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Electric Nation is providing access to clean and affordable transportation for underserved tribal communities

Plug in America

Distributed energy resources (DERs) were essential to support chargers and offset the cost of each station. While the project is not exclusive to multifamily housing (MFH) residential charging, it is notable for its structure a nd approach to curating investments in EV charging, led by community-based decision-making and community priorities.

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World Engineering Day Focuses on Shaping a Sustainable Future

Cars That Think

A humans well-being and socioeconomic progress are deeply connected to the environment. Peoples livelihoods, businesses, industries, and biodiversity depend on a stable and healthy environment. Furthermore, air and water pollution, deforestation, and soil degradation are causing significant harm.

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In Argentina, a Boom in Antarctic Cruises Is Straining the ‘End of the World’

Baua Electric

But its also taxing resources, raising the cost of living and contributing to a housing shortage for workers. Many tourists will spend a night or two in town before or after their cruise, some choosing an Airbnb over a room at one of the citys mostly humble hotels. The remoteness, Ushuaias biggest selling point, only makes the strain worse.

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Study: plant roadside hedges rather than trees to combat near-road pollution

Green Car Congress

Urban planners should plant hedges—or a combination of trees with hedges—rather than just relying on roadside trees if they are most effectively to reduce pollution exposure from cars in near-road environments, according to a new study from the University of Surrey.

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

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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. The study is published in the journal Environment International. We estimated associations between twelve ambient air pollutants of both primary (e.g.

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Researchers use satellite data to show vehicles are an under-recognized source of urban ammonia pollution

Green Car Congress

By disrupting normal societal activities such as driving, COVID-19 lockdowns afforded a unique opportunity to study their impacts on the environment. On a national or global scale, most NH 3 pollution comes from agricultural sources, such as livestock manure. Hansen Cao, Daven K. Henze, Karen Cady-Pereira, Brian C. 1c00730.

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Study finds automobile tires are a potential source of carcinogenic dibenzopyrenes to the environment

Green Car Congress

A new study by researchers from Stockholm University concludes that automobile tires may be a potential previously unknown source of carcinogenic dibenzopyrenes—a type of high molecular weight polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH)—to the environment. Automobile tire rubber in general consists of approximately 40?60%