Rachel Shaffer

PhD Student, Environmental Toxicology, University of Washington
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This photo provided by General Motors Co. shows Julia Steyn, GM's vice president for Urban Mobility and Maven. GM started its Maven car-sharing service in 2016, which has grown exponentially since then.
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In this Thursday, Aug. 7, 2017 photo, Shift Supervisor Gary Anderson, monitors the power system flow and conditions at the Pacific Gas & Electric grid control center, in Vacaville, Calif. Power grid managers say they've been preparing extensively for more than a year for this Monday's solar eclipse and that by ramping up other sources of power, mainly hydroelectric and natural gas, they are confident nobody will lose power or see a spike in energy prices.
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In this Feb. 19, 2017, file photo, a worker walks past Haval SUV models parked outside the Great Wall Motors assembly plant in Baoding in north China's Hebei province. Chinese SUV maker Great Wall Motors is considering making a bid to acquire Fiat Chrysler's Jeep unit, two employees of the Chinese company said Monday, Aug. 21, 2017 in an ambitious new move for the country's fast-growing domestic auto brands. Great Wall has yet to make a formal announcement of its interest in Jeep but a possible acquisition would be in line with chairman Wang Jianjun's goal, announced in February, of becoming the top specialty SUV producer by 2020.
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