Air Pollution Reducing Average Life Expectancy By 3.5 Years, Says Study

by Ryan Wilmot | Aug 29, 2025 | Headlines

The New Indian Express | 29 August 2025 | Air pollution now cuts the average Indian’s life expectancy by 3.5 years, surpassing the toll of malnutrition and unsafe water, with residents of Delhi-NCR facing losses of more than eight years due to extreme PM2.5 levels,...

Canada’s 2023 Wildfires Pushed Air Pollution To Decade-Level Highs

by Ryan Wilmot | Aug 29, 2025 | Headlines

Insurance Journal | 29 August 2025 | Canada’s unprecedented 2023 wildfire season drove particulate pollution to levels not seen in over a decade across North America, erasing years of clean-air progress and underscoring how fossil fuel–driven climate change is...

New Scientific Study Measures Dangerous Air Quality Conditions In Tijuana River Valley

by Ryan Wilmot | Aug 29, 2025 | Headlines

Surfrider Foundation | 29 August 2025 | A new UCSD and SDSU study finds that sewage-driven hydrogen sulfide emissions in the Tijuana River Valley have created dangerous nighttime air pollution levels in South San Diego, posing severe health risks for nearby...

Study Finds Droughts Are Making The Air Deadlier In Latin America

by Ryan Wilmot | Aug 28, 2025 | Headlines

Georgia State University News | 28 August 2025 | A new Nature Communications study shows that droughts in Latin America force a shift from hydropower to fossil fuel plants, driving spikes in PM₂.₅ pollution that cause up to 10,600 premature deaths annually—costs...

In A New Era Of Wildfires, The Air Quality Index Needs A Revamp

by Ryan Wilmot | Aug 28, 2025 | Headlines

C&EN – American Chemical Society | 28 August 2025 | Scientists warn that current Air Quality Index (AQI) metrics can underestimate risks after wildfires in urban areas, since hazardous gases and toxic dust from burned materials are not included—highlighting...

Improving Indoor Air Quality With More Effective, Long-Lasting Sensors

by Ryan Wilmot | Aug 28, 2025 | Headlines

Carnegie Mellon University | 28 August 2025 | Carnegie Mellon University researchers have developed a polymer-coated MXene sensor that lasts over twice as long and more accurately detects harmful formaldehyde indoors, offering a low-cost tool to improve indoor air...