Santa Clara County Aims to Get at Least 80% of Population Vaccinated
As COVID-19 cases continue to rise, a number of Bay Area leaders and local clinics announced a new campaign to get at least 80% of all eligible residents vaccinated as
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California and other states look to charge packagers for recycling, but industry fights back
States across the U.S. are looking to adopt new recycling regimes that require producers of packaging to pay for its inevitable disposal — but industry is digging in to try to
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Low-carbon hydrogen is not cheap and needs support, says major energy organization
Low-carbon hydrogen isn’t “cost competitive with other energy supplies in most applications and locations” and the situation is unlikely to change unless there’s “significant support to bridge the price gap,”
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New York City will require vaccination proof for indoor dining, gyms
New York City will soon require proof of COVID-19 vaccinations for anyone who wants to dine indoors at a restaurant, see a performance or go to the gym, Mayor Bill
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That recycling symbol doesn’t always mean what you think it does
Every morning, when state Sen. Ben Allen would grab the newspaper from outside his Santa Monica home, he’d pull off the plastic sleeve bearing the triangular recycling symbol and throw
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Santa Clara and Bay Area businesses with COVID outbreaks were rarely inspected for violations
The overwhelming majority of Bay Area workplaces that reported COVID-19 outbreaks never faced any enforcement actions for possible violations of public health orders, a Bay Area News Group analysis reveals.
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Elon Musk’s brain-computer startup Neuralink raises $205 Million
Neuralink, the futuristic brain-computer interface company founded by Elon Musk, said it has raised $205 million in fresh venture backing, by far the biggest haul of any company in its field.
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California recommends masks for all indoors amid COVID surge
The California Department of Public Health said Wednesday that even people vaccinated against COVID-19 should wear masks indoors in public places, a shift from its guidance in mid-June that the
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Pfizer data suggest third dose of Covid-19 vaccine ‘strongly’ boosts protection against Delta variant
A third dose of the Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine can “strongly” boost protection against the Delta variant — beyond the protection afforded by the standard two doses, suggests new data released by
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Tesla reaches milestone with first $1 billion quarterly profit
Tesla’s quarterly profit has surpassed $1 billion for the first time thanks to the electric car pioneer’s ability to navigate through a pandemic-driven computer chip shortage that has caused major
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