Imperial Valley News Center
Governor Brown Discusses Climate Change with Prime Minister of India
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San Jose, California - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. met with Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi today in San Jose to discuss the global fight against climate change. During the meeting, the Governor and Prime Minister agreed to a partnership between California and Indian states, in which California would provide expertise to help India reduce air pollution and combat climate change. The Prime Minister’s visit is the first trip by an Indian head of state to California in more than three decades.
VW’s Deepwater Horizon
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- Written by Maximilian Auffhammer
Berkeley, California - Last week one of the biggest environmental scandals since the Deepwater Horizon disaster made its way to somewhere near the bottom of page 11 of most major newspapers. Volkswagen admitted to systematically cheating on emissions tests of its diesel vehicles. This might sound snoozy, until you read up on the details.
Mobile app would bring earthquake early warning to all
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Berkeley, California - In a perfect world, we’d all be as prepared for an earthquake as Jennifer Strauss.
Biologists find unexpected role for amyloid-forming protein
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Cambridge, Massachusetts - Fibrous protein clumps known as amyloids are most often associated with diseases such as Alzheimer’s disease, where they form characteristic plaques in the brain.
‘No Child Left Behind’ Leaves Some Voters Behind
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Durham, North Carolina - When public schools receive failing grades, turnout increases in local school board elections, according to research from Duke University’s Sanford School of Public Policy. However, turnout increases unequally, with very different results among the rich and the poor.
Dalai Lama cancels all U.S. visits
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Washington, DC - The Office of Tibet in Washington, D.C., today informed the University of Colorado Boulder that the Dalai Lama will not be able to attend any of his planned events in the United States next month for medical reasons.
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