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Department of Interior awards initial $560M to 24 states to plug, cap and reclaim orphaned oil and gas wells

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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. Of states eligible for funding, 22 have been allocated $25 million each in Initial State Grants.

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GM and Stellantis to receive over $1 billion from Biden administration for EV projects

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The facilities that would be supported by the grant are located in Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Virginia, Maryland, and Georgia. The grants are intended to support the production of electric vehicles, hybrids, plug-in hybrids, and hydrogen fuel cell vehicles. Don’t hesitate to contact us with news tips.

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EPA announces $46M for latest Diesel Emissions Reduction Act funding

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The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the availability of grant funding to implement projects which reduce emissions from the nation’s existing fleet of older diesel engines. Virgin Islands) will accept applications requesting up to $2,500,000 in grant funds. Applicants may apply until 16 March 2021.

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EPA announces ~$44M in DERA funding to reduce emissions from diesel engines

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The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing the availability of grant funding to implement projects aimed at reducing emissions from the nation’s existing fleet of older diesel engines. EPA anticipates awarding approximately $44 million in Diesel Emission Reduction Program (DERA) grant funding to eligible applicants.

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Study links PM2.5 exposure to learning and memory problems, depression

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Long-term exposure to air pollution can lead to physical changes in the brain, as well as learning and memory problems and even depression, new research in mice suggests. For this study, Fonken and colleagues in Ohio State’s Department of Neuroscience collaborated with researchers in the university’s Davis Heart and Lung Research Institute.

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Oakland school district now has a 100% electric, V2G-capable school bus fleet – Charged EVs

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(And none too soon—the American Lung Association recently reported that the Bay Area’s levels of particle pollution are the fifth-worst of any metro area in the US.) With the help of grant money from the EPA’s Clean School Bus Program and the California Air Resources Board , Zum purchased 74 electric school buses and bidirectional chargers.

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Biden awards $1.7B to bring auto manufacturing back to 8 states

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billion in grant awards today targeted at helping automakers keep 11 troubled manufacturing plants open and to start building EVs there. The grants are part of the “ Domestic Conversion Grant Program ,” intended to direct government support to help convert plants over to electric vehicle manufacturing.