Trump To Sign Executive Orders Targeting @EPA — Here’s What They Might Look Like

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President Donald Trump plans on signing executive orders targeting the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) global warming regulations and other programs shortly after his pick to head the agency is confirmed. An administration official previously told InsideEPA Trump planned on signing executive orders at Pruitt’s swearing in ceremony that could “suck the air out of the […]

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February 16, 2017 at 02:07AM

Trump Makes NASA Add Astronauts To Moon Mission & Save $10 Billion

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NASA intends to send astronauts to orbit the moon in 2018 at the apparent request of President Donald Trump, potentially saving taxpayers $10 billion dollars.
Robert Lightfoot, NASA’s acting administrator, sent a letter to the space agency’s employees saying they should “explore the feasibility” of sending astronauts to orbit the moon in 2018, apparently at the request of the Trump…

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February 16, 2017 at 02:01AM

What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger

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Biologists have known for decades that enduring a short period of mild stress makes simple organisms and human cells better able to survive additional stress later in life. Now, scientists at Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute (SBP) have found that a cellular process called autophagy is critically involved in providing the benefits of temporary stress. The study, published in…

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February 16, 2017 at 01:54AM

@SenatorCollins Won’t Vote For Trump’s EPA Nominee

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One Republican senator is expected to vote against President Donald Trump’s nominee to head the Environmental Protection Agency. “Due to my concerns about Mr. Pruitt’s commitment to the mission of the EPA, I will cast my vote in opposition to his confirmation,” Sen. Susan Collins of Maine said in a statement. Her primary objection was […]

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February 16, 2017 at 01:37AM