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Science
Replacing gas vehicles with electric vehicles can prevent new cases of childhood asthma
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Up to a third of all new asthma cases each year are attributed to harmful air pollutants released by gas-powered vehicles. To address this, a recent study found that replacing about half of all gas-powered vehicles with electric vehicles is sufficient to minimize cases of childhood asthma associated with contamination from vehicle exhaust. As a researcher…
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Environment
Adopting zero-emission trucks and buses can save lives and prevent asthma in Illinois
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Guided by the living experiences of community partners, Northwestern University scientists simulated the impact of Zero Emission Vehicles (ZEVs) adoption on future air quality in Chicago’s Greater Area. The results are published today in the Geoscience Frontier Journal. Motivated by California’s Advanced Clean Truck (ACT) policy, neighbors for a fair transition to Zero Emissions (NET-Z) Illinois…
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