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As states continue to use less coal for electricity, driving electric vehicles becomes even cleaner

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This brief study analyzes, for each individual state, the changes from 2018 to 2020 in the use of coal (one of the two most polluting energy sources) to generate electricity. This study is an update of a study that examined the changes from 2008 to 2018. North Dakota. North Dakota. North Dakota.

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Airbus launches flight test program to characterize composition of hydrogen contrails; Blue Condor

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They will also provide the high-altitude glider pilots, the same pilots who in 2018 set the world subsonic altitude record—76,124 feet—in a pressurized glider for Airbus Perlan Mission II. Test flights are scheduled for late 2022 in North Dakota in collaboration with the University of North Dakota.

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Wyoming leads in vehicle miles traveled per person

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The latest annual data from the Federal Highway Administration show that in 2018 the maximum (348,796 million miles in California) was 94.5 The data apply to 2018. The results show that VMT per person in 2018 ranged from 18,072 miles in Wyoming to 5,261 miles in the District of Columbia. Census Bureau.

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Blue Bird expects close to 300 electric school buses deployed throughout US by end of year

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School bus manufacturer Blue Bird Corporation has seen a surge in demand for their 100% electric school buses since their introduction in 2018. We have deployed buses in over 25% of all states in the US, including cold climates such as North Dakota and New York, as well as hot areas such as Texas and Georgia.

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EIA: Permian region expected to drive US crude oil production growth through 2019

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million barrels per day (b/d) in 2018 and 11.7 Source: US Energy Information Administration, Short-Term Energy Outlook, August 2018. million b/d in 2018 and 3.9 Lower wellhead prices in the region are contributing to slower growth in Permian crude oil production in 2019 compared with 2018. million b/d in 2019.

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Electrify America to more than double its current EV charging network by end of 2025

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The company has installed on average four stations per week since its first charging station opened a little over three years ago in May 2018.

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MIT study: half of US deaths related to air pollution are linked to out-of-state emissions

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The study focuses on the period between 2005 and 2018 and tracks combustion emissions of various polluting compounds from various sectors, looking at every state in the contiguous United States, from season to season and year to year. They first obtained emissions data from each of seven sectors for the years 2005, 2011, and 2018.

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