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Portable sensors enable monitoring of pollution on smart phones; inferring pollution maps with greater granularity

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Boxes represent pollution reading locations during that window. Computer scientists at the University of California, San Diego have built a portable pollution sensors that transmit transmit their air quality readings to smart phones, allowing users to monitor air quality in real time. Nikzad et al. Click to enlarge. Click to enlarge.

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California Air Resources Board breaks ground for new $419M lab, headquarters in Riverside; $154M from VW settlement

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Additional funds will come from the Motor Vehicle Account, the Air Pollution Control Fund and the Vehicle Inspection Repair Fund. In addition, there will be a formal reception area, media center, and a 250-person auditorium with an adjacent conference room for overflow for Board meetings, workshops or other events.

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Federal Judge rules that Washington State must regulate refinery GHG emissions under State Implementation Plan

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ambient air quality standards (NAAQS) for criteria pollutants. To date, the EPA has established NAAQS for six pollutants: particulate. Within the SIP is the provision that “ No person shall cause or allow the emission of any air contaminant from any source if it. Once a SIP is approved. later approved in 1995.

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Delhi Electrical Car Coverage to be revised. What to anticipate

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The shape govt is anticipated to book conferences with all stakeholders throughout the then couple of weeks prior to finalising the draft for a refreshed EV coverage quickly. The objective of 8,000 electrical buses by way of 2025 will assistance Delhi to pull main step against decreasing carbon footprint and curtail vehicular air pollution.

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E-Waste is a Cybersecurity Problem, Too

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A new systematic review by The Lancet found that “people living in e-waste exposed regions had significantly elevated levels of heavy metals and persistent organic pollutants,” and it advocated for “novel cost-effective methods for safe recycling operations … to ensure the health and safety of vulnerable populations.”

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Oak Ridge researcher developing autonomous intelligent engines capable of real-time calibration based on driver behavior

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Equipped with this capability, an engine should be able personalize its calibration for each driver—i.e., The ultimate goal, he says, is to exploit fully existing propulsion technologies in terms of fuel economy and pollutant emissions. maximizing fuel economy, minimizing pollutant emissions, and maximizing engine acceleration).

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Tesla drivers have smoke blown in their faces | Opinion

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Rolling coal is also illegal, of course, because it involves deliberately modifying a diesel engine to make it more polluting (while also increasing horsepower, so it’s not all bad). Personally, I think it’s time for fines to be levied on wilful stupidity.