Business
Electric cars—and their continued sales growth—are expected to have a greener, cleaner influence on air pollution and reduce human mortality in most, if not all, U.S. metropolitan areas, according to Cornell University ...
Dec 8, 2022
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Energy & Green Tech
As part of its effort to reduce air pollution and cut greenhouse gas emissions that contribute to climate change, California is pursuing aggressive policies to promote clean trucks. The state already requires that by 2035, ...
Nov 2, 2022
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Energy & Green Tech
Reducing air pollution from road transport will save thousands of lives and improve the health of millions of Australians. One of the quickest ways to do this is to accelerate the current slow transition to electric vehicles.
Sep 15, 2022
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Energy & Green Tech
It was the sort of bold, climate-focused initiative that California has developed a reputation for—an effective ban on the sale of new gasoline-powered cars by 2035.
Sep 9, 2022
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Energy & Green Tech
Since the 1950s, human beings have generated at least 6.3 billion tons of plastic waste. However, only 9 percent of this waste has been recycled and only 12 percent utilized as fuel. The remaining 79 percent has been dumped, ...
Jun 10, 2022
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Energy & Green Tech
A Norwegian company is now developing a small electric seaplane that can transform local passenger traffic on a large scale. The design of the hull is currently being tested in SINTEF's towing tank in Trondheim, and the plan ...
May 11, 2022
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Energy & Green Tech
A new government report says gas mileage for new vehicles dropped and pollution increased in model year 2019 for the first time in five years.
Jan 14, 2021
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Automotive
Did you know that your biggest daily exposure to air pollutants comes while driving your car to work?
Jan 14, 2020
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Engineering
Special permeable concrete pavement can help reduce the "urban heat island effect" that causes cities to sizzle in the summer, according to a Rutgers-led team of engineers.
Aug 1, 2019
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Energy & Green Tech
In Germany, there are millions of small firing systems; wood-burning stoves for domestic use in which logs are burned. In the process, a lot of particulate and gaseous pollutants are released into the atmosphere: ultrafine ...
Dec 20, 2023
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