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ICL, CMU study associates PM2.5 air pollution in US with >30,000 deaths and reduced life expectancy

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The study, published in the journal PLOS Medicine , analyzed concentrations of PM 2.5 during the study period was 22.1 µg/m 3 , in 1999, Fresno County, California. This study suggests even at seemingly low concentrations—mostly below current limits—they still cause tens of thousands of deaths. µg/m 3 ).

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CARB, NOAA, NASA and San Jose State University scientists team up to study ozone transported across Pacific

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The California Baseline Ozone Transport Study ( CABOTS ) will investigate the concentrations of ozone aloft at a site on the Northern California coast and the role that ozone hundreds or thousands of feet above the surface can play in surface measurements in the San Joaquin Valley. over Fresno and Bakersfield between June and September.

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Study: more stringent O3 and PM2.5 air pollution standards could save thousands of lives, greatly improve public health

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are based on scores of national and international epidemiological, animal and human exposure studies. By including the two most important air pollutants in the analysis, the new study “gives policy makers and local air quality managers a much better picture of what is going on.”. Cromar et al. Click to enlarge.

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Severe drought influences ozone pollution

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For their study, the researchers analyzed publicly available data collected from the ground and satellites in Fresno, an ozone-polluted city close to an oak savanna, and Bakersfield, California.

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UC Davis Begins $2.8M Studies on Impacts of Escaped Nitrogen

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million in new grants to study the use and impacts of escaped nitrogen from agricultural production. The new studies should improve data-collection methods, said Agricultural Sustainability Institute researcher Johan Six, a professor in the Department of Plant Sciences. University of California, Davis researchers will receive $2.8

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California Energy Commission to award up to $6M to EV charging infrastructure projects

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Examples include charging locations that would allow drivers of electric vehicles to more rapidly travel between San Diego and the Los Angeles area, the Los Angeles area and the San Francisco Bay Area, the San Francisco Bay Area and Sacramento, Sacramento and Fresno, etc.

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Propel Fuels reports strong consumer adoption of renewable diesel in SoCal; retail sales up 300% over biodiesel

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According to the US Department of Energy’s Alternative Fuels Data Center, renewable diesel’s high combustion quality results in similar or better vehicle performance compared to conventional diesel, while California Air Resources Board studies show that renewable diesel can reach up to 70% greenhouse gas reduction compared to petroleum diesel.

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