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Study: 15% of US alcohol-related motor vehicle fatalities involve alcohol under the legal limit

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A new open-access study in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine found that motor vehicle crashes involving drivers with blood alcohol concentrations (BACs) below the legal limit of 0.08% accounted for 15% of alcohol-involved crash deaths in the United States. In 2018, Utah became the first state to do so. Lira et al.

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Study: California will hit climate targets >100 years too late at current pace of reductions; transportation, wildfires & landfills

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Since 2000, electricity has been the only economic sector that has seen continuous and significant improvements in reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. By the fourth quarter of 2018, light-duty pickup trucks, mini-vans, and SUVs made up 57.3% In 2018, battery electric, plug-in hybrid, and hydrogen vehicles accounted for 1.5%

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ITF: measures to decrease road freight CO2 emissions

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Moving goods by road consumes about 50% of all diesel produced; 80% of the global net increase in diesel use since 2000 comes from road freight. It collects insights held at a workshop organized by the International Transport Forum in June 2018 in Paris and features the results of a survey among experts.

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Opel introducing new top-end 2.0L BiTurbo diesel in Insignia; Euro 6.2, WLTP testing

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more than 9 times the legal limit—under real-world conditions. emissions standard (which becomes mandatory for all registrations as of autumn 2018). Diesel fuel is then injected through seven-hole jets in up to ten sequences at 2000 bar. —i.e.,

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Biden Administration puts 20-year ban on mining in 225k acres in northeastern Minnesota; huge blow to Twin Metals copper project

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The Regional Forester thus cancelled the application for withdrawal in September 2018. At the time of the Regional Forester’s September 6, 2018 cancellation of the 2017 withdrawal application, Leases MNES-01352 and MNES-01353 had not been renewed, though the 2017 M-Opinion of the Solicitor had been issued.

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Perspective: Regional Greenhouse Gas Cap-and-Trade Programs May be the Solution

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percent per year over the next four years so that in 2018 there is a ten percent reduction from the baseline. percent per year over four years for a total reduction of ten percent by 2018. nationals and legal residents. The program then reduces the cap by 2.5 The first auction for allowances was held on September 25, 2008.

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