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UMD-led study: road salts and other human sources are threatening world’s freshwater supplies

Green Car Congress

But a new study led by Sujay Kaushal of the University of Maryland warns that introducing salt into the environment—whether it's for de-icing roads, fertilizing farmland or other purposes—releases toxic chemical cocktails that create a serious and growing global threat to our freshwater supply and human health.

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CalSEED awards $4.2M to early-stage clean energy innovations

Green Car Congress

Cypris Materials, Inc is developing paintable solar reflective coatings for the built environment to decrease cooling costs, improve energy efficiency, and lower greenhouse gas emissions. They are reinventing color to also eliminate toxic colorants and unlock high-performance optical coatings with its photonic paint technology.

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How clean is EV battery manufacturing?

Electric Auto Association

Scientists inform us that today’s transportation sector is the largest contributor to US greenhouse gas emissions driving climate change, but how clean are lithium-ion batteries? When all is said and done, EVs are more fun to drive, to maintain, to refuel, and are better for the environment than their ICE counterparts.

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How clean is EV battery manufacturing?

Electric Auto Association

Scientists inform us that today’s transportation sector is the largest contributor to US greenhouse gas emissions driving climate change, but how clean are lithium-ion batteries? When all is said and done, EVs are more fun to drive, to maintain, to refuel, and are better for the environment than their ICE counterparts.

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