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Oregon State partnering with Daimler on fuel-cell electric Class 8 truck for SuperTruck 3

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The work by Oregon State is part of $25.8 The work by Oregon State is part of $25.8 According to the DOE, the transportation sector is the US leader in carbon pollution among all economic sectors, accounting for nearly 29% of emissions. Earlier post.).

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All new vehicle sales in Oregon to be ZEVs by MY 2035

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The Oregon Environmental Quality Commission adopted rules this week (3-1) to require all new passenger cars, trucks and SUVs sold in Oregon to be zero emissions (ZEVs) by 2035. The commission is the policy and rulemaking board for the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ).

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Modeling study suggests 1.8M excess deaths attributable to urban air pollution in 2019

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A second study, also led by the GWU researchers, finds that nearly 2 million cases of asthma in children are linked to traffic-related nitrogen dioxide air pollution, with two in three occurring in cities. Two-thirds of pediatric asthma cases linked to air pollution in cities. million excess deaths attributable to PM 2.5

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Utilize The ODOT Community Charging Rebate To Fund Your Oregon EV Charging Project

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For those in the Pacific Northwest, specifically the state of Oregon, the Plugging In Oregon Community Charging Rebate program through the Oregon Department of Transportation provides generous funding opportunities for qualifying parking sites and multi-family housing locations. FAQ What is the ODOT Community Charging Rebate?

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Study estimates ~4M children worldwide develop asthma each year because of NO2 air pollution

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About 4 million children worldwide develop asthma each year because of inhaling nitrogen dioxide (NO 2 ) air pollution, according to an open-access study published in The Lancet Planetary Health by researchers at the George Washington University Milken Institute School of Public Health (Milken Institute SPH). —Susan Anenberg.

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I-5 electric truck charging sites mapped out by electric utilities; West Coast Clean Transit Corridor

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Of the 27 proposed sites, 16 are in California, five are in Oregon and six are in Washington. Those highways include Interstates 8, 10, 80, 210 and 710 and state routes 60 and 99 in California; I-84 in Oregon; and I-90 in Washington. An additional 41 sites on other highways that connect to I-5 are being proposed for electrification.

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OSU researchers find small particles from tires inhibit growth of organisms in freshwater, coastal estuaries

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Small particles from tires inhibit the growth and cause adverse behavioral changes in organisms found in freshwater and coastal estuary ecosystems, according to two new Oregon State University studies. They believe that it is important to understand these differences to identify levels at which these pollutants become toxic.

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