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California and Shenzhen, China, sign agreement to cooperate on fighting climate change

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Moving to further strengthen California’s ties with China, California Air Resources Board Chairman Mary Nichols and Director of the Shenzhen Development and Reform Commission Xu Anliang signed a memorandum of understanding in Shenzhen that will expand cooperation at the subnational level to tackle global climate change.

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EPA Climate Change Adaptation Plan sees likely increase in tropospheric ozone, with more difficulty in attaining NAAQS in many areas

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Among the many climate-related vulnerabilities that can impact its mission, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) cites a likely increase in tropospheric ozone pollution as potentially making it more difficult to attain National Ambient Air Quality Standards ( NAAQS ) in many areas with existing ozone problems.

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Why Event Centers are Perfect for EV ChargersThe Many Benefits to Installing EV Chargers in an Event Center

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Few locations are better fit for charging stations than event centers. Stadiums, music venues, cinemas, and just about every other kind of venue possess a unique combination of extant qualities and opportunities that makes installing event charging stations a brilliant business move. while DC Fast Chargers can run well over $18,000.

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OICR-led study shows that environmental exposures such as air pollution are more determinant of respiratory health than inherited genetics

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Researchers from the Ontario Institute for Cancer Research (OICR), with colleagues at other institutions in Canada and the UK, have found strong evidence that environmental exposures, including air pollution, affect gene expressions associated with respiratory diseases much more than genetic ancestry. A permutation test ( n ?=?10,000

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Discovery of mechanism for atmospheric particle formation suggests need for ammonia emission regulations

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There are a very limited number of instruments available to identify the processes that create particles in the upper troposphere,” said Wang. “We Ammonia is convected upward during events like the Asian monsoon. There are no factories or farms, and planes are thought to make up most of the pollutants in this area.

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EEA says industrial air pollution cost Europe up to €169 billion in 2009; some 37% attributed to CO2

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Aggregated damage costs by pollutant. Air pollution from the 10,000 largest polluting facilities in Europe cost citizens between €102–169 billion (US$135–224 billion) in 2009, according to a new report from the European Environment Agency (EEA) which analyzed the costs of harm to health and the environment caused by air pollution.

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US Global Change Research Program Issues Report on Impacts of Climate Change in US; Details Point to Potential Value of Early, Aggressive Action

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Widespread climate-related impacts are occurring now in the US and are expected to increase. A product of the interagency US Global Change Research Program, the 190-page report was commissioned in 2007 and completed this spring. It is clear that climate change is happening now. Source: USGCRP. Click to enlarge.