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Report: 4 of 10 Americans live with unhealthy air, and EVs can help

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A person of color in the U.S. times more likely than a white person to live in a community with a failing grade on all three of the report’s measures for air pollution—short-term particle pollution, long-term particle pollution, and ozone. 2024 Volkswagen ID.4 EVs aren’t a silver bullet, though.

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Yale study finds asphalt a significant source of air pollution, especially on hot, sunny days

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The researchers estimated the potential total emissions and formation of SOA in Los Angeles, a key city for urban air quality case studies. Peeyush Khare, Jo Machesky, Ricardo Soto, Megan He, Albert A.

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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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1,000 to 21,000) deaths due to changes in ozone concentrations. 900 to 11,000) ozone-related early deaths per year. 300 to 4,000) ozone-related premature mortalities per year. 2000 (90% CI: 0–4,000) early deaths from ozone, according to the study. 53,000 (90% CI: 24,000–95,000) PM 2.5 related premature deaths and ?5,000

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Flying first class on a single domestic round trip can contribute more greenhouse gas emissions than a year of driving

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Among these flights were the three most frequently flown routes in the United Sates (New York to Los Angeles, Los Angeles to San Francisco, and Chicago to New York); the shortest flight that is code shared with a major U.S. by adding an amount that corresponds to the direct portion of emissions. (A

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