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ICL, CMU study associates PM2.5 air pollution in US with >30,000 deaths and reduced life expectancy

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Air quality in the US may be linked with increased mortality and reduced life expectancy according to new research from Imperial College London and the Center for Air, Climate and Energy Solutions at Carnegie Mellon University. excluding Alaska and Hawaii) between 1999 and 2015. across all counties in the contiguous US (i.e.,

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Coltura: Supreme Court precedent means states can require all new vehicles sold be electric

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Such reasons include advantages to the electrical grid such as load balancing and energy storage, increased jobs and economic development, reduced stormwater pollution and consumer savings. The article points to the 2019 Supreme Court case of Virginia Uranium v.

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USC study shows promising potential for giant-kelp-based biofuel with depth-cycling approach

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An open-access paper on their work appears in the journal Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews. The National Research Council has indicated that generating biofuels from feedstocks such as corn and soybeans can increase water pollution. The researchers used a depth-cycling approach—i.e., 2021.110747.

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Tesla Megapack batteries are starting to live up to their promise

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Since their introduction in 2019, Tesla Megapacks have been deployed across the globe, and they are starting to live up to their promise. Typical peaker plants are idle for most of the day, since they are only fired up to provide extra energy when demand for electricity spikes up.

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