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

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—lead author Veronica Southerland, George Washington University. —Dr Susan Anenberg, George Washington University, co-first author on the NO 2 study and corresponding author of both studies. It was conducted by researchers from George Washington University, the University of British Columbia, Washington University in St.

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USDOT awarding $55M to support purchase of Low-No buses; electric buses and infrastructure

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Alabama A&M University. Alabama A&M University’s Bulldog Transit System will receive funding to purchase electric buses, charging stations, and other associated equipment. The buses will be deployed in areas such as downtown and the University. Oregon Department of Transportation. City of Lubbock/Citibus.

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Top 15 Nissan LEAF markets in US in 2013

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Oregon has a Chief EV Officer to promote EV use. Louis, where the reasons for growth in this “New Wave” market include enthusiastic dealer engagement that results in increased community education and awareness, corporate and university outreach and midwestern pragmatism that appreciates the value equation of an EV.

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ARPA-E selects 33 projects for $66M in awards; advanced biocatalysts for gas-to-liquids and lightweight metals

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Northwestern University. Northwestern University will engineer an entirely new biocatalyst for highly efficient methane activation, the first step required to convert methane into a liquid fuel. Pennsylvania State University. University of Michigan. University of California, Davis. MOgene Green Chemicals LLC ?St.

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