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Study: 15% of US alcohol-related motor vehicle fatalities involve alcohol under the legal limit

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A new open-access study in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine found that motor vehicle crashes involving drivers with blood alcohol concentrations (BACs) below the legal limit of 0.08% accounted for 15% of alcohol-involved crash deaths in the United States. Lira et al. In 2018, Utah became the first state to do so.

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UC Davis study: roadkill declines as COVID-19 continues

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Fewer wild animals, including threatened mountain lions, are becoming roadkill during shelter-in-place orders, according to a study on three states from the University of California, Davis. Traffic on all roads—not just state highways—in California decreased 71% during the study period. Before stay-at-home orders, 8.4

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Study finds ride-sharing companies biggest contributors to growing traffic congestion in San Francisco

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Researchers from the University of Kentucky and the San Francisco County Transportation Authority have determined that, contrary to the concept and vision, transportation network companies such as Uber and Lyft are the biggest contributor to growing traffic congestion in San Francisco. A) 2009 conditions; (B) 2017 conditions. Erhardt et al.

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Study: expanding Brazilian sugarcane for ethanol could reduce global CO2 emissions by up to 5.6%

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Vastly expanding sugarcane production in Brazil for conversion to ethanol could reduce current global CO 2 emissions by as much as 5.6%, according to a new study by an international team led by researchers from the University of Illinois.

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ICCT study finds real-world NOx emissions from Euro 6 diesels ~7x higher than Euro 6 regulatory levels

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On-road NO x emission levels of Euro 6 diesel cars in Europe are on average about seven times higher than the NO x limit set by the Euro 6 emission standard, according to a new report published in Berlin by the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT). Earlier post.). g/m 3 one-hour average for nitrogen dioxide, 40 ?g/m

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New Study Suggests Sustainability Principles for California Low Carbon Fuel Standard

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At the time of adoption, ARB agreed to continue its study of indirect effects, including indirect land use change as well as the indirect effects of all other transportation fuels. It also reviews the sustainability principles and criteria (Version 0.5) or Version 1.0

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Emissions Analytics to launch real-world NOx accreditation scheme for new cars; complementary to RDE

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It comes at a time when there is increasing focus on emissions and air quality, following vehicle certification irregularities and legal actions against European countries for air quality violations in cities. Dr. Adam Boeis – Department of Engineering, Cambridge University.

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