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US DOE announces 3 consortia for $125M US-India Joint Clean Energy Research and Development Center; solar, second-generation biofuels and buildings

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The US Department of Energy announced the selections for three consortia that will make up the $125-million US-India Joint Clean Energy Research and Development Center (JCERDC). The Joint Clean Energy Research and Development Center is part of the US-India Partnership to Advance Clean Energy. Moser Baer India Ltd.; Thermax Ltd.;

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Study links PM2.5 pollution to increased risk of diabetes; even low levels pose risk

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A study by a team from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and the Veterans Affairs (VA) St. Louis Health Care System links PM 2.5 This is important because many industry lobbying groups argue that current levels are too stringent and should be relaxed.

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Modeling study suggests 1.8M excess deaths attributable to urban air pollution in 2019

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Urban areas in South-East Asia (including India) saw the largest regional increases, with a 27% increase in average population-weighted PM 2.5 In the second study, researchers looked at NO 2 (nitrogen dioxide gas), an air pollutant mainly emitted by vehicles, powerplants, industrial manufacturing, and agriculture.

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