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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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Canada publishes proposed regulations for criteria pollutants from locomotives

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The Government of Canada has published proposed Locomotive Emissions Regulations in the Canada Gazette, Part I. This marks Canada’s first regulation of air pollutant emissions from locomotives. The transportation sector in Canada generated 56.0% The transportation sector in Canada generated 56.0% 2005–2010.

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Government of Canada Releases Draft Regulations to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions from New Light-Duty Vehicles; Outcome Aligned With US

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Environment Canada released draft regulations to limit greenhouse gas emissions from new vehicles beginning with the 2011 model year. Canada and the US are working towards a common North American approach to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by introducing aligned and progressively tighter regulatory requirements over the 2011-2016 model years.

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Study: 87% of world’s population in 2013 lived in areas exceeding WHO PM2.5 guidelines

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The Global Burden of Disease (GBD) 2013 provided important estimates of the global health impacts attributable to ambient air pollution. Ambient particulate matter air pollution (PM 2.5 , particulate matter with aerodynamic diameter 2.5 Ambient particulate matter air pollution (PM 2.5 , particulate matter with aerodynamic diameter 2.5

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Global auto production may hit 80+ million units this year; hybrids below 2% of total output

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million in 2010 to 76.8 Automobiles are major contributors to air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions. The United US, Canada, and Australia are making progress, but nonetheless continue to lag behind. E.g., the 2025 CAFE/GHG limits in the US would be similar to what Japan already requires for 2015. Source: Worldwatch.

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New Ford Transit debuts with new two-wet monocoat paint technology; improved durability and sustainability

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Ford began production of the North American Transit at Kansas City Assembly Plant on 30 April, and vans will be available in US and Canada this summer. resistance to chipping and scratching, pollutants and sun exposure. New two-wet monocoat paint process. Click to enlarge. Manufacturing Sustainability Vehicle Systems'

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7 airlines sign letters of intent to negotiate purchase of biomass-derived jet fuel from Solena Fuels; up to 16M gallons of fuel per year

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The project will divert approximately 550,000 metric tons of waste that otherwise would go to a landfill while producing jet fuel with lower emissions of greenhouse gases and local pollutants than petroleum-based fuels. Earlier post.). These offtakes are in addition to the facility producing all of its own energy to operate the facility.

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