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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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standard is set at 12 microgram per cubic meter of air (µg/m 3 ). µg/m 3 , which is mostly below the current standard, air pollution was associated with an estimated 15,612 deaths in females, and 14,757 deaths in men. was largest around Los Angeles and in some southern states, such as Arkansas, Oklahoma and Alabama. µg/m 3 ).

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ARPA-E announces $11M for innovations in energy-water processing and agricultural sensing technologies; fourth, fifth OPEN+ cohorts

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The treated water streams can achieve the most stringent effluent water quality standards in the United States with a new cost-efficient, energy-positive model. University of Oklahoma, An Innovative Zero-Liquid Discharge Intermediate-Cold-Liquid Eutectic-Freeze Desalination System – $608,333.

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An ENERGY STAR charger specification program update

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According to the EPA, ENERGY STAR-certified EV chargers use 40% less energy in standby mode, on average, than standard charging stations. ENERGY STAR estimates that certified EV chargers represented about 20% of all EV chargers shipped in the US in 2019.

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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. The fuselage was then shipped to Boeing on Aug. 31, the report said.

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3 Challenges to Solve Before We Can Commute by Air Taxi

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Our Texas-based group is focusing on three of these issues: autonomy, communications, and standards. On the standards front, we are part of an IEEE working group, P1920.2 , developing standards for vehicle-to-vehicle communications. This effort began in 2019. They all performed without incident.

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EIA Energy Outlook 2013 reference case sees drop in fossil fuel consumption as use of petroleum-based liquid fuels falls; projects 20% higher sales of hybrids and PHEVs than AEO2012

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new appliance standards and CAFE) and changes in the way energy is used in the US economy. Further, the fossil fuel share of primary energy consumption falls from 82% in 2011 to 78% in 2040 as consumption of petroleum-based liquid fuels falls, largely because of the incorporation of new fuel efficiency standards for light-duty vehicles.

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

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Many government agencies and nonprofit groups that work on land-mine detection and removal are beginning to integrate drones into their standard procedures. But in the last couple of years, drones seem to have reached an inflection point. Over the next few years, we continued to develop our software and make contacts in the field.

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