Green Car Congress

JULY 15, 2020

States signing the MOU are: California, Connecticut, Colorado, Hawaii, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, and Washington. Medium- and heavy-duty trucks are a major source of harmful smog-forming pollution, particulate matter, and air toxics.

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District of Columbia Rhode Island North Carolina Vermont 289

Green Car Congress

MAY 4, 2019

We are combining our integrated steelmaking process with industry-leading endless casting and rolling to reinvest in steelmaking and secure the future for a new generation of steelworkers in Western Pennsylvania and the Mon Valley.

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Pollution United States Pennsylvania Emissions 207

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 4, 2023

In an open-access paper in the journal Environmental Engineering Science , the team reports that the process successfully cleaned clean coal mine drainage while producing rare-earth elements in samples from various rivers across Ohio, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia. Coal mine drainage (CMD) impairs tens of thousands of kilometers of U.S.

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Coal Clean Cleaning West Virginia 283

Green Car Congress

JUNE 8, 2020

Exelon’s utilities, which serve approximately 10 million customers in Delaware, the District of Columbia, Illinois, Maryland, New Jersey and Pennsylvania through its Atlantic City Electric, BGE, ComEd, Delmarva Power, PECO and Pepco subsidiaries, will electrify 30% of their vehicle fleet by 2025, increasing to 50% by 2030.

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Fleet District of Columbia Vehicles New Jersey 286

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 20, 2018

A coalition of nine Northeast and Mid-Atlantic states and the District of Columbia announced their intent to design a new regional low-carbon transportation policy proposal that would cap and reduce carbon emissions from the combustion of transportation fuels, and invest proceeds from the program into low-carbon and more resilient transportation infrastructure. (..)

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District of Columbia DC Transportation Rhode Island 262

Green Car Congress

MAY 21, 2015

Autism spectrum disorders are lifelong conditions for which there is no cure and limited treatment options, so there is an urgent need to identify any risk factors that we could mitigate, such as pollution. Southwestern Pennsylvania has consistently ranked among the nation’s worst regions for PM 2.5 micrometers in diameter—PM2.5

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Pennsylvania Pollution 2005 Washington 150

Green Car Congress

AUGUST 28, 2022

These legacy pollution sites are environmental hazards and jeopardize public health and safety by contaminating groundwater, emitting noxious gases and methane, littering the landscape with rusted and dangerous equipment, and harming wildlife. Pennsylvania. The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law includes $4.7-billion 1,000-1,200.

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West Virginia Mississippi Plug Wyoming 199

Green Car Congress

MAY 23, 2014

The Lancaster County (Pennsylvania) Solid Waste Management Authority (LCSWMA) held a dedication and grand opening of its $4.8-million LCSWMA’s CNG initiative is projected to reduce over 10 million pounds (or 4,500 metric tons) of air pollutants each year in Lancaster County. million compressed natural gas (CNG) project. million total.

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Pennsylvania Peterbilt Waste Fleet 218

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 16, 2021

Nonprofit organizations may apply if they provide pollution reduction or educational services to diesel fleet owners or promote air quality and clean transportation. Region 3 (Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia) will accept applications requesting up to $2,500,000 in grant funds.

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EPA Diesel Puerto Rico Emissions 207

Green Car Congress

APRIL 24, 2011

A high ignition quality (high cetane number) fuel is well suited for operation under an advanced diesel combustion mode (High Efficiency Clean Combustion, HECC) and leads to reductions in all primary pollutant emissions—i.e., THC and CO as well as NO x and PM—according to research by a team from The Pennsylvania State University.

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Diesel Pollution Fuel Emissions 236

Green Car Congress

JUNE 27, 2011

The flights will be supported by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and will aid EPA in monitoring pollutants. The fundamental challenge for satellites measuring air quality is to distinguish between pollution near the surface and pollution higher in the atmosphere. Measuring pollution from space.

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Ozone Maryland Pollution Baltimore 186

Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 11, 2019

Nonprofit organizations may apply if they provide pollution reduction or educational services to diesel fleet owners or have, as their principal purpose, the promotion of transportation or air quality. Under this competition, EPA anticipates awarding between 40 and 60 assistance agreements. Region 2 (New Jersey, New York, Puerto Rico, U.S.

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EPA Diesel Puerto Rico Emissions 170

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 2, 2010

In addition, the plant will be designed to achieve near-zero emissions of other air pollutants. million customers in Illinois (ComEd) and Pennsylvania (PECO), and gas to 485,000 customers in the Philadelphia area (PECO). The plant will be designed to capture carbon emitted by its operation and store it underground.

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Pennsylvania Illinois Philadelphia Coal 170

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 26, 2016

Nonprofit organizations may apply if they provide pollution reduction or educational services to diesel fleet owners or have, as their principal purpose, the promotion of transportation or air quality. Region 2 (New Jersey, New York, Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands): EPA is requesting proposals between $500,000 and $1,800,000.

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EPA Diesel Fleet Puerto Rico 150

Green Car Congress

JUNE 9, 2010

The EcoRide BE-35 achieves 500% greater fuel efficiency than conventional diesel buses and more than 400% greater efficiency than the most advanced hybrid transit buses traveling the roads today, according to the Federal Transit Administration sponsored Altoona, Pennsylvania Bus Testing Center. Earlier post.).

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Manufacturer Energy Li-ion Energy Storage 218

Green Car Congress

JULY 5, 2017

FCA and Cummins allegedly knew about the washcoat defect for years—at least as early as 2014—but failed to take action to mitigate the drop in the trucks’ performance or prevent the illegally high levels of pollution emitted by affected RAM trucks. On one occasion, he asked his dealership mechanic why they were doing it.

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Fuel Economy Chrysler Diesel Emissions 170

Clean Fleet Report

DECEMBER 25, 2022

While it may seem like they are among the nation’s top polluters, trucking companies have a bottom-line reason to reduce fuel consumption and have been designing innovative ways to conserve gas for decades. The industry will never be the same once EV fleets are adopted. Here’s why. Cost Reduction. Electric trucks promise to save big money.

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Fleet Gas-Electric Pennsylvania Commercial 52

Green Car Congress

APRIL 16, 2015

Stacked bars show the change in generation cost combined with the median damages by pollutant assuming the 2010 social cost of carbon given by the Office of Management and Budget ($31 in $2010). However, this shift results in increased externality costs of health and environmental damages from increased air pollution.

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Charging Coal Grid District of Columbia 150

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 9, 2011

Hydraulic fracturing has been in use for decades but recently has come under scrutiny from environmentalists and others who fear it poses a threat to public health through groundwater contamination and air pollution.

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Texas Fort Worth Water Gas 240

Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 6, 2015

Established under the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act (MAP-21), the LoNo program focuses on deploying the cleanest and most energy-efficient US-made transit buses designed to cut CO 2 and criteria pollutant emissions. The two agencies serve Berks and Lancaster counties in Pennsylvania. Project sponsor.

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Fuel Batteries Battery St. Louis 150

Green Car Congress

JULY 2, 2018

SOFC technologies enable efficient, cost-effective electricity generation from abundant domestic coal and natural gas resources, with minimal use of water and near-zero atmospheric emissions of carbon dioxide and pollutants. DOE Funding: $500,000; Non-DOE Funding: $125,000; Total Funding: $625,000.

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Fuel South Carolina Low Cost West Virginia 170

Green Car Congress

JULY 21, 2009

Richard Yetter, a professor of mechanical engineering at Pennsylvania State University and a principal investigator on the project. The catalyst might also be used to reduce the amount of nitric oxide produced by diesel engines or accelerate soot oxidation rates, which could reduce the pollution and fuel use.

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Diesel Fuel Li-ion 2009 150

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 24, 2021

The report details the ten stages when plastics emit significant greenhouse gases (GHG), measured here in 100-year carbon dioxide equivalent weights: Hydrofracking of plastics feedstock releases methane, a powerful climate change pollutant. Transporting and Processing Fracked Gases emits an estimated 4.8 million tons of GHG each year.

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Coal Industrial Industry Climate Change 236

Cars That Think

MARCH 4, 2023

They use this data to monitor river pollution and rein in pollution sources. After six months of 80-hour weeks and sleepless nights, SS MAPR was able to finish its maiden voyage with water samples and data collected from the bottom of the Schuylkill River, in Pennsylvania.

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Climate Change Climate Wind Renewable 95

Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 17, 2014

The CU-Boulder research team identified the surfactants found in fracking fluid samples from Colorado, Louisiana, Nevada, Pennsylvania and Texas. But water pollution from surfactants in fracking fluid may not be as big a concern as previously thought.

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Oil-Sands Colorado Water Oil 225

Get Electric Vehicle

APRIL 13, 2023

” _ Elon Musk “Electric cars aren’t pollution free; they have to get their energy from somewhere.” ” – M S Dhoni “If we start using electric vehicles in the construction business, we can bring down pollution levels and also input cost.” Fort and Tesla.”

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Electric Vehicles Electric Cars Vehicles Electric 98

Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 8, 2019

California has made tremendous gains cutting pollution without detrimental economic impacts. Between 2008 and 2017, total VMT increased 5% in California, but declined in Pennsylvania (-6%) and New York (-8%). Texas saw the greatest increase over the period (+16%). Wildfire emissions present unique challenge.

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California Climate Transportation 2017 274

Teslarati

AUGUST 24, 2022

“The climate crisis is solvable if we focus on the big, bold steps necessary to stem the tide of carbon pollution,” Governor Gavin Newsom said in a statement. The implications of CARB making these groundbreaking changes will ultimately affect other states as well. all conform to CARB’s standards.

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California Gasoline Sale Rhode Island 97

EV Connect

JULY 19, 2021

The Historic Smithton Inn in Pennsylvania Dutch Country took advantage of a Small Business Administration disaster loan during the pandemic to provide a combination of high-tech and homey amenities, including two EV chargers for guests to use. Generate Revenue for Your Business As the U.S. Leadership on Clean Energy Technologies

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Charging Tax Gas-Electric Installation 52

Green Car Congress

JULY 3, 2018

Chemical engineers at Rice University and Pennsylvania State University have shown that combining machine learning and quantum chemistry can save time and expense in designing new catalysts. Their study is published in the journal Nature Catalysis. That’s a gas phase reaction.

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Design Pennsylvania Energy Convert 170

The Truth About Cars

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

California's zero-emission rules [claims it] will cut by 25 percent smog-causing pollution from light-duty vehicles by 2037. Due largely to possessing the ability to self-regulate, California is known for having some of the strictest emission rules in the country. percent of U.S. vehicles sold in 2022 that were EVs.

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