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Republicans in the Senate are considering a measure in President Trump’s big domestic policy bill that would essentially nullify the fuel efficiency rules for cars and light trucks that have been in place for nearly 50 years.

The provision would eliminate fines for any automaker that failed to comply with federal Corporate Average Fuel Economy standards, which were created by Congress in 1975. Over time, those efficiency rules have gotten stricter, pushing automakers to improve the mileage of their cars and trucks and to introduce innovations like the Toyota Prius hybrid.

Environmentalists fear that without penalties to enforce compliance, automakers could freely ignore those rules, leading to expanded gasoline use and more pollution from millions of tailpipes. The measure could also slow the growth of electric vehicles, which are already facing stiff headwinds under the Trump administration.

“If polluters are told that there’s no penalty for polluting, what do you think they’re going to do?” said Daniel Becker, director of the Safe Climate Transport Campaign at the Center for Biological Diversity, an environmental group. “They’ll be perfectly happy to pollute more and make more gas guzzlers.

Automakers including General Motors and Stellantis have welcomed Republican moves to relax fuel economy standards, relieving them from paying hundreds of millions of dollars in fines when they fall short. Yet experts say abolishing the penalties could be unfair to carmakers like Toyota that have invested in fuel-efficient technology. Toyota declined to comment.

Democrats unsuccessfully challenged the measure with the Senate parliamentarian, a nonpartisan official who enforces the chamber’s rules and has been ruling on what can be included in Mr. Trump’s domestic policy bill.

Amalgamax Superman: (Who has all the superpowers of both Marvel/DC heroes and Marvel/DC villains.)

vs

The Spiral King Naruto: (Who has all the superpowers from all Anime heroes and anime villains.)

vs

The Captain Cartoonix: (Who has all the superpowers of non-Anime, non-DC, and non-Marvel, like all THE CARTOON force, AND Disney magic ITEMS. THEIR VILLAINS AND HEROES.)

Since the Supreme Court has ruled that the government cannot execute someone deemed intellectually disabled, usually defined as an IQ of 70 or less at the WAIS IV.

There are loads of different hot / spicy sauces out there, some mild and flavourful and others that seem to have the singular purpose of annihilating your tastebuds... plus plenty of factors inbetween.
Personally I prefer sauces that add some interesting flavour to things rather than super spicy ones. I put a lot of Sriracha on my food.
So... what do you go for?

Now that Summer has started, how about an interesting Geography question.

The poll below lists several geography "facts". Which of them is true? Or maybe they are all True? Or maybe none are true?

Many news articles are behind a paywall, with most of the major news media companies requiring a subscription to get through the paywall and access their news. Studies show that most people don't pay when they encounter a paywall.

Per a recent Pew survey, here’s how US readers typically react when they come across a paywalled article:

* 53% look for the info somewhere else
* 32% give up
* 11% try to access the article without paying
* 2% do something else
* 1% actually pay

What do you usually do when you encounter a paywalled article?

Let's see if GaG users are like the majority of people.

Please vote in the poll.

It appears the caffeine can cause our hearts to race, increase blood pressure.. dangerous. See article below...

And then there are the diterpenes... hormone disrupters... from AI

"Yes, diterpenes can disrupt hormones in animals by interfering with the endocrine system, potentially leading to various health issues. These compounds may affect hormone synthesis, transport, and metabolism, resulting in negative physiological effects."

So you these little seed pods that nature made to avoid being eaten by insects or animals, are being mass consumed by animals... humans... I assume were animals.

What am I missing... maybe after adding sugar and milk it is "healthy"?

https://www.backyardpests.com/do-coffee-grounds-deter-pests/

You always hear stories about members in rock bands not getting along. Is this true or mostly fiction? Vote in the poll below 🗳

Lets say if you have a food like fried chicken. It's pretty adaptable and you need sauce for it. Either those enriching or balancing sauces can work.

Enriching sauces enrich the food, balancing sauces balances the food. Pretty self explanatory. Usually they're creamy, salty, savory and thick. Examples are like gravy, cheese sauce, béchamel, pesto, aioli, espagnole, etc. While Balancing sauce usually are those that tastes different to the food. Usually sour and sweet to cut out richness like, ketchup, salsa, vinegar (we use it as a sauce), vinaigrette, barbecue sauce, sweet chili, etc. But there are also those that acts like both like soy sauce, mayonnaise, fish sauce, guacamole, mayonnaise based salad dressings, etc.. I know it always depends but since I'm a sour tooth, I tend to go with balancing sauces.