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3 Duke Energy subsidiaries plead guilty to 9 criminal violations of Clean Water Act; $102M settlement

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will pay a $68-million criminal fine and a total $24 million community service payment to the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation for the benefit of the riparian environment and ecosystems of North Carolina and Virginia. million tons of coal ash); Indiana (approximately 35.6 million tons of coal ash); Kentucky (approximately 1.5

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Startup vision

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“I live in Seattle and I’ve traveled to Florida and the water has always been crystal clear,” said Sutandar, who arrived in the U.S with a scholarship to study chemical engineering at Purdue University in Fort Wayne, Indiana. “In In Jakarta, the water is brown and there’s garbage floating on top.

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8 Toyota manufacturing facilities recognized by US EPA for reduction in energy intensity

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(TEMA) received its eighth consecutive ENERGY STAR Sustained Excellence Award for its continued leadership in protecting the environment through energy efficiency and management. Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Indiana (Princeton); Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Texas (San Antonio); and Toyota Motor Manufacturing, West Virginia (Buffalo).

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Honda begins production of 2023 Honda CR-V Hybrid in North America

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The Indiana Auto Plant (IAP) and the East Liberty Auto Plant (ELP) in Ohio, which produced the previous CR-V Hybrid, will begin production of the 2023 CR-V hybrid in the coming months. Altogether, the new design improves responsiveness for a sportier driving feel and creates a more relaxed driving environment at highway speeds.

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IU scientists create self-assembling biocatalyst for the production of hydrogen; modified hydrogenase in a virus shell

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Scientists at Indiana University have created a highly efficient self-assembling biomaterial that catalyzes the formation of hydrogen. In addition, P22-Hyd both breaks the chemical bonds of water to create hydrogen and also works in reverse to recombine hydrogen and oxygen to generate power.

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Stanford launches major new natural gas research initiative

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The new program will expand Stanford’s research on energy and the environment by focusing additional resources on the growing importance of natural gas. Natural gas must be developed with safeguards to reduce impacts on water, air quality, land, nearby communities and ecosystems. Earlier post.). Previously the Robert R.

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

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Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment is retrofitting 36 school buses with technologies to cut soot and reduce idling. Franklin Soil & Water Conservation District is replacing three school buses and four agriculture engines and converting three irrigation pumps to clean burning electric.