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Baltimore Bridge Collapse Has Major Implications for Automotive Sector

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A cargo container ship exiting the Port of Baltimore collided with the Francis Scott Key Bridge early Tuesday morning. The Port of Baltimore is responsible for moving all kinds of goods. From Reuters : Baltimore port's private and public terminals handled 847,158 autos and light trucks in 2023, the most of any U.S.

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MIT study says combustion emissions cause ~200,000 premature deaths/year in US; vehicles and power generation top sources

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The researchers also mapped local emissions in 5,695 US cities, finding the highest emissions-related mortality rate in Baltimore, where 130 out of every 100,000 residents likely die in a given year due to long-term exposure to air pollution. Pollution from electricity generation still accounted for 52,000 premature deaths annually.

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Kinder Morgan Acquires Three Ethanol Handling Terminals and Forms New Ethanol Joint Venture; US-Wide Ethanol Distribution Network

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Baltimore, Md., As part of the transaction, KMP and USD have entered into a joint venture agreement which will optimize and coordinate customer access to the expanded distribution platform and facilitate the rapid expansion of additional ethanol logistics facilities throughout the United States.