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FAA awards $7.5M in research grants for integration of drones into national airspace

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Kansas State University. The research team consisting of the University of Kansas and the Ohio State University will work together to: Identify severities of UAS flight upset due to wake turbulence to help the FAA assess risk of upset and to develop policy, guidance, and procedures for mitigating UAS wake turbulence encounters; and.

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Study Finds Crop Residue Removal for Biofuels Adversely Impact Soil and Environment; Dedicated Energy Crops Can Provide Benefits

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Growing dedicated energy crops in marginal and abandoned lands instead of prime agricultural fields will further benefit the soil and environment. Humberto Blanco-Canqui (2010) Energy Crops and Their Implications on Soil and Environment. Agron J 102:403-419 doi: 10.2134/agronj2009.0333.

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DOE awards $13.4M to 5 projects focused on energy efficient mobility systems

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Center for Transportation and the Environment and its partners will receive $4.6 million to accelerate the deployment of alternative fuel vehicles, as well as supporting infrastructure, through community-based partnerships throughout Missouri, Kansas, and Colorado. Metropolitan Energy Center, Inc. and its partners will receive $3.8

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Waffle House is getting NEVI DC fast chargers in Tennessee

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Out of 167 applications, Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT), in cooperation with Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC), threw support behind EnviroSpark’s plan to install DC fast chargers at the Waffle House at 9780 US Highway 64, northeast of Memphis.

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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.

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UPS to invest $100M more in compressed natural gas, CNG vehicles and related infrastructure

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UPS is working to meet its goal of logging one billion miles with its alternative fuel and advanced technology fleet by the end of 2017, using a Rolling Laboratory approach to determine the right alternative fuel solutions to meet the unique needs of route-specific driving environments. El Paso, Texas; Fort Worth, Texas; Kansas City, Kan.;

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USDOT FTA announces $182M in Low-No grants for transit vehicles & facilities nationwide

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The non-profit Center for Transportation and the Environment (CTE) said that it is partnering on 18 of the projects. Kansas City Area Transportation Authority. City of Lawrence / Lawrence Transit. Connecticut Department of Transportation. Delaware Transit Corporation. Golden Empire Transit District. Hawaii Department of Transportation.

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