Assembly passes ban on most disposable vapes after debate on fires, waste and tax losses AB 7 62, a bill to restrict disposable vaping devices to reduce lithium-battery fires and waste, passed after floor debate where supporters cited safety and environmental harms and opponents warned of fiscal losses and illicit-market effects; final vote 47–16.

California's Assembly just passed a groundbreaking bill to limit disposable vapes, aiming to tackle safety hazards and environmental harm while sparking heated debate over potential tax losses.

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Thirsty Data: The Hidden Water and Energy Costs of Texas’ Data Center Boom - Houston Advanced Research Center Without forward-looking data center water policies, communities will be forced into reactive, costly, and risky decisions.

Thirsty Data: The Hidden Water and Energy Costs of Texas’ Data Center Boom harcresearch.org/news/thirsty... #HARC #HoustonAdvancedResearchCenter #WaterUse #WaterUsage #WaterConsumption #DataCenters #AI #generativeAI #genAI #TechIndustry #Tech #EnvironmentalHarms #EnergyUse #EnergyConsumption

Tiburon council introduces ordinance to ban tobacco and nicotine sales, deletes narrow exemption Council voted to introduce an ordinance amending Chapter 28 of the Tiburon Municipal Code to prohibit the sale of all tobacco products and electronic smoking devices; council also approved removing a provision that would have excepted retail tobacco stores from certain smoke-free definitions.

Tiburon Town Council is taking a bold step to protect youth by banning the sale of all tobacco and nicotine products, including e-cigarettes, within town limits!

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Ottawa replaces watchdog for Canadian companies operating overseas Advocates are calling on Ottawa to profoundly change the powers of the watchdog who monitors Canadian corporations operating abroad, as the Liberals review how a new ombudsman should take on the job.

As Ottawa replaces watchdog for firms operating abroad, advocates urge full reform. #CDNPoli #CORE #HumanRights #EnvironmentalHarms
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