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US President Donald Trump singles out Ford Motor Co for not backing fuel economy rollback
•Ford is one of four automaker, that reached a voluntary agreement with California on fuel efficiency rules defying Trump
World Water Day: 1 billion Indians live without clean water supply, report suggests
Tech2 News Staff •Ranked 120 out of 122 nations for water quality, 75% of households in India lack clean water access.
World Water Day 2019: Water scarcity bigger threat than climate change, EPA says
•While climate change is important, most threats posed by it are 50-75 years out, said agency chief.
Living around vinyl floors, fire-resistant sofas can be toxic to kids, study finds
Tech2 News Staff •Some of the risks the study associated with these pollutants are ADHD, autism & cancer.
Scandal-plagued US environment chief Scott Pruitt resigns; EPA deputy Andrew Wheeler to take over as interim chief
•US president Donald Trump on Thursday announced the departure of his environment chief, Scott Pruitt, who faced ever-growing ethics scandals over his spending and conduct in office.
White House calls mounting allegations against environment chief 'troublesome'
•In April, Scott Pruitt received a tongue-lashing from members of Congress as well who were alarmed over the scandals.
Environment in 2017: Questionable policies, climate change apathy are no longer options
Mridula Ramesh •2017 has taught us several things about escalating carbon emissions, the real impact of global warming and the responsibility that rests on the shoulders of our elected representatives #YearInReview
Hurricane Harvey: Flood water leads to explosion in Houston chemical plant
•No serious injuries were reported. But the blast added a new hazard to Hurricane Harvey’s aftermath
Donald Trump's idea for 'Mexico border wall of solar panels' borrowed from Wall Street Journal op-ed
•Donald Trump is crediting himself with the idea of building a Mexico border wall of solar panels. But that looks to be a borrowed brainwave. Here are some more fact checks on what the US president has said.
Intel and Bosch team up to develop cost-effective monitoring system for managing air quality
Ians •The Intel-based Bosch Air Quality Micro Climate Monitoring System (MCMS), can provide intelligent data and enable real-time analysis.