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PM2.5 pollution linked to higher glaucoma risk

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Living in a more polluted area is associated with a greater likelihood of having glaucoma, a debilitating eye condition that can cause blindness, according to a new UCL-led study in the UK. It most commonly results from a build-up of pressure from fluid in the eye, causing damage to the optic nerve that connects the eye to the brain.

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Tesla’s Elon Musk calls out President Joe Biden for union-loving EV narrative

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However, a recent post from Biden’s official Facebook account read a message that seemed to be more focused on who was building the vehicles than on why automakers were building them. The main reason the U.S. government has pushed electric vehicles so hard in the past few years is their environmental benefits.

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Study finds road traffic pollution increases risk of death for non-cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis patients

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A new study, presented at the European Respiratory Society (ERS) Annual Congress in Barcelona, has added to the growing body of evidence demonstrating the damaging effects of road-side pollution. Bronchiectasis is a condition in which the airways of the lungs become abnormally widened, leading to a build-up of excess mucus. Bijnens, B.

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KS Kolbenschmidt introducing 5th generation LITEKS piston system for improved fuel savings through friction reduction

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LITEKS 5 builds on its predecessor, LITEKS 4. Since the market launch of LiteKS back in 2006, more than 120 million such pistons have been installed in engines worldwide and have thus contributed to an improvement in pollutant emissions. Diamond-Like Carbon for low-friction piston rings.

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Tsinghua University provincial-level lifecycle study finds fuel-cycle criteria pollutants of EVs in China could be up to 5x those of natural gas vehicles due to China’s coal-dominant power mix

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2015) formulated by the National Development and Reform Commission of China (NDRC), coal consumption will be limited to 3900 million metric tons (MMT) by 2015, which will present a challenge given the tremendous increase in coal use within the last 5 years (2300 MMT in 2006 and 3200 MMT in 2010). —Huo et al. Credit: ACS, Huo et al.

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Next 10 report finds California must increase GHG reductions to 4.9%/year through 2030 to meet target

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The largest one-year emissions drop California has ever achieved was at the height of the Great Recession in 2009, when climate pollution fell 6.1%. in a year while not experiencing an economic downturn since California passed AB 32 in 2006. While 2020 may see a similar emissions drop, the state has never cut emissions more than 2.6%

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California ARB releases proposed new plan to cut 2030 GHG by 40% v. 1990; more stringent LCFS, more ZEVs

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The plan builds on the state’s efforts to reduce emissions and outlines the most effective ways to reach the 2030 goal, including continuing California’s Cap-and-Trade Program. Short-Lived Climate Pollutant (SLCP) Reduction Strategy. Earlier post.) The major elements of the framework proposed in this new Scoping Plan are: SB350.