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JANUARY 27, 2020

A new study suggests that significant early childhood exposure to traffic-related air pollution (TRAP) is associated with structural changes in the brain at the age of 12. Gray matter includes regions of the brain involved in motor control as well as sensory perception, such as seeing and hearing. 0228092.

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MAY 15, 2018

air pollution during the third trimester of their mother’s pregnancy had a higher risk of elevated blood pressure in childhood, according to new research by a team led by researchers from Johns Hopkins University in the American Heart Association’s journal Hypertension. Children who were exposed to higher levels of PM 2.5

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MAY 27, 2020

The California Air Resources Board has reached a settlement of $1,927,800 with American Honda Motor Co., To resolve the violations, Honda agreed to pay a total settlement of $1,927,800, with $963,900 going to the California Air Pollution Control Fund. This will be used in conjunction with the Coachella Schools Flag Program.

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OCTOBER 2, 2014

The California Air Resources Board is accepting applications for the 2014 Haagen-Smit Clean Air Awards. California’s premier air quality award is named for the late Dr. California’s premier air quality award is named for the late Dr. Arie Haagen-Smit, known as the “father” of air pollution science and control. 2014, and 1 Dec.2014.

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APRIL 9, 2024

The Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM) collaborated with the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board to organise a ‘Circularity Workshop’ on ‘Extended Producer Responsibility Regime: An Innovative Policy Tool for Fostering a Sustainable Circular Economy in the Automotive Industry.’

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OCTOBER 30, 2017

Based on their findings in a new study, researchers from the University of Washington and the University of Minnesota suggest that modifying urban form—as a means of affecting motor vehicle usage—may be a strategy to mitigate urban air pollution. is attributable to motor vehicles. —Bechle et al.

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JULY 7, 2023

Daimler Truck North America; Ford Motor Company; General Motors Company; Hino Motors Limited, Inc.; Truck manufacturers commit to meeting CARB’s zero-emission and criteria pollutant regulations in the state regardless of any attempts by other entities to challenge California’s authority. Navistar, Inc.; PACCAR Inc.;

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AUGUST 26, 2014

Black carbon (BC) from incomplete biomass and fossil fuel combustion is the most strongly light-absorbing component of particulate matter (PM) air pollution and a major climate-forcing emission. Baumgartner and her colleagues measured the daily exposure to different types of air pollutants, including black carbon, in 280 women (mean age 51.9

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DECEMBER 7, 2021

The California Air Resources Board (CARB) reached a settlement agreement with American Honda Motor Corporation, Inc. Small off-road engines are a major source of pollution in California. Honda) of Torrance, California for $6.9 million for violations of CARB’s air quality regulations. Honda’s settlement includes a $3.9-million

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AUGUST 26, 2022

Following a competitive grant solicitation, the California Air Resources Board has chosen San Diego-based nonprofit organization Pedal Ahead as the administrator to implement California’s statewide Electric Bicycle Incentive Project. The equity-focused program is expected to launch officially in the first quarter of 2023.

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SEPTEMBER 1, 2017

The mode of travel you take on your daily work commute can make a big difference in your exposure to air pollution, according to a new study by researchers at the California Air Resources Board (ARB). Boxplot of average PM 2.5 , BC, UFP, and LDSA [lung deposited surface area] concentrations for each commute mode.

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OCTOBER 31, 2016

Almost one in seven of the world’s children, 300 million, live in areas with the most toxic levels of outdoor air pollution—six or more times higher than international guidelines set by the UN’s World Health Organization (WHO)— according to a new UNICEF report. No society can afford to ignore air pollution.

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OCTOBER 14, 2022

The California Air Resources Board (CARB) reached a settlement agreement with FCA US LLC (FCA) of Auburn Hills, Mich. FCA cooperated with CARB to resolve all allegations of violating Motor Vehicle Pollution Control Devices regulations. for $5,601,090 for violations of CARB’s air quality regulations. gasoline engines.

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JANUARY 7, 2022

Honda Motor (China) Investment Co., a wholly-owned Honda subsidiary in China, announced that Dongfeng Honda Automobile Co.,

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AUGUST 24, 2023

Clean fuels replaced more than 50% of the diesel used in the state in the first quarter of 2023, according to the California Air Resources Board (CARB). Other programs include Cap-and-Trade, which establishes a declining limit to emissions allowed in the state by requiring industry to pay for pollution produced.

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JUNE 26, 2012

The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and partners have launched a new initiative that aims to reduce pollution levels, improve resource efficiency and reduce infrastructure costs in cities across the world. Up to 80% of the world population is expected to reside in cities by 2050.

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DECEMBER 25, 2011

The California Air Resources Board (ARB) is soliciting research suggestions for the Fiscal Year 2012-2013 Annual Research Plan in the form of brief conceptual descriptions that address specified research gaps and support the Board’s ongoing regulatory and policy priorities. The deadline to submit research concepts is 31 January 2012.

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DECEMBER 11, 2020

A more compact hydrogen storage cabinet behind the cab houses six hydrogen tanks with the same capacity as previous prototypes while a new, more powerful lithium-ion battery helps smooth out the power flow to the electric motors. —Andrew Lund, chief engineer, Toyota Motor North America Research and Development.

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FEBRUARY 5, 2024

The research, published in the Science of the Total Environment journal, presents the first real-world data linking EVs to reductions in air pollution and respiratory issues. Furthermore, the study showed a modest decrease in NO2 levels, a pollutant closely linked to traffic emissions.

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JUNE 20, 2013

The California Air Resources Board (ARB) has stepped up enforcement of its diesel truck regulations to ensure that only vehicles compliant with California’s stringent anti-pollution laws travel across the U.S. In addition, motor carriers and transport companies that dispatch trucks involved in dray-offs can also face fines.

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JUNE 14, 2021

The Port’s technology development partners are Toyota Motor North America, which designed and built the powertrain’s fuel cell electric power supply system; Kenworth Truck Co., —Bob Carter, Executive Vice President, Sales, Toyota Motor North America. This is an important milestone in Toyota’s drive toward carbon neutrality.

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SEPTEMBER 4, 2013

A new report prepared by the World Bank at the request of the G8 identifies ways that the World Bank can do more through its projects to reduce the emission of short-lived climate pollutants (SLCPs): black carbon, methane, tropospheric ozone, and fluorinated gases known as HFCs. —Akbar et al. degrees Celsius. —Akbar et al.

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NOVEMBER 28, 2019

The study shows that the health dangers and economic impacts of air pollution are significantly larger than previously understood. Fine particulate air pollution is composed of tiny solids and liquids floating in the air that come from sources such as motor vehicles, coal-fired power plants, and wildfires.

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JANUARY 3, 2023

California’s Truck and Bus regulation ( earlier post ) has been in effect since December 2008, with the purpose of reducing emissions of diesel particulate matter (PM), oxides of nitrogen (NO x ) and other criteria pollutants from in-use diesel-fueled vehicles. Personal use motor homes or recreational vehicles.

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JULY 13, 2021

MWh battery packs, with two 2100 kW RAMME motors and Schottel Azimuthing Thrusters. The eWolf will feature a design that allows the vessel to operate fully electric with full performance capabilities. The eTug will feature a fully integrated electrical package provided by ABB. The vessel will be powered by Corvus 6.2

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SEPTEMBER 17, 2015

If air pollution emissions continue to rise at the current rate, some 6.6 The largest sources of air pollution are not industry and transport but small domestic fires and agriculture. The largest sources of air pollution are not industry and transport but small domestic fires and agriculture. Credit: Nature, Lelieveld et al.

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AUGUST 19, 2013

A study of motor vehicle emissions by researchers at UC Berkeley found that running CO and evaporative and tailpipe NMHC emissions from gasoline-powered vehicles in three major US urban centers (NY, LA and Houston) have decreased by almost an order of magnitude over the last twenty years, despite increases in fuel use. Click to enlarge.

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JULY 14, 2017

Tata Motors Limited and MAHLE have signed a joint development agreement for designing and developing a Secondary Loop Mobile Air Conditioning System (SL-MAC), under the aegis of United Nations Environment. Only the coolant circulates through the interior air conditioning unit. A2L and A2 are safety classifications. Andersen, S., Chowdhury, S.,

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APRIL 1, 2023

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is granting two waivers of preemption regarding four California Air Resource Board (CARB) regulations related to California’s heavy-duty vehicle and engine emission standards.

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AUGUST 23, 2020

These findings support emerging evidence that exposure to air pollution might influence the development of asthma, say the researchers. can come from various sources, including power plants, motor vehicles and domestic heating. Of these, 122,842 children were identified as having asthma and persistent wheezing (at an average age of 1.9

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FEBRUARY 12, 2016

Life cycle emissions by pollutant and life cycle stage for each vehicle type in the recent (a) and future (b) PJM grid. They then modeled the emissions from those power plants, the effects of emissions on air pollution in downwind counties, and the resulting implications for human health and the environment. Source: Weis et al.

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AUGUST 25, 2021

Unlike competing technologies like gasification or incineration, Raven SR’s process involves no combustion, as previously confirmed by the California Department of Toxic Substances Control, avoiding the creation of toxic pollutants and particulates. Raven and Hyzon Motors previously announced a partnership to build up to 250 hydrogen hubs.

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JANUARY 8, 2019

Kenworth Truck Company and Toyota Motor North America are collaborating to develop 10 zero-emission Kenworth T680s powered by Toyota hydrogen fuel cell electric powertrains. To remove pollution and improve the air quality in and around the Port of Los Angeles. —Bob Carter, executive vice president, Toyota Motor North America.

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FEBRUARY 5, 2013

These UPS electric trucks will reduce the consumption of conventional motor fuel by approximately 126,000 gallons per year. The vehicles were manufactured in Stockton, California by Electric Vehicles International ( EVI ). Earlier post.). Additional benefits include reduction of carbon emissions and noise.

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APRIL 21, 2024

And the automotive industry too is doing its bit to ensure green motoring. Air pollution was commonly accepted as the smell of prosperity. As Shailesh Chandra, Tata Motors Passenger Vehicles and Tata Passenger Electric Mobility, said at Autocar Professional’s EV Conclave , ”The long-term story of BEVs is not a choice.

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JANUARY 11, 2018

The law firm of Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro LLP has filed a class-action lawsuit accusing Ford and Bosch of knowingly installing emissions-cheating software devices in 2011-2017 Ford 250 and 350 Super Duty diesel pickup trucks, allowing the affected pickups to pollute at levels up to 50 times legal limits. Ford called the claim “baseless”.

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MARCH 8, 2019

The California Air Resources Board (CARB) announced that AZAA Investments, Inc., They create higher amounts of smog-forming pollutants, which can worsen respiratory problems and negatively impact other health conditions. paid $1,006,250 to the California Air Pollution Control Fund which supports air pollution research and education.

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