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If the Chicago region replaced 30% of all on-road combustion-engine vehicles — including motorcycles, passenger cars and trucks, buses, refuse trucks and short- and long-haul trucks — with electric versions, it would annually save more than 1,000 lives and over $10 billion, according to a new Northwestern University study.

If the region surrounding Chicago — North America’s largest freight hub — shifted just 30% of its current on-road heavy-duty vehicles to electric versions, it would substantially reduce pollution and save hundreds of lives per year, with the benefits largely concentrated in disadvantaged communities, according to a new Northwestern University-led study. The study authors highlight that neighborhoods with predominantly Black, Hispanic and Latinx residents would benefit the most — potentia...

In a new study, researchers compared observed rainfall from two climatologically distinct time periods and across 17 different climate regions in the U.S. They found that when it’s rained in recent decades, it’s rained more.

Emission-Free Renewable Power Generation can Improve China’s Air Quality Written by AZoCleantechFeb 17 2021 Poor air quality accounts for premature death in around 1.2 million Chinese citizens every year. And public health outcomes are especially ominous during adverse air quality events, like the infamous episodes of the Airpocalypse winter haze. Image Credit: sleepingpanda/shutterstock.com Now, a research team from Northwestern University speculated whether the extensive implementation of ...

Air quality and public health benefits of EVs — as well as their ability to reduce carbon emissions — in China are dependent on the type of transport electrified and the composition of the electric grid.

 E-Mail IMAGE: Calcium carbonate samples from a sediment core drilled from the mid-Pacific Mountains show evidence of ocean acidification 127 to 100 million years ago. view more  Credit: Northwestern University EVANSTON, Ill. -- Around 120 million years ago, the earth experienced an extreme environmental disruption that choked oxygen from its oceans. Known as oceanic anoxic event (OAE) 1a, the oxygen-deprived water led to a minor -- but significant -- mass extinction that affected the...