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- Where’s the next generation of COVID-19 shots?
- New White House partnership aims to speed construction of offshore wind farms
- Juul’s e-cigarettes can’t be sold in the US, FDA says
- Urban Sky’s Earth-imaging stratospheric ‘microballoons’ are ready for a close-up
| Where’s the next generation of COVID-19 shots? Posted: 23 Jun 2022 11:00 AM PDT  Omicron boosters might be around the corner |
| New White House partnership aims to speed construction of offshore wind farms Posted: 23 Jun 2022 09:26 AM PDT  The White House and 11 governors from East Coast states forged a new partnership on Thursday to build up domestic supply chains for offshore wind farms and related infrastructure. The new Federal-State Offshore Wind Implementation Partnership includes governors from Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, and Rhode Island. As part of the announcement, the Biden administration committed to the facilitation of "timely and effective permitting and environmental reviews" for offshore wind projects and lease sales. In the past, permitting has been a significant bottleneck for advancing offshore wind projects. Crucially, President Joe Biden also moved to ease... |
| Juul’s e-cigarettes can’t be sold in the US, FDA says Posted: 23 Jun 2022 07:43 AM PDT  Juul has to remove its e-cigarettes from the market in the United States, the Food and Drug Administration announced today. The agency rejected the company's application to sell tobacco- and menthol-flavored e-cigarettes. "We recognize these make up a significant part of the available products and many have played a disproportionate role in the rise in youth vaping," said FDA Commissioner Robert Califf in a statement. The FDA said that it rejected Juul's application because there wasn't enough evidence to evaluate any potential toxicological risks of Juul's products. E-cigarette and vaping companies have to get clearance from the FDA in order for their products to be marketed and sold. The agency deferred enforcing the policy, in place... |
| Urban Sky’s Earth-imaging stratospheric ‘microballoons’ are ready for a close-up Posted: 23 Jun 2022 05:00 AM PDT  Urban Sky, a Colorado-based company focused on collecting images and data of the Earth using small stratospheric balloons, says it is officially entering commercial operations after three years of operating partly in stealth and raising funding. The company says it is ready to start serving customers with its balloons, which can be deployed from the back of a pickup truck and ascend into the sky in just minutes. Specifically, the company offers what it calls "microballoons," high-altitude balloons that can float to the stratosphere carrying a small payload and maintain a constant position over an area. About the size of a Volkswagen bus at launch, these balloons ultimately inflate to be the size of a small car garage in the air. That's... |
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