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 Stories About: air pollution AND energy AND placemaking AND United States
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Idle Trucks Are the Devil's Playthings
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16 Jun 2003 |
Daily Grist |
| Idle Trucks Are the Devil's Playthings New gadgetry at truck stops could help slash pollution from idling big rigs. Most truck drivers across the U.S. leave their vehicles' engines running all night while they're parked at truck stops because it's the only way to keep the heating or air conditioning on while they get some shuteye. Between 840 million and 2 billion gallons of gasoline are burned each year ... |
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| Topics: air pollution, energy, placemaking, United States (all these topics) |
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Dozing Off
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11 Jun 2002 |
Daily Grist |
| Dozing Off More than 8,500 premature deaths are caused every year by pollution from off-road diesel-fueled equipment not regulated by the federal government, according to a new study by state air pollution control officials. Earthmovers, bulldozers, agricultural equipment, and other such vehicles emit extraordinarily high levels of pollution that have been linked ... |
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| Topics: air pollution, energy, placemaking, politics, pollution and waste, United States, US EPA (all these topics) |
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