The zero-tolerance approach the federal and state governments seem to be taking does not bode well for the snakehead.

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California late last month issued rules requiring that one in seven cars for sale in the state in 2025 be zero-emission or a plug-in hybrid.

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Since congressional Republicans promised to zero out federal funding for high-speed rail, analysts noted, the state wouldn't have enough money to electrify the tracks, let alone build out.

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You have the whole Penn State thing, which makes everyone feel queasy and has zero potential for light-hearted office distraction.

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He wants state agencies to plan and simplify the permitting processes to encourage manufacturing and driving of zero-emission cars.

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Any market not dominated by a state-owned enterprise has too many players and overall industry net profits are near zero.

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In the early 1970s, then-Georgia Governor Jimmy Carter used zero-based budgeting as a way to focus on justifying every dollar that was being spent in the state government.

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