“Wherever The Wind Takes Us”—Poor Air Quality And Long-Term Foreign Service

by Air Quality News | Jul 2, 2025 | Headlines

American Foreign Service Association | 1 July 2025 | A U.S. Foreign Service officer stationed in Madagascar highlights the serious health risks posed by prolonged exposure to air pollution, with embassy-grade monitors revealing daily PM2.5 levels often reaching...

Air And Greenhouse Gas Pollution From Private Jets, 2023

by Air Quality News | Jul 2, 2025 | Headlines

International Council on Clean Transportation | 28 June 2025 | A new ICCT report reveals that private jets emitted more greenhouse gases in 2023 than all flights from Heathrow, with U.S. flights—especially from Florida and Texas—accounting for over half of global...

Air Quality Isn’t Just Bad In Cities – Here’s Why And How We’re Tracking Pollution From Upland Fires

by Air Quality News | Jul 1, 2025 | Headlines

The Conversation | 1 July 2025 | A 2023 heather burn in the Peak District caused PM2.5 pollution in Sheffield to spike well above WHO guidelines, highlighting the hidden air quality impacts of routine upland burning. Researchers have launched the FireUp project to...

Secondary Particles Contribute To One-Third Of India’s PM2.5: A Call To Strengthen The NCAP By Targeting Precursor Gases

by Air Quality News | Jun 30, 2025 | Headlines

Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air | 30 June 2025 | A new analysis from CREA finds that secondary particulate matter, particularly ammonium sulfate formed from SO₂ and NH₃ emissions, accounts for about one-third of India’s PM2.5 pollution, impacting cities...

Tracking Small Air Pollution Particles Across The U.S.

by Air Quality News | Jun 30, 2025 | Headlines

Urban Milwaukee | 30 June 2025 | This week’s Urban Milwaukee roundup highlights a worsening shortage of skilled U.S. factory workers, driven by declining vocational enrollment and immigration crackdowns. Other stories cover LA’s transit ridership drop amid ICE...

Health Impacts And Drivers Of Long-Term Ozone And Nitrogen Dioxide Exposure In Urban China

by Air Quality News | Jun 29, 2025 | Headlines

ScienceDirect.com | 29 June 2025 | A study of air pollution in urban China from 2015 to 2020 found that while NO₂ levels declined, they remained above safe limits, and ozone concentrations rose, contributing to over 62,000 additional deaths in 2020. With aging...