Guatemala Moves Toward Policy Change For Cleaner Air, With UNEP Support

by Ryan Wilmot | Sep 7, 2025 | Headlines

UNEP | 7 September 2025 | Guatemala, with UNEP’s support, is developing its first air quality regulation to set standards, build a monitoring network, and strengthen emissions controls, marking a major step toward cleaner air ahead of the International Day of Clean...

Daviess Co. Was Under Voluntary Shelter In Place Following Chemical Fire In Newburgh

by Ryan Wilmot | Sep 7, 2025 | Headlines

WFIE | 7 September 2025 | A chemical fire in Newburgh prompted precautionary shelter-in-place advisories in parts of Daviess and Henderson counties, but officials lifted the orders after air quality readings showed no ongoing danger.

Climate-Change-Driven Wildfires Increasing Air Pollution Across Globe: UN

by Ryan Wilmot | Sep 6, 2025 | Headlines

Al Jazeera | 6 September 2025 | The UN’s World Meteorological Organization warns that climate change–driven wildfires are releasing a “witches’ brew” of pollutants that degrade air quality across continents, urging stronger global policies to protect health,...

Unhealthy Air Quality Closes Areas In Mount Rainier, Other WA Parks

by Ryan Wilmot | Sep 6, 2025 | Headlines

The Seattle Times | 6 September 2025 | Wildfire smoke has pushed air quality in parts of Washington to unhealthy and hazardous levels, prompting national parks to close trails, campgrounds, and roads at Mount Rainier, Olympic, and North Cascades.

Enhanced Temporal Attention-Based LSTM Model For Air Quality Forecasting

by Ryan Wilmot | Sep 5, 2025 | Headlines

springer.com | 5 September 2025 | A new study introduces an enhanced temporal attention-based LSTM model that achieves 97.5% accuracy in forecasting PM2.5 levels in Karnataka, offering a powerful tool for early air quality warnings and public health protection.

Wildfires Producing ‘Witches’ Brew’ Of Air Pollution, UN Warns

by Ryan Wilmot | Sep 5, 2025 | Headlines

RFI | 5 September 2025 | The World Meteorological Organization’s latest Air Quality and Climate Bulletin warns that worsening wildfires, fog, and pollution hotspots show how climate change and air quality are inseparably linked, while examples from China prove that...