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APRIL 14, 2021

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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JUNE 8, 2018

species, was recently published in the journal Atmospheric Environment. The MISR instrument used in the study was initially designed to help understand Earth’s climate. To determine how the climate may be changing, researchers need to know the amount of sunlight that is scattered in different locations around the globe.

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JUNE 27, 2019

Canada’s Minister of Environment and Climate Change, Catherine McKenna, and the Chair of the California Air Resources Board, Mary Nichols, today signed a new cooperation agreement to advance cleaner vehicles and fuels. Combined, these states and California constitute more than 40% of the US passenger vehicle market.

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JANUARY 27, 2018

Scientists have known that aerosols may play an important role in shaping weather and climate; the new study shows that the smallest of particles have an outsize effect. Aerosol impacts are a key uncertainty in understanding the current and future climate as well as extreme weather.

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JANUARY 2, 2013

kWh—approximately 2–4 times current retail costs—for emission-free alternatives to fossil fuel electricity due to the cost of health impacts from fossil fuel electricity, according to a new analysis by a pair of researchers at the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Clean Energy and Climate Change Office, Region 9.

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NOVEMBER 13, 2017

Although China and India remain the world’s largest consumers of coal, a new University of Maryland-led study found that China’s sulfur dioxide emissions fell by 75% since 2007, while India’s emissions increased by 50%. Illustration: Chris McLinden, Environment and Climate Change Canada. Click to enlarge.

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FEBRUARY 6, 2018

We created the largest database of surface ozone from hourly observations at more than 4,800 monitoring sites worldwide, and we’re making these data freely available to anyone who wants to investigate the impact of ozone on human health, vegetation, and climate. Owen Cooper.

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JULY 17, 2020

University of Maryland. Developing an Energy-Conscious Traffic Signal Control System for Optimized Fuel Consumption in Connect Vehicle Environments. Advancing Climate and Innovation Goals of Memphis and Shelby County: Electrification of key fleet vehicles to capture cost savings and climate benefits. 1,000,000.

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FEBRUARY 15, 2022

University of Maryland. The University of Maryland (UMD) team seeks to fabricate fast-charging batteries in which the electrolyte comprises a cellulose fiber-based ion conductor. The improved batteries would have a wide range of vehicle applications. UC Berkeley.

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EV Connect

MAY 22, 2023

Whether you’re trying to do your part for the environment or save more at the pump, purchasing an electric vehicle is a big step forward. One study by the University of Maryland School of Public Policy found that those who purchased an EV increased their hourly power usage by 0.4 Worried about managing all this?

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JANUARY 3, 2012

The research, published in a recent issue of Nature Geoscience , provides evidence of how aerosols—soot, dust and other small particles in the atmosphere—can affect weather and climate. They can be hazardous to both human health and the environment. Authors of the new study include Prof.

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OCTOBER 18, 2021

Adequate numbers of and easy access to charging stations continue to be major obstacles to unhampered acceleration and nationwide expansion of the EV market for climate and Zero-Emission Vehicle (ZEV) goals. Maryland Energy Administration. The high demand for electric vehicles also means an increased need for more EV infrastructure.

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FEBRUARY 21, 2019

Just four months ago, in October, the UN’s IPCC Climate Report gave us, at best, 12 years to take bold and drastic action in cutting greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions if we want to limit the level of already baked-in climate catastrophe. economy, environment, and human health and well-being over the coming decades.”.

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APRIL 10, 2010

Markey of Massachusetts, both Democrats, built their climate change bill last year in large measure around it. As Senators Graham, Kerry and Lieberman try to resuscitate the climate change bill by introducing a revised bill in mid-to-late April, twenty-three U.S. Western Climate Initiative (WCI). Representatives Henry A.

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AUGUST 27, 2012

This contributes to the win-win-win result we expected for the nation’s economy and environment. Former Republican Congressmen Sherwood Boehlert from New York and Wayne Gilchrest from Maryland joined Congressional Democrats Henry Waxman (Calif.) —John Reilly. and Ed Markey (Mass.)

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