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NHTSA estimates 38,680 traffic fatalities in 2020, up 7.2% from 2019 despite 13.2% drop in VMT

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The projected fatality rate for 2020 would be the greatest since 2007. FARS is a census of fatal traffic crashes in the 50 States, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico. The fatality rate for 2020 was 1.37 fatalities per 100 million VMT, up from 1.11 fatalities per 100 million VMT in 2019.

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U.S. visitors deaths unwell in 2023 at the same time as extra miles are pushed

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Site visitors deaths throughout the three-month length additionally diminished in 32 states, although they higher in 18 states and Puerto Rico, in keeping with NHTSA estimates. was at this fatality level in a first quarter before 2020 was 2007. .” was at this fatality level in a first quarter before 2020 was 2007.

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DOE: US wind power capacity grew 8% in 2014 to ~66 GW, 2nd in world; meets 4.9% of end use demand; lowest prices to date

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Since 2007, wind power has represented 33% of all US capacity additions. With utility-scale wind energy projects installed in 39 States and Puerto Rico, the US wind sector supports more than 73,000 jobs, representing a 30% job market increase over 2013. of end-use electricity demand in an average year.

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Volkswagen AG agrees to plead guilty and pay $4.3B in criminal and civil penalties; 6 execs and employees indicted

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Jens Hadler: from May 2007 until March 2011, Hadler worked for VW as head of Engine Development for VW. Bernd Gottweis: from 2007 until October 2014, Gottweis worked for VW as a supervisor with responsibility for Quality Management and Product Safety.

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NSF Awards $40M in 20 Grants for Research on Natural Systems, Including 8 Projects for Obtaining Hydrocarbons from Plants and Microorganisms

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Nadathur of the University of Puerto Rico–Mayagüez, and Gordon Wolfe of California State University. The NSF Directorate for Engineering created EFRI in 2007 to fund high-risk, interdisciplinary research that has the potential to transform engineering and other fields. Nikolau, and Tom Bobik of Iowa State, Govind S.

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