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ICL, CMU study associates PM2.5 air pollution in US with >30,000 deaths and reduced life expectancy

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The amount of this fine particle pollution in the US has declined since 1999. µg/m 3 , which is mostly below the current standard, air pollution was associated with an estimated 15,612 deaths in females, and 14,757 deaths in men. was largest around Los Angeles and in some southern states, such as Arkansas, Oklahoma and Alabama.

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Auburn University leads $2M DOE Co-Optima project to evaluate renewable butyl acetate as diesel fuel additive

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Joining as collaborators in the research are Cornell University, the University of Alabama, Virginia Tech and corporate partners Microvi Biotech Inc. We anticipate that adding BA to diesel fuel will reduce pollutants and costs associated with meeting environmental regulations. and EcoEngineers. Approximately $10.1

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EPA announces $46M for latest Diesel Emissions Reduction Act funding

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Nonprofit organizations may apply if they provide pollution reduction or educational services to diesel fleet owners or promote air quality and clean transportation. Region 4 (Alabama, Georgia, Florida, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee) will accept applications requesting up to $2,000,000 in grant funds.

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EPA announces ~$44M in DERA funding to reduce emissions from diesel engines

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Nonprofit organizations may apply if they provide pollution reduction or educational services to diesel fleet owners or have, as their principal purpose, the promotion of transportation or air quality. Under this competition, EPA anticipates awarding between 40 and 60 assistance agreements.

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Interior Disburses Nearly $249 Million to Gulf States for Coastal Conservation, Restoration and Hurricane Protection Programs

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Department of the Interior today announced nearly $249 million in Fiscal Year 2020 energy revenues to the four offshore Gulf oil and gas producing states – Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas, and their coastal political subdivisions (CPS). WASHINGTON – The U.S.

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EPA announces availability of $26M for projects to reduce diesel emissions from existing fleet

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Nonprofit organizations may apply if they provide pollution reduction or educational services to diesel fleet owners or have, as their principal purpose, the promotion of transportation or air quality. Virgin Islands): EPA is requesting proposals between $500,000 and $1,800,000.

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Dresser-Rand awarded $200M Compressed Air Energy Storage (CAES) project; 1st US CAES since 1991

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The Apex Bethel Energy Center would be the first CAES facility to be built in the United States since the Power South facility in McIntosh Alabama, which was built in 1991 and also contains Dresser-Rand turbo machinery. Dresser-Rand Group Inc. The Dresser-Rand related contract is valued at approximately $200 million.