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Sensor Networks Help Fight Floods and Noise Pollution

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A challenge for New York City's efforts to reduce the negative impacts of street-level flooding and noise pollution has been how to measure these issues effectively. Ultimately, the data and knowledge gained through FloodNet can be used by local residents, researchers, and city agencies to address flood risks.

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Con Edison helping NYC drivers shift to EVs with more places to charge up

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There are now more than 29,000 electric vehicles registered in New York City and Westchester, including 1,262 added in February, the most recent month for which data are available, according to Con Edison, the electricity, gas and steam utility for New York CIty and Westchester County, NY. Curbside Charging.

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New study finds gasoline stations vent up to 10x more benzene fumes than previously thought

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The findings appear in the journal Science of the Total Environment. Setback distances should be revisited to address temporal variability and pollution controls in vent emissions. By comparison, the California Air Pollution Control Officers Association (CAPCOA) used an estimate of 0.11 —Hilpert et al. pounds and 1.7

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Fossil Fuels Renewable Energy and EV Modern Life

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Here in New York City, where we have a population density that supports a mass transit system, most of our fossil fuel use is to power our buildings. But any look at our total energy use, its growth, and centrality to modern life argue for building as many different sources of renewable energy as possible.

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Cleveland City Planners Change Policies to Create 15-Minute City

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Cleveland, Ohio, has approved new zoning and transportation policies that are angling to transform it into the next “fifteen-minute city,” The City Planning Commission voted to move forward with changes to building codes in several pilot neighborhoods it wants to make more pedestrian friendly.

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GM achieves perfect scores on climate change data disclosure and performance in CDP report

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The achievement was announced as world leaders gather in New York City during Climate Week to discuss the challenges and opportunities of global warming. Our customers expect us to help mitigate, if not eliminate, issues such as congestion and pollution. —GM CEO Mary Barra.

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Study Claims EVs Will Not Save the Environment, All Cars Are Bad

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It cites the economic and environmental costs of building roads, traffic accidents, oil exploration, fuel production, material mining, manufacturing, insurance and just about everything else that comes with living in a developed society.& Meanwhile, EVs will likely increase specific forms of air pollution (e.g.