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UPS, Matternet to transport medical samples via drone in first FAA-sanctioned use of a drone for routine revenue flights in US

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Healthcare and life science logistics is a priority segment for UPS, and the company is building new relationships and technologies to deliver better patient care with streamlined logistics and supply chain. UPS partnered with GAVI and Zipline in 2016 to deliver blood products to remote locations in Rwanda.

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California Air Resources Board posts revised draft of strategy to reduce “Super Pollutants”

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The “Kigali Amendment” resulting from the annual Montreal Protocol Meeting of Parties in October 2016 in Kigali, Rwanda targets phasing down the production of HFCs globally. Organic wastes converted to biogas could supply enough renewable natural gas for about 2 million residential units.

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