Common ingredient causes liver, kidney, blood cancer, and nerve damage. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has issued a final rule banning the use of cancer-causing chemicals in consumer…
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NASA Jet Laboratory Lays Off 5 Percent of Staff
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s (NASA) Jet Propulsion Laboratory laid off 325 employees this month. The lab is managed by the California Institute of Technology and specializes…
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Wildlife Pose a Risk to Supercomputer at National Laboratory
Oak Ridge National Lab reports raccoons and possums have gotten into the infrastructure. Oak Ridge National Laboratory, which has a campus in rural Tennessee that encompasses more than…
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HHS Pulls Funding from Wuhan Lab
House committee on the pandemic recommended the move. Representative Brad Westrup of Ohio, Chairman of the House Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic, spoke about the investigations conducted by…
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DOE Using Significantly More AI for Agency Processes in 2023
Report shows AI was applied around 180 times in the last year. The Department of Energy reported a significant increase in its use of artificial intelligence (AI) throughout…
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Energy Department Invests in Clean Energy Research
Funds 30 research projects at 16 National Laboratories. The Department of Energy distributed $21 million to 16 National Laboratories, allowing them to move forward with 30 projects exploring…
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USDA Temporarily Closes Damaged MD Facility
Flooding in December led to mold and asbestos cleanup at the farm research lab. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) recently closed its largest agricultural research site, allowing…
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DOE Announces $70 Million for Earth System Model
Seven projects researching the development of earth model simulation program. The Department of Energy announced that they have awarded seven projects $70 million in funding to accelerate the…
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DOE Funds National Laboratories’ Green Energy Research
$540 million is allocated for 54 universities and 11 National Laboratories. The Department of Energy announced last week that they will be awarding $540 million to 54 universities…
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DOE Begins Decarbonizing 17 National Laboratories
Intends to create a model for hard-to-decarbonize industries. The Department of Energy (DOE) has announced the launch of the Net Zero Labs Pilot Initiative. With initial funding of…
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