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Report: 4 of 10 Americans live with unhealthy air, and EVs can help

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A person of color in the U.S. times more likely than a white person to live in a community with a failing grade on all three of the report’s measures for air pollution—short-term particle pollution, long-term particle pollution, and ozone. 2024 Volkswagen ID.4 EVs aren’t a silver bullet, though.

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Yale study finds asphalt a significant source of air pollution, especially on hot, sunny days

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The researchers estimated the potential total emissions and formation of SOA in Los Angeles, a key city for urban air quality case studies.

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Study: consumer products overtake transportation as largest source of VOCs air pollution in cities

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The results, published in an open-access paper in the journal Science , suggest that the focus of efforts to mitigate ozone formation and toxic chemical burdens need to be adjusted, the authors suggested. Contributors to ambient air pollution in Los Angeles. (A 1A) and sales data of volatile chemical products.

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MIT study says combustion emissions cause ~200,000 premature deaths/year in US; vehicles and power generation top sources

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1,000 to 21,000) deaths due to changes in ozone concentrations. 900 to 11,000) ozone-related early deaths per year. 300 to 4,000) ozone-related premature mortalities per year. 2000 (90% CI: 0–4,000) early deaths from ozone, according to the study. 53,000 (90% CI: 24,000–95,000) PM 2.5 related premature deaths and ?5,000

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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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In addition to ozone and particulate matter, the other pollutants are lead, carbon monoxide, nitrogen dioxide and sulfur dioxide. The authors emphasized that their findings do not specifically address an individual’s health risk or the personal benefits of cleaner air, but rather assess population level health impacts.

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Flying first class on a single domestic round trip can contribute more greenhouse gas emissions than a year of driving

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Among these flights were the three most frequently flown routes in the United Sates (New York to Los Angeles, Los Angeles to San Francisco, and Chicago to New York); the shortest flight that is code shared with a major U.S. by adding an amount that corresponds to the direct portion of emissions. (A

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