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EPA awards $8M in FY2014 clean diesel grants in 21 states, Puerto Rico

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San Joaquin Valley Unified Air Pollution Control District is replacing 48 trucks model year 1991-2003 with trucks powered by 2013 or newer model year engines. is providing incentives to voluntarily replace 19 drayage trucks operating 1995-2003 engines. New Jersey and New York. Delaware and Virginia.

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Junkyard Find: 1964 Mercury Montclair Four-Door Hardtop Marauder

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Most accounts of the origin of the Montclair name state that it was derived from the name of the closest affluent town to Ford's Mahwah Assembly plant in New Jersey. It was brought back to life on the 2003-2004 Marauder , a version of the Grand Marquis powered by the Lincoln Mark VIII 's DOHC engine. Louis on November 7, 1963.

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Junkyard Find: 1986 Subaru BRAT GL

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It appears that this truck began its career in Bristol, Pennsylvania, just across the Delaware River from New Jersey. liter boxer four, rated at 73 horsepower and 94 pound-feet when new. Subaru tried to revive the old BRAT magic with the Legacy-based Baja for the 2003-2006 model years, but sales weren't great.

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Researchers link PM2.5 pollution to stroke-related narrowing of arteries

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The scientists analyzed medical test records for more than 300,000 people living in New York, New Jersey, or Connecticut. pollutants are particulates with diameters less than 2.5 millionths of a meter. They are mostly by-products of combustion engines and burning wood.

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Paige's AI Diagnostic Tech is Revolutionizing Cancer Diagnosis

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He joined in 2003 as a research scientist, developing computer vision software for the company's imaging machines. He joined as an undergraduate student and visited the organization's New Jersey headquarters when he worked at Siemens. The 2003 conference is where I met leaders in the field," he says.

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Battelle, Midwest Regional Carbon Sequestration Partnership release Phase II reports

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Phase I began in October 2003 and focused on developing a comprehensive assessment of regional CO2 sources and potential geological sequestration opportunities within the Midwest region. It also includes increasing the storage of carbon in terrestrial ecosystems such as forests, agricultural lands, and wetlands.

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California ARB mods to ZEV regulations for IVMs would result in ~1.9% drop in total ZEV/TZEV units 2018-2025; no impact on air quality requirements

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The initial sales requirement was 2% of car sales in 1998 (representing about 20,000 vehicles at the time), increasing to 5% in 2001 and 10% in 2003. Currently, nine states have done so: Connecticut, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Rhode Island, and Vermont.

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