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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 pollution—even at levels deemed safe—to an increased risk of diabetes globally.

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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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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 It was conducted by researchers from George Washington University, the University of British Columbia, Washington University in St. Although global urban average PM 2.5

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

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In India, for example, there is just one monitor for every 6.8 Chemical Engineering in the McKelvey School of Engineering at Washington University in St. Louis and lead author. Understanding the amount of pollution in the air requires on-the-ground monitoring, but many cities—ostensibly some with high PM 2.5

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