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US EIA: US crude oil production fell by 8% in 2020, the largest annual decrease on record

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million b/d in 2019, according to the US Energy Information Administration (EIA). million b/d set in 2019. Oklahoma had the largest percentage decrease at 19%, falling to an annual average of 469,000 b/d. The growth in New Mexico came from the Permian Basin, which spans parts of western Texas and eastern New Mexico.

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GHSA estimates US pedestrian deaths rise yet again in first half of 2022

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The data analysis found that the recent increase in pedestrian deaths is even more alarming when looking back to 2019, the last pre-pandemic year. Pedestrian deaths have surged 18%—519 additional lives lost—between the first half of 2019 and 2022. Nationally, there were 1.04 of research firm Westat.

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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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was largest around Los Angeles and in some southern states, such as Arkansas, Oklahoma and Alabama. 2019) “Particulate matter air pollution and national and county life expectancy loss in the USA: A spatiotemporal analysis.” These deaths would lower national life expectancy by 0.15 years for women, and 0.13 years for men. At any PM 2.5

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Alaska Airlines 737 May Have Left Boeing Factory Missing Bolts, N.T.S.B. Says

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The report intensifies the scrutiny on Boeing, which has been scrambling for weeks to contain the fallout from the incident, and it raises fresh questions about whether the company did enough to improve safety after two fatal crashes of 737 Max 8 planes in 2018 and 2019. 27 to Dec.

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Ukraine Is Riddled With Land Mines. Drones and AI Can Help

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What’s more, the scale of the problem makes artificial intelligence a compelling part of the solution. In 2019, we trained a machine learning model by scattering inert PFM-1 land mines and collecting visual imagery via drone flights in various environments, including roads, urban areas, grassy fields, and places with taller vegetation.

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3 Challenges to Solve Before We Can Commute by Air Taxi

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As part of a program to develop the needed flight rules and communications systems, we are leading a consortium of a dozen companies and universities, called the North Texas Cohort , that is operating an experimental air corridor north of Dallas, Texas. This effort began in 2019. government agencies.

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Advocating electric in the heartland

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Kansas City EAA chapter members challenge government regulation as part of their efforts to support clean energy. Members of the Mid-America EAA show-off different types of EVs, including a lawn mower. You buy your own solar panels, you power your house and your car, and the utility wants to get paid for your doing that.”

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