Panel Backs FutureGen Legislation
82888
By Mike Riopell  SPRINGFIELD - The state's chance to lure a state-of-the-art power plant and the hundreds of jobs it could bring to east-central Illinois could hinge on lawmakers' repairs to key legislation.
711425
Citizens for Pennsylvania's Future (PennFuture) today praised the Pennsylvania Environmental Quality Board (EQB) for approving the final regulations requiring cars sold in the Commonwealth to meet more protective pollution standards beginning with the 2008 model year.
754859
A congressional panel approved a bill on Tuesday that would cut lead content in toys and boost the funding and clout of the Consumer Product Safety Commission, following a wave of product recalls.
631894
The committee tasked with doling out California's &#36;3 billion in stem cell research grants has selected two of its leaders, despite conflict of interest complaints and accusations that its inaugural gathering violated the state's open meeting laws.
113030
The California Institute for Regenerative Medicine has laid out a plan for
413074
A bipartisan commission that includes energy industry executives, environmentalists and academics will issue a report Wednesday that calls on the nation to adopt mandatory limits on greenhouse gas emissions linked to global warming, set stricter fuel economy standards and promote nuclear power, renewable energy and oil exploration.
75841
A panel of leading computer scientists warned in a report issued on Monday that unless the federal government significantly increased support for advanced research on
324874
Blog: Panel approves a bill that backers say will help fix the problem of Social Security number misuse and identity theft. But it has a long and uphill battle to go before it becomes law.
678010
Scientist chairing panel assessing risks to children from food additives denies conflict of interest.
529806
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has endorsed a &#36;3 billion bond measure that would fund human embryonic stem cell research, a move that bucks Republican leaders and threatens to further strain the state's budget.
17580
Sam Bodman, President Bush's pick to be the next U.S. energy secretary, was approved on Wednesday by the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee.
59353
A government panel recommended that prices be set for greenhouse gas emissions.
283425
A panel discussion on stem cell research brought a variety of experts on all sides of the issue to the Capital Region Thursday. It was sponsored by Albany Law School and Albany Medical College.
161997
A bipartisan panel of energy experts said Wednesday that regulation of climate changing pollution and improved automobile fuel efficiency must be an essential elements of the nation's energy agenda &#151; a view that clashes with the White House and many members of Congress.
736613
Description: California voters Tuesday passed a ballot measure that will provide $3 billion for research on embryonic stem cells. The approval of Proposition 71 is in part a reaction to restrictions imposed on the research by President Bush.
407590
Swiss voters looked set last night to approve new legislation allowing stem-cell research, to the relief of the country&#39;s pharmaceuticals and biotechnology sectors.
489888
Silicon Valley tycoons, Nobel laureates and Hollywood celebrities are backing a measure on California's Nov. 2 ballot to devote $3 billion to human embryonic stem cell experiments in what would be the biggest-ever state-supported scientific research program in the country...