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Researchers map CO2 emissions for entire Los Angeles Megacity to help improve environmental policymaking

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The Los Angeles megacity—the third-largest metropolitan area in the world—occupies 4,850 square miles and houses more than 18.5 million people. Other cities Gurney has mapped to this degree are Indianapolis, Salt Lake City and Baltimore.

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Default Passwords Jeopardize Water Infrastructure

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Last November, for instance, hackers linked to Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard broke into a water system in the western Pennsylvania town of Aliquippa. I have testified to that effect several times, given our recognition that some level of standardization is necessary to provide a common understanding of expectations.” “I

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Pennsylvania Awards Axion Power $800,000 to Demonstrate PbC Batteries in Hybrids, PHEVs and EVs

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The Pennsylvania Alternative Fuels Incentive Grant (AFIG) program has awarded Axion Power International, Inc. and Penn State University. Temple University. Energy Cooperative Association of Pennsylvania. Penn State University. The project is a collaboration between Alloy Surfaces Company, Inc. Ettline Foods Corp.

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Remembering IEEE Director Emeritus Theodore W. Hissey

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A jet-setting career After receiving his bachelor’s degree in power engineering in 1948 from Pennsylvania State University in University Park, Hissey joined Leeds and Northrup (L&N) in Philadelphia as an applications engineer. He will never be forgotten. Rest in peace Uncle Ted.”

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DOE awarding $7.4M to 7 projects for medium-and heavy-duty EV and hydrogen corridor infrastructure plans

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This project will forecast electric charging demand at traffic stops on freight corridors across Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Vermont, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey to help inform a blueprint for future large-scale, least-cost deployment of commercial EV charging and serve as an exemplar for other regions.

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DOE’s Manufacturing Institute to award $35M to support R&D in recycling, reuse and remanufacturing

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Drawing on both fundamental and applied research capabilities within National Labs, universities, and industry, the Plastics Innovation Challenge accelerates innovations that will significantly reduce plastic waste in oceans and landfills and position the US as global leaders in advanced plastics recycling technologies.

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EPA Posts Peer Review of Renewable Fuel Standards Lifecycle Analysis

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The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has posted the peer review of the renewable fuel standards lifecycle analysis—including significant indirect emissions, such as from indirect land use changes— online. Boyer, Pennsylvania State University; Dr. Kenneth G. Cassman, University of Nebraska; Dr. John R.

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