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Unlikely coalition defeats Arkansas stand your ground bill (for now) Unlikely coalition defeats Arkansas stand your ground bill (for now) The sponsors of a stand your ground bill fail to make their case. Brian Chilson Gun safety advocates and gun rights groups make for the most awkward of bedfellows. But these diametrically opposed camps briefly joined forces Tuesday to defeat a dog of a bill loathed by people across the political spectrum. The Arkansas House Judiciary Committee voted down a stand your ground bill on a voice vote after  th...

Schools spend millions on ionization technology to combat COVID and there is no good evidence that it works News Highlights: Schools spend millions on ionization technology to combat COVID and there is no good evidence that it works In October Tulare City School District in California announced it would spend more than $ 400,000 to install needle-tip bipolar ionization technology in the ventilation systems of its 15 schools. Gloucester County Schools in Virginia completed a similar company in all its buildings in December. The bill? $ 923,488. Anoka-Hennepin School District in Minnesota r...

Schools are spending millions on ionization technology to fight COVID and there’s no good evidence it works Updated Jan 22, 2021; Posted Jan 22, 2021 The MTA is testing the new technology which its Maryland-based developers claim uses an electrical field and ionized particles to eradicate 100% of airborne viruses, bacteria and particulates, including COVID-19. Facebook Share By Ross Pomeroy | RealClear Politics In October, Tulare City School District in California announced it would spend more than $400,000 to install needlepoint bipolar ionization technology into the ventilation system...

Tetra Tech High Performance Buildings COVID Task Force Shares Strategies for Healthier Buildings Mitigating the spread of the SARS-CoV-2 with MEP design Published 01-06-21 Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, our High Performance Buildings Group has conducted research into the role that mechanical, electrical, and plumbing (MEP) design can play in mitigating the spread of the SARS-CoV-2 in the built environment. With the guidance of Dr. Willaim Bahnfleth, Chairman of the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers’ (ASHRAE) Epidemic Task Force, and Dr....

December 23, 2020 The federal excise tax breaks on wine initially approved on a temporary basis three years ago could become permanent - if President Trump signs the $900 billion coronavirus economic stimulus bill containing the provisions.  The tax benefits of the Craft Beverage Modernization and Tax Reform Act (CBMTRA) were included in the bipartisan legislation the U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Senate approved Monday, a bipartisan bill large enough to fill 5,600 pages. It remains unclear if or when the president would sign the bill into law. On Tuesday, Trump called the mas...