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Multisensor Data Fusion Optimizes Traffic Flow & Intersection Safety, Delivering Cost & Time Savings
Digital-Twin Framework Provides Real-Time Visibility Into Traffic Conditions We have all been there: stopped at a red light at an empty intersection or narrowly avoiding a collision after a driver runs a red light. Researchers at the National Laboratory of the Rockies (NLR) are working to reduce such risks by … [continued]
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As Diesel Prices Surge, Trump Administration Moves to Make Fueling Large Trucks Even More Expensive
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, the Trump administration finalized a rule setting up a weakening Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards for heavy-duty commercial vehicles. Heavy-duty vehicles are responsible for a significant share of the transportation sector’s pollution. Weakening fuel efficiency standards will make it harder for trucking fleets to reduce their reliance … [continued]
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Sierra Club Slams Trump Plan to Carve Up Yosemite for Private Developer
Secret proposal would give developer access through one of America’s most treasured National Parks WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Trump administration has spent over a year quietly pressing the National Park Service to give up land inside Yosemite National Park so a private developer can build a road connecting its own property … [continued]
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Kentucky PSC Opens Investigation into High Electricity Costs, Affordability Concerns
Yesterday, the Kentucky Public Service Commission opened a case that will allow all stakeholders, including local utilities and utility customers, to identify the causes and consequences of rising energy costs and discuss potential solutions. This news follows fierce advocacy by Sierra Club and partner groups in support of an affordability … [continued]
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El Niño Leads To More Global Heating While More Global Heating Leads To Stronger El Nino — Study
Talk about a vicious circle. A team of climate scientists lead by Judith Cole at the University of Michigan has published new research in the journal Science this week. Here’s what Cole told The Guardian about that research. “We are seeing a trend of stronger El Niños and the one … [continued]
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