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AUGUST 29, 2022

An anti-pollution helmet developed by a Delhi-based startup can help 2-wheeler riders breathe cleaner air. The helmet developed by Shellios Technolabs has a Bluetooth-enabled app that lets the rider know when the helmet requires cleaning. kg helmet ensures exposure reduction by more than 80% as measured using a controlled environment.

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MAY 7, 2013

Members of the European Parliament’s Environment, Public Health and Food Safety Committee approved a draft law setting out rules for achieving a 147 g CO 2 /km (235 g/mile) target for new light commercial vehicles by 2020, down from 203 g/km (325 g/mile) today—i.e., The vote was 53 to 4 with 1 abstention. vans in 2014, falling to 1.3

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APRIL 1, 2019

According to an independent study by the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA) and the Council on Energy, Environment, and Water (CEEW), more than 674 million Indian citizens are likely to breathe air with high concentrations of PM 2.5 The program focuses on 102 polluted Indian cities and aims to reduce PM 2.5

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MAY 28, 2021

CO 2 emissions from private jets in Europe increased by nearly a third (31%) between 2005 and 2019, rising faster than commercial aviation emissions, according to a new report from environmental campaign group Transport & Environment (T&E). Flying on a private jet is probably the worst thing you can do for the environment.

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NOVEMBER 26, 2011

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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JUNE 8, 2018

pollution in the state. is especially burdensome in California and accounts for the greatest percentage of health impacts attributable to air pollution. species, was recently published in the journal Atmospheric Environment. The open-access study, which focused on the four major components of PM 2.5 to predict PM 2.5

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MAY 27, 2020

Southwest Research Institute engineers have developed the next generation of clean diesel engine technology to reduce hazardous nitrogen oxides (NO x ) and carbon dioxide emissions while minimizing fuel consumption. According to the Environmental Protection Agency, nitrogen oxides are harmful to human health and the environment.

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MARCH 23, 2022

UK Environment Secretary George Eustice made some notable comments recently that got picked up by The Daily Mail. These comments were about EVs, that they produce more fine particulate matter through brake and tire pollution than traditional ICE vehicles.

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APRIL 12, 2020

Researchers from Surrey’s Global Center for Clean Air Research (GCARE) in the UK have investigated the amount of harmful air pollutants babies potentially inhale while out in a stroller with their parents or caretakers. An open-access paper on their work is published in Environment International. Environment International.

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OCTOBER 25, 2019

The California Air Resources Board approved a $533-million plan to fund clean car rebates, zero-emission transit and school buses, clean trucks, and other innovative, clean transportation and mobility pilot projects. Investments made in previous years’ Funding Plans have been tremendously successful.

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JULY 11, 2018

A “well-to-wheel” life cycle assessment (LCA) by a team from synthetic fuels producer Greyrock ( earlier post ), and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has determined the potential reduction of greenhouse gases and criteria pollutant emissions from the use of synthetic fuels directly converted from flare gas. billion liters (18.8

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FEBRUARY 24, 2022

EPA found Clean Air Act violations at Tesla’s automobile manufacturing plant in Fremont, Calif. This settlement aligns with EPA’s National Compliance Initiative (NCI), Creating Cleaner Air for Communities by Reducing Excess Emissions of Harmful Pollutants. Under the settlement, Tesla agreed to pay a $275,000 penalty.

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FEBRUARY 14, 2019

Garcetti was ready for clean power NOW. Green groups like Communities For A Better Environment, Food & Water Watch and Sierra Club had worked for this critical win for many year and it was beautiful to be there to see their leaders gobsmacked by the great news.

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SEPTEMBER 9, 2018

The Clean Vehicle Assistance Program, run by the Oakland-based nonprofit Beneficial State Foundation, was launched with a $5-million CARB grant. The Cap-and-Trade program also creates a financial incentive for industries to invest in clean technologies and develop innovative ways to reduce pollution.

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JULY 16, 2019

But diesel-powered buses are not safe for kids’ developing lungs, which are particularly vulnerable to harmful air pollution. Making the transition to electric school buses that don’t emit pollution provides children and their communities with cleaner air and numerous public health benefits. —Energy Commissioner Patty Monahan.

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NOVEMBER 12, 2022

The European Commission presented its proposal for Euro 7 standards to reduce air pollution from new motor vehicles sold in the EU. However, in 2050, more than 20% of cars and vans and more than half of the heavier vehicles are expected to continue to emit pollutants from the tailpipe.

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AUGUST 20, 2018

Babies in strollers can be exposed to up to ~60% higher average concentrations of pollution than their parents, causing potential damage to their frontal lobe and impacting on their cognitive abilities and brain development, according to a study by researchers at the University of Surrey (UK).

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MAY 22, 2018

UK Environment Secretary Michael Gove published a new Clean Air Strategy to cut air pollution backed up through new primary legislation. The UK said it will go further and faster than the EU in reducing human exposure to particulate matter pollution. —Environment Secretary Gove. billion (US$4.7-billion)

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MARCH 3, 2021

Starting this year we are going to buy the e-buses only—we seek to make our city as clean and harmless for its citizens as we can. The replacement of a diesel bus with an e-bus leads to an average reduction of the CO 2 emissions in the environment of 60.7 —Maksim Liksutov, the Deputy Mayor of Moscow for Transport.

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DECEMBER 2, 2020

Researchers from London South Bank University (LSBU), School of the Built Environment and Architecture, are investigating the use of metal hydrides to absorb, release and store hydrogen for fuel cell buses. But concerns have been raised about the size, cost and safety of hydrogen storage in buses.

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2018

The California Air Resources Board (CARB) announced up to $205 million in grants for projects designed to accelerate the adoption of clean freight technologies and reduce air pollution caused by the movement of goods throughout the state. Net-Zero Farming and Freight Facility Demonstration Project: Project Clean Air will receive $3.3

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SEPTEMBER 2, 2011

The proposed revisions were based on scientific evidence about ozone and its effects on people and the environment, and resulted from a reconsideration of the primary and secondary ozone standards set at 0.075 ppm in 2008. The Clean Air Act established two types of national air quality standards.

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JANUARY 30, 2013

Specifically, the Climate and Clean Air Coalition intends to work with leading oil and gas companies to achieve substantial global methane and black carbon emission reductions. It is estimated that more than 8% of total worldwide natural gas production is lost annually to venting, leakage, and flaring.

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JULY 22, 2022

Non-road vehicles, including agricultural and construction equipment, rail, marine and aviation, are a major source of pollution, emitting more carbon pollution than any other sector of the US economy. Expanding Electric Vehicle Charging Accessibility. Creating Cleaner Non-Road Engines.

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MARCH 14, 2019

Pollution from petroleum hydrocarbons such as diesel, which is widely used for heating, transportation and power generation poses a threat to wildlife in Antarctica. Optimization improved the ability of ADL15 to degrade diesel in a test environment from 22.39% to 38.32%, and of ADL36 from 83.75% to 99.89%. Habib et al.

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OCTOBER 4, 2020

Researchers in the UK have come up with a device that they say could dramatically cut the amount of tire dust that is released into the environment—and potentially, our lungs—as tires wear.

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JANUARY 18, 2021

Toyota Motor Sales USA and Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America for systematic, longstanding violations of Clean Air Act emission-related defect reporting requirements, which require manufacturers to report potential defects and recalls affecting vehicle components designed to control emissions.

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DECEMBER 7, 2021

Proponents claim that if renewable electricity is used and CO 2 is captured from the air, then the e-gasoline and e-diesel are climate-neutral fuels that will also reduce pollution. However, said T&E, particle pollution was far from eliminated. pollution. The emissions were compared to the standard E10 EU gasoline. Full report.

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DECEMBER 13, 2012

The California Energy Commission (CEC) approved funding of $2,605,370 for clean transportation projects. The award recipients are: Environ Strategy Consultants, Inc. The approved awards were made through the Commission’s Alternative and Renewable Fuel and Vehicle Technology Program, created by Assembly Bill 118.

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AUGUST 7, 2020

Car users from the world’s least affluent cities are exposed to a disproportionate amount of in-car air pollution because they rely heavily on opening their windows for ventilation, according to a new global study led by researchers at the University of Surrey. The study was part of the Clean Air Engineering for Cities (CArE-Cities) project.

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JULY 12, 2016

AGAE Technologies, LLC, a specialty chemical company in Corvallis Oregon, is introducing a solvent-free, aqueous cleaning solution, formulated with rhamnolipid biosurfactant and other natural ingredients, for cleaning diesel particulate filters (DPFs). kg; current DPF cleaning technologies are typically only able to remove 0.01

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JANUARY 8, 2020

Grant winners for the new two-year Clean Mobility in Schools Pilot Project are: El Monte Union High School District — $9.8 Each project is located within a disadvantaged community (as defined by Senate Bill 535) where more people are exposed to harmful pollutants and suffer from greater economic and health burdens.

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NOVEMBER 10, 2016

This advances our ability to reduce greenhouse gases and other pollutants on a global scale. Lee Kindberg, Director of Environment and Sustainability for Maersk Line. Ships generate the lion’s share of air pollution associated with port activity.

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MAY 27, 2020

Honda) to resolve clean-air violations related to the sale of small off-road engines in California. To resolve the violations, Honda agreed to pay a total settlement of $1,927,800, with $963,900 going to the California Air Pollution Control Fund. This will be used in conjunction with the Coachella Schools Flag Program.

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FEBRUARY 10, 2018

The International Maritime Organization (IMO) Sub-Committee on Pollution Prevention and Response (PPR) has agreed to move forward with a prohibition on the carriage of high-sulfur fuel oil for use on board ships, when that fuel oil is not compliant with a new low-sulfur limit which comes into force from 2020. of MARPOL Annex VI.

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AUGUST 1, 2014

and Mexico’s Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources Undersecretary Rodolfo Lacy and Mexican National Forestry Commission Director General Jorge Rescala Pérez signed an agreement to help reduce greenhouse gas emissions (GHGs). On Monday, California Governor Edmund G.

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NOVEMBER 18, 2021

When the Smart Hub and front seats combine with the rear chaise-lounge seating, SEVEN becomes an environment where customers can experience quality time alone or together in the glow of side-door ambient light. Then, integrated sanitizing UVC lights help clean the living space of bacteria and viruses.

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