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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. was largest around Los Angeles and in some southern states, such as Arkansas, Oklahoma and Alabama.

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DOE to award $11M to 20 new Clean Cities projects for alt fuel cars and trucks

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The I-40 Collaboration of Clean Cities, a partnership across Arkansas and. use; produce a technical reference manual for utilities and policy makers to. University, North. University of Central. Program and State Implementation Plan; and creating a program with the. responders, and permitting and code officials.

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

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REGULATORY RISKS In Oklahoma, which has several brine deposits, the Oklahoma Corporation Commission – which oversees oil and gas development – said it has no jurisdiction over lithium production and royalties, and referred comment to the state’s Department of Mines, which said it also does not oversee lithium.