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Why Schools Should Electrify Their Bus Fleets

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In addition, other studies have shown that increases in PM 2.5 , NO 2 , and ozone were associated with lower test scores that were “equivalent to the effects of short-term reductions of thousands of dollars in district median household income.”

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EPA finalizes Cross-State Air Pollution Rule (Transport Rule)

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reductions; annual NO x reductions; and ozone-season NO x. Ozone Season NO x Power Plant Emissions. NO x emissions will drop by 54%. Upwind and downwind linkages. Source: EPA. Click to enlarge. The CSAPR includes separate requirements for annual SO 2. reductions. The rule defines upwind state obligations to reduce. trading programs.

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Study associates acute exposure to higher ozone levels to higher risk of cardiac arrest

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Exposure to higher ozone concentrations in the air is significantly associated with a higher risk of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA), according to preliminary research to be presented at the American Heart Association’s Resuscitation Science Symposium 2020. Participants were age 63 years on average, 61% were men and 53% were non-white.

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