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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 Steven Barrett, an assistant professor of aeronautics and astronautics at MIT, and colleagues have published their results in the journal Atmospheric Environment. Source: MIT. Click to enlarge. —Caiazzo et al.

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EPA’s unused emissions proposal proper step

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of nationwide greenhouse gasoline emissions, worsening weather exchange and native air pollution. In Michigan, climate-induced drought stresses the environment’s annual $100 billion agriculture business. Business automobiles are accountable for nearly 7 p.c Motion is had to struggle those warnings.

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FCA US LLC to pay ~$300M in criminal penalties over diesel emissions test cheating

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FCA US LLC (FCA US), formerly Chrysler Group LLC, was sentenced in federal court in Detroit and ordered to pay a fine of $96,145,784 and a forfeiture money judgment of $203,572,892. Gleason of the Environment and Natural Resources Division’s Environmental Crimes Section are prosecuting the case. Neal and Assistant U.S.

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Cleveland City Planners Change Policies to Create 15-Minute City

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Fast forward to this week and Cleveland.com is reporting the necessary changes have been made with three neighborhoods being targeted for construction — Hough, Opportunity Corridor and the Detroit Shoreway/Cudell.

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Ford develops and begins manufacturing new powered respirator; expanding other COVID-19 efforts

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Approximately 30 UAW paid volunteers will start making masks in the plant’s ISO Class 8 cleanroom, which is a controlled environment with extremely low levels of pollutants, enabling the safe production of face masks for medical use. Production began earlier this week. By 4 July, Ford-supplier Joyson Safety Systems will cut and sew 1.3

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Fat Cars: Report Reveals What We Already Know About Vehicle Weight

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The United States actually has a regulatory environment that promotes larger vehicles, particularly pickup trucks and SUVs, as they’re not subject to the same stringent emissions regulations as smaller passenger vehicles. Besides the heavy batteries, EVs have gained weight because they are over-engineered for safety, according to experts. "No

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EPA awards $8M in FY2014 clean diesel grants in 21 states, Puerto Rico

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San Joaquin Valley Unified Air Pollution Control District is replacing 48 trucks model year 1991-2003 with trucks powered by 2013 or newer model year engines. Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment is retrofitting 36 school buses with technologies to cut soot and reduce idling. New Jersey and New York.