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Study links air pollution to increased emergency department visits for heart and lung disease

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The study is published in the journal Environment International. cities including Atlanta, GA; Birmingham, AL; Dallas, TX; Pittsburgh, PA; St. While most past studies were conducted on a single-city level, this study looked at pollution across five cities: Atlanta, Birmingham, Dallas, Pittsburgh, and St. 2018.07.033.

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FTA awards almost $16.6M to coordinate fuel cell bus research

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million to the Center for Transportation and the Environment in Atlanta and $10.17 Partners: CTE, Atlanta, GA; Proterra, Greenville, SC; Ballard Power Systems Inc., Partners: CTE, Atlanta, GA; BJCTA - Birmingham, AL; EV America, Chattanooga, TN; UAB- Birmingham, AL; Ballard Power Systems, Lowell, MA; Altairnano, Reno, NV.

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Top 15 Nissan LEAF markets in US in 2013

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Atlanta, a “New Wave” EV market that has nabbed the Nº 3 spot due to a number of factors including congestion where LEAF performs well, state incentives and HOV and HOT access. In Atlanta, Nissan workplace outreach has resulted in more than 100 LEAF sales to Southern Company employees. Oregon has a Chief EV Officer to promote EV use.

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MIT study says combustion emissions cause ~200,000 premature deaths/year in US; vehicles and power generation top sources

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Researchers from MIT’s Laboratory for Aviation and the Environment have concluded that ground-level PM 2.5 Steven Barrett, an assistant professor of aeronautics and astronautics at MIT, and colleagues have published their results in the journal Atmospheric Environment. Source: MIT. Click to enlarge. Waitz, Steve H.L. Yim, Steven R.H.

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DOT awarding $13.1M to 11 projects under National Fuel Cell Bus Program

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the Center for Transportation and the Environment in Atlanta, Ga.; US Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood today announced $13.1 million in federal funding for 11 research and demonstration projects under FTA’s National Fuel Cell Bus Program. The funds are shared by Calstart in Pasadena, Calif.;

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Algae.Tec and Lufthansa sign MoU to evaluate potential of algae-oil based aviation biofuels

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The Algae.Tec system combines closed control of algae production within an engineered modular environment and efficient downstream biofuel processing. Algae.Tec was founded in 2008 with offices in Atlanta, Georgia and Perth, Western Australia. Earlier post.).

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DOE awarding $7+ million to four hydrogen and fuel cell projects, including fuel cell delivery trucks

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These projects include: Center for Transportation and the Environment ($3 million DOE investment): Based in Atlanta, Ga., the Center for Transportation and the Environment will develop a fuel cell hybrid electric walk-in delivery van with a 150-mile (241 km) range per fueling.

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