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“This decision is short-sighted as automobile manufacturers have made forward progress in cleaning up emissions for new cars and trucks. It will also slow the production and sale of electric vehicles, plugin hybrid electric vehicles, and hybrid electric vehicles," said Hesham Rakha, professor of engineering at Virginia Tech.

“If the documents are genuine, this is a huge hit to the CIA's covert cyber operations program," says Charles Clancy, director of Virginia Tech’s Hume Center for National Security and Technology.

“Children represent the most vulnerable of our society and the least able to improve their environment,” said professor Kathleen Alexander. “If we secure the health of our children, we have secured the health of our communities and the landscapes on which we depend.”

Yannis Stivachtis says he sees the lack of clarity between some statements that have been made by President Trump and Secretary of State Rex Tillerson not as a sign of poor coordination or disagreement in the administration, as some have suggested, but as purposeful ambiguity that serves as a negotiating tool.

“Ultimately, the repercussions of poor water quality impact not only our own drinking water, but also our economy,” said Durelle “Scotty” Scott, an associate professor of biological systems engineering.

The U.S. Supreme Court, in a ruling Wednesday, ordered a lower court to reconsider whether Republican-led legislators tried to dilute the clout of African-American voters when redrawing legislative districts.

Virginia Tech expert Brandy Faulkner says the event will provide an opportunity for organizers to continue the momentum surrounding the Women’s March on Washington and to set a policy agenda for women moving forward.

There are several misconceptions associated with cyberbullying, and researcher Bert Huang from the Virginia Tech College of Engineering offers several quotes and insight on this issue.

J.C. Penney is joining the growing list of traditional chains struggling to draw foot traffic into stores. The retailer announced Friday plans to close up to 140 locations and two distribution centers.

Scott King has studied exoplanets and their formation, while Jeb Barrett studies biological sciences in relation to Antarctica, a continent used by scientist to mimic and theorize about life on other planets.

Charles Walcott explains that in the early days, the presidency was a tiny operation, with one "secretary" comprising the entire professional White House staff.  Now the staff alone, at 450 more or less, is like a medium-sized business.

Two Virginia Tech experts on national security and White House operations are available to provide comment on the ongoing news stemming from reported ‘turmoil’ at the National Security Council, including National Security Adviser Michael Flynn’s resignation.

According to Virginia Tech professor Mark Orr, scientists are just beginning to develop means of testing how effective social media content is at radically changing our way of thinking.