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Modeling study suggests 1.8M excess deaths attributable to urban air pollution in 2019

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JANUARY 7, 2022

A second study, also led by the GWU researchers, finds that nearly 2 million cases of asthma in children are linked to traffic-related nitrogen dioxide air pollution, with two in three occurring in cities. Two-thirds of pediatric asthma cases linked to air pollution in cities. million excess deaths attributable to PM 2.5

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HEI study links fossil fuel combustion with more than 1 million deaths globally

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DECEMBER 15, 2021

Fossil fuel combustion, a major source of air pollution, contributed to more than one million deaths globally in 2017, more than 27% of all deaths from outdoor fine particulate matter (PM 2.5 ), according to a new report published by the Health Effects Institute (HEI). pollution and its health impacts. Absolute ambient PM 2.5

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Study links PM2.5 pollution to increased risk of diabetes; even low levels pose risk

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JULY 1, 2018

A study by a team from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and the Veterans Affairs (VA) St. Louis Health Care System links PM 2.5 pollution—even at levels deemed safe—to an increased risk of diabetes globally. Overall, the researchers estimated that pollution contributed to 3.2

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WUSTL study finds use of air conditioning reduces in-car pollution

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AUGUST 11, 2017

Traffic is a major source of harmful pollutants; daily peak exposures tend to occur near roadways or while traveling—or being stuck—on them. That gave them rare, real-world look at pollutant exposure. With windows closed, the pollutants took longer to enter the vehicle cabin, but also longer to exit it. the least.

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Volvo Trucks Customer QCD orders 30 more VNR Electric trucks for Southern California fleet

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MAY 10, 2022

Volvo Trucks North America customer, Quality Custom Distribution (QCD)—a Golden State Foods (GSF) company—is increasing its commitment to zero-tailpipe emission freight transport with its latest order of 30 Volvo VNR Electrics. Located in the St.

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Study: no one knows which city has the highest concentration of PM2.5

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AUGUST 23, 2019

is the leading global environmental risk factor for mortality and disease burden, with associated annual global welfare costs of trillions of dollars, However, no one knows what city has the highest level of the pollution. Such sparse monitoring fails to represent pollution variability. Louis and lead author. million people.

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Next 10 report says widespread EV adoption in California could deliver significant economic benefits to the state by 2030 and 2050

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JANUARY 28, 2020

Even under a relatively conservative baseline scenario that assumes no improvement in EV costs in the coming ten years, EV adoption could result in significant economic benefits by stimulating the overall economy, reducing pollution, and improving public health outcomes. million, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of St.

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

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MARCH 20, 2015

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has awarded $8 million to communities in 21 states and Puerto Rico to reduce emissions from the nation’s existing fleet of diesel engines through the agency’s Diesel Emission Reduction Act ( DERA ) program. Louis Clean Cities is replacing six school busses. New Jersey and New York.

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FTA awarding $55M to 10 projects deploying battery-electric and fuel-cell buses

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FEBRUARY 6, 2015

The US Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration (FTA) has selected 10 projects that will receive a share of $55 million in competitive grants that will help put a new generation of zero-emission buses on the road. Funding is provided through FTA’s Low or No Emission Vehicle Deployment Program (LoNo). 3,321,250.

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Study links air pollution to increased emergency department visits for heart and lung disease

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NOVEMBER 11, 2018

New research by George Mason University found that exposure to certain air pollutants is linked to increased emergency department (ED) visits for respiratory and cardiovascular diseases. We estimated associations between twelve ambient air pollutants of both primary (e.g. The study is published in the journal Environment International.

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Berkeley study finds clean vehicle rebates have predominantly benefited wealthy, white Californians

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NOVEMBER 8, 2016

Researchers Dana Rubin and Evelyne St-Louis, two recent graduates of the University of California, Berkeley’s master’s program in city and regional planning, analyzed 98,901 rebates issued to Californians buying or leasing low-emission vehicles from the inception of the Clean Vehicle Rebate Project in 2010 through March 2015.

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How To Make Sure EV Infrastructure Is Energy Efficient

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

What are the costs of all the raw materials required to produce the batteries used in these vehicles, both in terms of mining and production resources and in pollution from those processes? There’s also the question of emissions and the long-term environmental effects of driving. Here, too, electric vehicles excel.

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US DOE Awards $300 Million in Clean Cities Grants to Support Alternative Fuels, Vehicles, and Infrastructure Development

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AUGUST 26, 2009

The project will result in the development of approximately 184 liquid propane Autogas refueling stations in the following major metropolitan areas: Atlanta, Chicago, Houston, Denver, Sacramento, Los Angeles, Dallas, Phoenix, Indianapolis, Seattle, Orlando, San Diego, St. Total DOE award: $5,924,190.

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Modeling study suggests 1.8M excess deaths attributable to urban air pollution in 2019

HEI study links fossil fuel combustion with more than 1 million deaths globally

Study links PM2.5 pollution to increased risk of diabetes; even low levels pose risk

WUSTL study finds use of air conditioning reduces in-car pollution

Volvo Trucks Customer QCD orders 30 more VNR Electric trucks for Southern California fleet

Study: no one knows which city has the highest concentration of PM2.5

Next 10 report says widespread EV adoption in California could deliver significant economic benefits to the state by 2030 and 2050

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

FTA awarding $55M to 10 projects deploying battery-electric and fuel-cell buses

Study links air pollution to increased emergency department visits for heart and lung disease

Berkeley study finds clean vehicle rebates have predominantly benefited wealthy, white Californians

How To Make Sure EV Infrastructure Is Energy Efficient

US DOE Awards $300 Million in Clean Cities Grants to Support Alternative Fuels, Vehicles, and Infrastructure Development

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