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Electrify America, Walmart complete >120 ultra-fast charging stations at Walmart Stores

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Building upon the original commitment set forth in April 2018, the companies are planning to expand the relationship in the coming years with additional Electrify America charging stations located at Walmart stores across the country. Walmart’s first Electrify America EV charging station was opened to the public on 24 July 2018 in Hope, AR.

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Study links PM2.5 pollution to increased risk of diabetes; even low levels pose risk

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A study by a team from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and the Veterans Affairs (VA) St. Louis Health Care System links PM 2.5 2018) “The 2016 global and national burden of diabetes mellitus attributable to PM 2.5 Bowe, Benjamin et al.

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Next 10 report says widespread EV adoption in California could deliver significant economic benefits to the state by 2030 and 2050

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California’s 2018 GSP was almost $3 trillion ($2,997,732.8 million, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (FRED)). boost over the 2018 GSP. The results suggest the state could pursue this much more aggressively, reaping net benefits in terms of GHG emissions and a variety of economic and health co-benefits.

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USDOT awarding $55M to support purchase of Low-No buses; electric buses and infrastructure

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The US Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration (FTA) announced $55 million in grant selections through the Low or No Emission (Low-No) Vehicle program, which funds the development of transit buses and infrastructure that use advanced fuel technologies. AVTA is committed to having an all electric fleet by 2018.

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Study links air pollution to increased emergency department visits for heart and lung disease

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cities including Atlanta, GA; Birmingham, AL; Dallas, TX; Pittsburgh, PA; St. While most past studies were conducted on a single-city level, this study looked at pollution across five cities: Atlanta, Birmingham, Dallas, Pittsburgh, and St. We estimated associations between twelve ambient air pollutants of both primary (e.g.

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