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

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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). According to HEI’s State of Global Air , PM 2.5

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UPS enters into RNG supply agreements with Kinetrex and TruStar; up to 80M gallon equivalents

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The use of RNG is a very important part of UPS’ strategy to increase alternative fuel consumption to be 40% of total ground fuel purchases by 2025. —Mike Whitlatch, vice president of global energy and procurement, UPS. The RNG will be used to fuel UPS’s LNG-powered trucks in Chicago, Columbus, Indianapolis, St.

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

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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. at the global scale. The global mean population distance to nearest PM 2.5 Louis and lead author.

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Ford hires Whirlpool government Liz Door as well-known provide chain officer

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Door’s hiring is a part of a minor government workforce shakeup introduced Tuesday through Ford. “Liz brings deep, relevant domain experience — including leveraging the Internet of Things to create great value for customers — from both outside and inside the global auto industry,” Lawler stated in a commentary.

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Chrysler Resumes Production at Seven North American Assembly Plants

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The announcement of the restart comes One week after finalizing its global strategic alliance with Fiat Group. As part of a phased production ramp-up, the following assembly plants are scheduled to resume production at the end of the month: Sterling Heights Assembly Plant (Sterling Heights, MI) – Chrysler Sebring and Dodge Avenger.

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DOE awarding $1.16B to 9 battery component manufacturing projects as part of $2.8B funding

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Amprius’ silicon anode manufacturing process leverages the global supply chain, with US-based materials input (silane gas) produced at large enough scale to support anode production equivalent to many GWhs of batteries. The plant will be an expansion of its existing facility in St. ICL-IP America Inc. ICL-IP America Inc.

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Westinghouse and Ameren Missouri partner in pursuit of DOE funds to develop and license small modular reactor technology

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Under the terms of the agreement, Ameren Missouri will become part of and. Its service area covers 63 counties and more than 500 towns, including the greater St. Louis area. Ameren Missouri has been providing electric and gas service for more than a century, and serves 1.2

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