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Study attributes significant amount of kidney disease globally to PM2.5 pollution

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Populations in Mexico, Central America, Southeast Asia, India, and Northern Africa were amongst those with highest DALYs. For example, DALYs per 100,000 were 366.71 (251.05, 498.01) in Nicaragua and 353.93 (260.05-449.24) 449.24) in Mexico, compared to 44.59 (24.07-65.74) 65.74) in the United States. —Benjamin Bowe.

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Global geothermal industry passes 12,000 MW operational

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New geothermal power came on line in Kenya, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Turkey, and Mexico, as well as Oregon, Nevada and Utah in the United States. New project announcements have increased the resource under development to about 30,000 MW. Vincent and the Grenadines, Taiwan, Thailand, Uganda, the United States, and Yemen.