Green Car Congress
MAY 25, 2016
Long-term exposure to particulate air pollution has been linked to an increased risk of heart disease, but the biological process has not been understood. Participant-specific pollutant concentrations averaged over the years 2000–10 ranged from 9.2–22.6 The study is published in The Lancet. and NO x between 1999 and 2012. μg PM 2.5 /m
Green Car Congress
MAY 31, 2019
The longitudinal study followed nearly 7,000 people aged 45 to 84 from six US regions: Winston-Salem, North Carolina; New York City; Baltimore; St. While the study finds an association between air pollution and atherosclerosis, researchers aren’t clear on why. Paul, Minnesota; Chicago; and Los Angeles. —Meng Wang.
Green Car Congress
JUNE 27, 2014
New NASA satellite images released this week demonstrate the reduction of air pollution across the US. Nitrogen dioxide is one of the six common pollutants regulated by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to protect human health. It’s also a good proxy for the presence of air pollution in general.
Green Car Congress
AUGUST 29, 2013
In a state-by-state analysis, the researchers found that California suffers the worst health impacts from air pollution, with about 21,000 early deaths annually, mostly attributed to road transportation and to commercial and residential emissions from heating and cooking. —Caiazzo et al.
Green Car Congress
FEBRUARY 19, 2014
The researchers will monitor station usage and track reductions in pollution and carbon dioxide emissions. The project also helps fill a regional gap for recharging capabilities between Baltimore and Philadelphia, urban areas where charging stations are more common. —Prof.
Green Car Congress
JUNE 27, 2011
This summer two NASA research airplanes will fly over the Baltimore-Washington region and northeast Maryland as part of a mission to enhance the capability of satellites to measure ground-level air quality from space. The flights will be supported by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and will aid EPA in monitoring pollutants.
Teslarati
MARCH 13, 2023
pic.twitter.com/qR7R20fvAW — Governor Wes Moore (@GovWesMoore) March 13, 2023 “This is a policy that was created in California,” House Minority Leader Jason Buckel said in a statement to the Baltimore Sun. This new regulation puts us on a fast-track to meet our climate goals.
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