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Study finds rising temperatures increase risk of unhealthy ozone levels absent sharp cuts in precursors

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Ozone pollution across the continental United States will become far more difficult to keep in check as temperatures rise, according to new work led by the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR). Ozone formation. Even short periods of unhealthy ozone levels can cause local death rates to rise.

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Northwestern/Princeton study explores air quality impacts of aggressive conversion to EVs

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In a paper published in the journal Atmospheric Environment , they report on the findings from a suite of scenarios designed to quantify the effect of both the magnitude of EV market penetration and the source of electricity generation used to power them. coal, oil, natural gas, and biomass). Seasons and times of day. Schnell et al.

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New study puts air-pollution related deaths in India in 2019 at 1.67 million

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billion people, according to Landrigan, whose research was funded in part by UN Environment Programme. and that due to ambient ozone pollution increased by 139.2%. State-by-state analysis showed a more than three-fold variation in air pollution death rates across the states of India.

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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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Researchers from MIT’s Laboratory for Aviation and the Environment have concluded that ground-level PM 2.5 Researchers from MIT’s Laboratory for Aviation and the Environment have concluded that ground-level PM 2.5 1,000 to 21,000) deaths due to changes in ozone concentrations. 900 to 11,000) ozone-related early deaths per year.

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Why Schools Should Electrify Their Bus Fleets

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The transition away from gasoline and diesel vehicles to electric vehicles (EVs) is going full throttle in the United States, and that includes the iconic yellow school bus. Roughly half a million school buses transport about 20 million students each school day in the United States, and nearly all those buses currently run on diesel.

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Study finds household and outdoor air pollution contributes to more than 5.5 million premature deaths worldwide per year

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In the context of the Global Burden of Disease 2013 study ( earlier post ), researchers from Canada, the United States, China and India quantified air pollution levels and attributable health impacts for 188 countries for the period 1990-2013. In China, burning coal is the biggest contributor to poor air quality. —Qiao Ma.

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Earth Day and the Importance of Green Energy

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According to Forbes , studies have found that solar and wind power is often cheaper than power from fossil fuels, even without financial assistance, and their daily operations undercut even the most cost-effective coal plants. Some of the effects of pollution, such as depleting the ozone layer, affect both environmental and human health.

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