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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. These deaths would lower national life expectancy by 0.15 years for women, and 0.13 years for men. The life expectancy loss due to PM 2.5 At any PM 2.5

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Study finds methane leaks from three large US natural gas fields in line with EPA estimates

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Methane emissions in the Fayetteville shale region of Arkansas were roughly 43 tons (86,000 lbs) per hour, or 1.0-2.8% about 17% of natural gas production in the Los Angeles Basin. about 17% of natural gas production in the Los Angeles Basin. of production. of produced gas.

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Pike Research forecasts US plug-in vehicle penetration rates to be highest in smaller states

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Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA. New York and California today account for more than half of the available PEVs in the United States, while Southern states like Mississippi, Arkansas, and Alabama, as well as largely rural states such as Wyoming and Alaska, have very few plug-in electric vehicles available.

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DOE Investing Up to $78M Investment in Two Consortia Targeting Algae-Based and Biomass-Based Bio-Hydrocarbon Fuels and Infrastructure; $1.6M for Ethanol Blends Fueling Infrastructure

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The projects will expand ethanol blends infrastructure at existing retail fueling locations in nine states: Arkansas, California, Florida, Georgia, Michigan, Missouri, Texas, Virginia, and Washington. Energy Secretary Steven Chu also announced the selection of eight infrastructure projects to receive up to $1.6

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America’s lithium laws fail to keep pace with rapid development – ET Auto

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ARKANSAS Legal experts told Reuters that it’s unclear how lithium will be valued for royalty payouts given the cost for equipment to filter the battery metal from brine, which unlike oil typically has no market value itself.