CARB Adopts Research Plan To Guide Science-Based Climate And Air Quality Policy

by Ryan Wilmot | Sep 26, 2025 | Headlines

California Air Resources Board – CA.gov | 26 September 2025 | The California Air Resources Board adopted its 2025–2030 Five-Year Strategic Research Plan, prioritizing health, air quality, climate, mobile sources, and sustainable communities research to guide...

Air Pollution Could Be Worsening Children’s Vision, Study Says

by Ryan Wilmot | Sep 25, 2025 | Headlines

The Washington Post | 25 September 2025 | A study of nearly 30,000 schoolchildren in Tianjin, China found that long-term exposure to fine particulate matter and nitrogen dioxide increases the risk of myopia, making air quality a modifiable factor in protecting...

Researchers Highlight Urgent Need To Tackle Air Pollution In Africa

by Ryan Wilmot | Sep 25, 2025 | Headlines

Stockholm Environment Institute | 25 September 2025 | A joint study in Dar es Salaam found PM2.5 and PM10 levels far above WHO limits, while nearly half of South Africa’s monitoring stations were offline in 2025, underscoring Africa’s urgent need for stronger air...

Associations Between Air Pollution And Relative Leukocyte Telomere Length Among Northern Swedish Adults Based On Findings From The Betula Study

by Ryan Wilmot | Sep 24, 2025 | Headlines

Nature | 24 September 2025 | A study in Northern Sweden found no significant link between low-level air pollution and telomere length overall, though inconclusive hints of longer telomeres among individuals later diagnosed with dementia highlight the need for further...

Air Pollution Experts Advocate For Ambitious Overarching Emission Reduction Goals Based On Updated Scenarios

by Ryan Wilmot | Sep 24, 2025 | Headlines

UNECE | 24 September 2025 | Experts under the UNECE Air Convention are developing scenarios and new monitoring tools to guide the Gothenburg Protocol revision, aiming to cut air pollution-related health and ecosystem impacts by 50% by 2040 compared to 2015...

The Smog Of Exercise: The Causal Effect Of Air Pollution On Fitness Behaviors

by Ryan Wilmot | Sep 23, 2025 | Headlines

Frontiers | 23 September 2025 | A large-scale study in China finds that worsening air pollution significantly reduces residents’ participation in fitness activities, with impacts varying across gender, age, education, and household status.