Develops an ethical and regulatory framework of potential clinical applications of human germline genome editing.
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Nov 14 2019Last Action
Aug 12 2019SciTalk
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National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM)Streamlines state and tribal government water quality certification process under Clean Water Act (CWA) section 401, "to increase the predictability and timeliness of section 401 certification" and speed the development of infrastructure projects that may result in pollution discharges to waters of the United States.
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Aug 8 2019Policy Progress
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Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)Establishes that Medicare will compensate for patients who receive treatment for cancer via CAR T-cell therapy when administered under specific conditions established by the Food and Drug Administration.
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Aug 7 2019SciTalk
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Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
Places restrictions on social media platforms' software that otherwise encourages users to remain on the platforms for extended periods.
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Jul 30 2019SciTalk
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Senate
Reinterprets hazardous air pollutant (HAP) provisions of the Clean Air Act to allow "major sources" of HAPs to be reclassified as "area sources" once they emit less than 10 tons per year (tpy) of any single HAP or 25 tpy of any combination of HAPs, undoing the existing "once in always in" rule.
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Sep 24 2019Last Action
Jul 26 2019SciTalk
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Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)Sets terms for voluntary agreement between California Air Resources Boards and several major automakers to limit GHG emissions from cars and light duty trucks.
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Jul 25 2019SciTalk
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State of California
Requires regulations to safeguard consumer privacy and security when interacting with automatic telephone dialing systems or calls made using an artificial or prerecorded voice.
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Jul 17 2019SciTalk
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House of RepresentativesBipartisan bill that promotes the use of energy efficiency technologies in the residential, commercial, and industrial sectors of the US economy.
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Jul 17 2019Policy Progress
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SenateRecommends relaxing regulatory oversight of civilian nuclear power plants, including decreasing frequency and scope of federal inspections.
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Jul 17 2019SciTalk
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Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)Reauthorizes the federal Energy Efficiency Block Grant Program that had been implemented as part of the 2009 post-recession stimulus package, but had been allowed to expire in 2014.
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Jul 17 2019Policy Progress
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House of RepresentativesLowers the civil penalty that automakers must pay when new cars and trucks exceed corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) standards, from $14 to $5.50 per extra 0.1 miles per gallon (mpg), undoing a 2016 Obama Administration rulemaking.
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Jul 12 2019Policy Progress
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National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)
Reviews data and sets out new specifications for titanium dioxide food additive, E171, particle size distributions.
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Jul 12 2019SciTalk
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European Food Safety Authority (EFSA)Reinterprets hazardous air pollutant (HAP) provisions of the Clean Air Act to allow "major sources" of HAPs to be reclassified as "area sources" once they emit less than 10 tons per year (tpy) of any single HAP or 25 tpy of any combination of HAPs, undoing the existing "once in always in" rule.
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Sep 24 2019Last Action
Jul 26 2019SciTalk
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Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)Sets terms for voluntary agreement between California Air Resources Boards and several major automakers to limit GHG emissions from cars and light duty trucks.
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Jul 25 2019SciTalk
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State of CaliforniaProvides funding to support grid-scale energy storage research and development and improve the efficiency of the electrical grid.
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Jul 9 2019SciTalk
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SenateBipartisan bill that supports CO2 utilization and direct air capture research to facilitate the permitting and development of carbon capture, utilization, and sequestration projects and carbon dioxide pipelines.
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Jun 27 2019SciTalk
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SenateBipartisan bill that would extend the wind investment tax credit (ITC) at 30 percent for offshore wind projects that start construction by January 2027 or the year after the US has reached 3,000 MW of new offshore wind capacity.
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Jun 26 2019SciTalk
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SenateUpdates the original, 2016 Strategic Plan to direct the government's ongoing research, development, and investment efforts into artificial intelligence.
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Jun 21 2019SciTalk
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Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP)Calls for the Federal Trade Commission to bolster privacy and security protections for consumers' personal health data, including genetic information and information relating to mental health.
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Jun 13 2019SciTalk
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SenateAllows sale of gasoline blended with 15 percent ethanol (E15) year round, including summer months.
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Jun 10 2019SciTalk
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Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)Updates regulations pertaining to the importation, interstate movement, and environmental release of genetically modified organisms.
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Aug 5 2019Last Action
Jun 6 2019SciTalk
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Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS)White paper, written with RAND Corporation, examining three alternative scenarios for deep decarbonization of the United States economy by 2050.
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May 28 2019SciTalk
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C2ESFinds that there would be no significant environmental impacts from lifting an Obama-era moratorium on coal leasing on federal lands, paving the way for the moratorium to be lifted.
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Jun 6 2019Last Action
May 22 2019SciTalk
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Bureau of Land Management (BLM)Directs EPA offices to change their methods for calculating the health benefits of reducing pollution and taking other regulatory actions.
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May 21 2019SciTalk
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Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)Describes the FDA's current thinking regarding the benefit-risk assessment framework for new opioid drug applications.
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Aug 20 2019Last Action
Jun 21 2019SciTalk
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Food and Drug Administration (FDA)Provides the FDA's current thinking on the best means for assembling the "Drug Abuse and Dependence" section of prescription drug labeling.
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Sep 3 2019Last Action
Jul 2 2019SciTalk
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Food and Drug Administration (FDA)Repeals President Obama's Clean Power Plan (CPP), meant to curb greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from the electric power sector, and replaces it with a new plan that requires only that power plants use heat rate improvement (HRI) to reduce GHG emissions.
