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USDOT FTA announces $182M in Low-No grants for transit vehicles & facilities nationwide

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The electric buses will replace CTA’s oldest diesel buses and reduce greenhouse gases in communities that have experienced air pollution and other environmental health hazards, improving public health and quality of life. By retrofitting the garage to service electric buses, the agency will also lower pollution in the surrounding community.

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MIT study says combustion emissions cause ~200,000 premature deaths/year in US; vehicles and power generation top sources

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In a state-by-state analysis, the researchers found that California suffers the worst health impacts from air pollution, with about 21,000 early deaths annually, mostly attributed to road transportation and to commercial and residential emissions from heating and cooking. 2000 (90% CI: 0–4,000) early deaths from ozone, according to the study.

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US Postal Service rolls out first EV charging stations

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The US Postal Service showed off its first EV charging stations at an event in Atlanta yesterday, with hundreds of new sorting and delivery centers set to open around the country this year.

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IEEE Celebrates Engineering Pioneers and Emerging Technologies

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I attended this year’s events, held on 4 and 5 May in Atlanta. Garcia is CEO of Urban Climate Nexus in Atlanta. Those who developed technologies that changed people’s lives were recognized at the 2023 Honor Ceremony in Atlanta. Here are highlights of the sessions, which are available on IEEE.tv. UCN assists U.S.

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Study links air pollution to increased emergency department visits for heart and lung disease

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New research by George Mason University found that exposure to certain air pollutants is linked to increased emergency department (ED) visits for respiratory and cardiovascular diseases. We estimated associations between twelve ambient air pollutants of both primary (e.g. The study is published in the journal Environment International.

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Georgia Tech study finds link between sulfate, metallic particles from vehicles and adverse health impacts

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For the study, the team collected size-segregated ambient PM from a road-side and representative urban site in Atlanta, GA. Therefore, this kind of process will continue to play out in the future and will be an important consideration when we look at the health effects of particulate matter. —Fang et al.

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US DOE Awards $300 Million in Clean Cities Grants to Support Alternative Fuels, Vehicles, and Infrastructure Development

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DeKalb County’s DeKalb County/Metropolitan Atlanta Alternative Fuel and Advanced Technology Vehicle Project. The project will convert local landfill gas (LFG), a renewable fuel source, to compressed natural gas and develop five CNG fueling stations throughout the metro-Atlanta area. s Connecticut Clean Cities Future Fuels Project.