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Twin Rivers (CA) Unified School District receives 10 additional LionC electric school buses

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The Lion Electric Company (Lion), a manufacturer of purpose-built all-electric medium and heavy-duty urban vehicles, has delivered 10 battery-electric LionC school buses to the Twin Rivers Unified School District in Sacramento, California. To support these buses, more than $4.5 million has been funded to support the charging infrastructure.

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Diesel Technology Forum: 57% of all commercial diesel trucks on the roads in US are near-zero emissions models

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Next in the rankings is Utah (66.2%), Pennsylvania (66.0%), the District of Columbia (65.4%), Texas (63.6%), Oklahoma (62.6%), Florida (62.3%), Illinois (60.6%), Louisiana (59.2%), and Wisconsin (59.1%). California lags the national average, taking the 35 th spot (51.6%). —Allen Schaeffer

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Rivian collaborates with non-profit to preserve biodiversity and fight climate change

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Rivian announced a collaboration with a non-profit organization called The Nature Conservancy (TNC) to preserve biodiversity, fight climate change, and keep adventures wild. Rivian will provide vehicles to TNC sites in California, Wyoming, Oklahoma, and Florida as part of the collaboration.

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EIA releases report on CO2 emissions by state; California led in 2010 with transportation-sector emissions

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Factors such as size, population density, available fuels, types of businesses, climate, all play a role in both total and per capita emissions, the EIA noted. million tonnes CO 2 ); California (369.8 mt CO 2 ) and Florida (107.0 Climate Change Emissions' Topping the list for absolute emissions in 2010 was Texas (652.6

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GHSA estimates US pedestrian deaths rise yet again in first half of 2022

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The data analysis also found that three states—California, Florida and Texas—accounted for 38% of all pedestrian deaths in the first six months of 2022 but are home to 28% of the US population.

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GHSA projects 17% jump in pedestrian fatalities in Q1 2021

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The analysis also noted that three states—California, Florida and Texas—accounted for 37% of all pedestrian deaths in the first six months of 2021 but are home to 27% of the US population.

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NASA’s New Earth Space Mission maps methane ‘super-emitters’

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NASA’s Earth Surface Mineral Dust Source Investigation ( EMIT ) mission is mapping the prevalence of key minerals in the planet’s dust-producing deserts—information that will advance our understanding of airborne dust’s effects on climate. For example, the instrument detected a plume about 2 miles (3.3