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EPA issues fuel waiver for four states impacted by bp Whiting Refinery shutdown

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EPA has waived the federal regulations and federally enforceable State Implementation Plan requirements for fuel volatility on gasoline sold in Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, and Wisconsin, to facilitate the supply of fuel in these areas. This waiver will continue through 15 September 2022.

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DOT awards U-M-led hub $15M for connected and automated transportation

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The US Department of Transportation has awarded a $15-million grant to renew the Center for Connected and Automated Transportation (CCAT), based in Ann Arbor and led by the University of Michigan. The new additions are Northwestern University, the University of Minnesota and the University of Wisconsin.

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USDA awards $3M biorefinery grant to support conversion of lignin into renewable alternative for ABS Resin

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a $3-million grant to support the commercialization of its patented and patent-pending lignin conversion and refining technologies. The USDA has awarded a consortium including Attis Innovations, Inc., a subsidiary of Meridian Waste Solutions, Inc.,a and Advanced Lignin Biocomposites LLC.

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Cornell energy center receives $12.6M in renewed funding for alkaline fuel cell work

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million grant from the DOE Office of Science. Other contributors hail from Yale University, the University of Pennsylvania, the University of Wisconsin, Carnegie Mellon University, Pennsylvania State University, the University of Texas at El Paso, the National Renewal Energy Laboratory and Los Alamos National Laboratory.

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EPA awards $6M in research funding to improve air quality models

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Research supported by these grants will improve air quality models—specifically the component of models that represent how chemicals react in the atmosphere (known as “chemical mechanisms”). This research will advance our understanding of the sources and chemistry of air pollutants and how they move in the atmosphere.

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USDA announces state finalists for $100M Biofuel Infrastructure Partnership for pumps with higher ethanol blends

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Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced that 21 states will receive $100 million in grants through the Biofuel Infrastructure Partnership (BIP) to add infrastructure needed to supply more renewable fuel to drivers in the US. Since announcing the program in May 2015, the US. North Carolina. North Dakota. Pennsylvania. South Dakota.

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Driving Fairness Among EV Charging

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As more consumers purchase an EV, an open and fair charging network is needed to ensure fairness in the market for current and future EV drivers. In Wisconsin, an EV bill in the state Senate was introduced, which would have allowed private entities to own EV charging stations and bill customers for connecting to them (or “parking near” them).