Bear Gulch Fire Smoke Prompts Air Quality Alert In Mason, Thurston Counties

by Ryan Wilmot | Sep 21, 2025 | Headlines

KOMO News | 21 September 2025 | Wildfire smoke from the Bear Gulch Fire has pushed PM2.5 pollution in Mason and Thurston Counties to unhealthy levels, prompting an air quality alert and health warnings through Saturday night.

Air Quality Control Commission Establishes Health-Protective Standards For Toxic Pollutants

by Ryan Wilmot | Sep 20, 2025 | Headlines

Stockholm Environment Institute | 20 September 2025 | Colorado adopted its first health-based standards for five toxic air pollutants, setting strict cancer risk levels but weaker non-cancer protections after industry pushback, with emission limits to follow in...

Meteorologist: Here’s How To Visually Judge Air Quality

by Ryan Wilmot | Sep 20, 2025 | Headlines

KLCC | 20 September 2025 | Despite smoky conditions in Eugene on Thursday, air quality only reached the “moderate” range, with officials attributing the haze to distant wildfires and noting levels should improve as winds shift north.

Mapping Global Microplastic Pollution: Integrating Advanced Detection And Monitoring In Aquatic Ecosystems

by Ryan Wilmot | Sep 19, 2025 | Headlines

ScienceDirect.com | 19 September 2025 | Microplastics accumulate in aquatic systems through cross-compartment flux, where poor waste management and even bio-based plastics drive persistence and toxicity, highlighting the urgent need for standardized detection methods...

UCLA Researchers Use System To Monitor Air Quality, Debris From Palisades Fire

by Ryan Wilmot | Sep 19, 2025 | Headlines

Daily Bruin | 19 September 2025 | UCLA researchers launched a community air quality monitoring network in Pacific Palisades after the wildfire to track harmful particles from reconstruction and provide residents with real-time, accessible data and alerts.

Colorado’s Ozone Problem Got A Little Better In 2025 And Air-Quality Officials Take A Win They Attribute To Weather

by Ryan Wilmot | Sep 18, 2025 | Headlines

The Colorado Sun | 18 September 2025 | The northern Front Range saw only 23 ozone violation days in summer 2025, down from 41 in 2024 and a record 67 in 2021, thanks largely to favorable weather, though researchers continue refining models to guide long-term emission...