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Virgin Hyperloop hits an important milestone: the first human passenger test

The Verge

The most eye-catching scenario he proposed was a trip from LA to San Francisco in only 30 minutes. The company recently announced its plan to build a $500 million certification center to advance its vision of the future of high-speed transportation in West Virginia. On the regulatory front, things are looking brighter.

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50 ways that Trump has attacked the environment in his first 100 days

Fast Company Tech

April 16: The Trump administration proposed a new rule redefining what it means to “harm” wildlife under the Endangered Species Act. February 18: The Trump administration fired hundreds of FEMA workers while disasters were ongoing in states like Kentucky and West Virginia.

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Trump’s EPA wants to get rid of a rule that protects you from chemical disasters

Fast Company Tech

The RMP program was established in 1990 following a series of infamous chemical disasters in the 1980s, most notably the chemical leak at Union Carbides plant in Bhopal, India, which poisoned roughly 500,000 people , around 20,000 of whom died in the hours and years afterward due to health complications from the exposure.

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