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Pitt engineers using membrane distillation to recycle water used in fracking and drilling

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While drought is less of an issue in Pennsylvania than in other parts of the country where drilling is prevalent, the produced water that is not reused for hydraulic fracturing is transported to Ohio for disposal, adding to environmental concern of fuel usage and emissions in transport, as well as cost. Desalination. doi: 10.1016/j.desal.2021.115513.

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California ARB posts three new landfill-gas to CNG and LNG LCFS pathways

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Element Markets Renewable Energy, LLC applied for a Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) pathway for the production of liquefied natural gas (LNG) from landfill gas (LFG) produced in Pennsylvania. All three landfills are owned and operated by Waste Management Inc. gCO 2 e/MJ.

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Tesla and its Supercharger Network dominate 11-way 1,000-mile EV test

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Participants in the event, which were comprised of two-person teams, were given free rein to select their own route, provided that they hit checkpoints in Cincinnati; Athens, Ohio; Morgantown, West Virginia; Erie, Pennsylvania; and Ann Arbor. .

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