Air Quality News
Smoke School: Training Air Quality Inspectors to Uphold the Clean Air Act
Ensuring air quality is a fundamental aspect of environmental protection, and in the United States, a key component of this effort is the training program known as "smoke school." This program is designed to equip air quality inspectors with the skills necessary to...
EPA Air Pollution Restrictions No Longer Consider Human Cost
NewsOne | The EPA announced it will stop considering the monetized health benefits of reduced illness and premature death when developing air pollution regulations, a shift critics say undermines the agency’s public health mission.
Trump Set To Repeal Air Pollution Limits Despite Fervent Opposition
The Arizona Republic | The Trump administration is moving to repeal the 2009 greenhouse gas endangerment finding, a foundational ruling that enables federal regulation of air pollution from vehicles and power plants linked to major health and climate impacts.
Formaldehyde: What Does Your Couch and a Morgue Have in Common
When purchasing new furniture, most people focus on aesthetics, comfort, and price. However, a less visible concern lurks beneath the sleek veneer of many furniture pieces: formaldehyde off-gassing. This phenomenon, stemming from the use of certain chemicals in...
Assessment Of Microfungal Contamination And Enzymatic Activity In Ethnographic Textile Artifacts And Museum Environment
Research journals – PLOS | The study found high levels of enzyme-producing microfungi in museum display and storage areas, indicating a significant risk of fungal biodeterioration to ethnographic textile artifacts and underscoring the need for continuous microbial monitoring and improved environmental control.
Tracking The Invisible: Monitoring Air Pollution From Space
Global Issues | Air pollution across Asia–Pacific remains a severe, transboundary public health crisis driven by both human and natural sources, with satellite-based monitoring, regional cooperation, and adaptation-focused strategies increasingly critical to protect health and manage climate-linked air quality risks.
Emissions to Efficiency: Regulating Air Quality in Paper Production
The paper industry has long been a cornerstone of global commerce and daily life, providing everything from packaging materials to office supplies. However, its environmental footprint, particularly its impact on air quality, remains a significant concern. While...
Does Your Air Quality Data Tell The Whole Story? Why Some Communities Are At Risk
Federal News Network | An EPA inspector general report warns that biased or incomplete air quality data may underreport pollution, leading regulators to wrongly deem areas safe and potentially leaving communities exposed to harmful air pollution.
Measuring Movement Creates A New Way To Map Indoor Air Pollution
Phys.org | University of Birmingham researchers found that office occupancy and human movement significantly increase indoor air pollution, with particulate matter and gases like CO₂ and TVOCs rising sharply during working hours, highlighting the need for better building design and ventilation.
Dust Turns Into Defects: Why Semiconductor Factories Need Pristine Air
When people think of semiconductor fabrication and electronics manufacturing, they often picture engineers clad in full-body cleanroom suits, working in sterile, white-walled facilities. But while many are aware that such environments are necessary, few understand why...
Smoke School: Training Air Quality Inspectors to Uphold the Clean Air Act
Ensuring air quality is a fundamental aspect of environmental protection, and in the United States, a key component of this effort is the training program known as "smoke school." This program is designed to equip air quality inspectors with the skills necessary to...
EPA Air Pollution Restrictions No Longer Consider Human Cost
NewsOne | The EPA announced it will stop considering the monetized health benefits of reduced illness and premature death when developing air pollution regulations, a shift critics say undermines the agency’s public health mission.
Trump Set To Repeal Air Pollution Limits Despite Fervent Opposition
The Arizona Republic | The Trump administration is moving to repeal the 2009 greenhouse gas endangerment finding, a foundational ruling that enables federal regulation of air pollution from vehicles and power plants linked to major health and climate impacts.
Formaldehyde: What Does Your Couch and a Morgue Have in Common
When purchasing new furniture, most people focus on aesthetics, comfort, and price. However, a less visible concern lurks beneath the sleek veneer of many furniture pieces: formaldehyde off-gassing. This phenomenon, stemming from the use of certain chemicals in...
Assessment Of Microfungal Contamination And Enzymatic Activity In Ethnographic Textile Artifacts And Museum Environment
Research journals – PLOS | The study found high levels of enzyme-producing microfungi in museum display and storage areas, indicating a significant risk of fungal biodeterioration to ethnographic textile artifacts and underscoring the need for continuous microbial monitoring and improved environmental control.
Tracking The Invisible: Monitoring Air Pollution From Space
Global Issues | Air pollution across Asia–Pacific remains a severe, transboundary public health crisis driven by both human and natural sources, with satellite-based monitoring, regional cooperation, and adaptation-focused strategies increasingly critical to protect health and manage climate-linked air quality risks.
Emissions to Efficiency: Regulating Air Quality in Paper Production
The paper industry has long been a cornerstone of global commerce and daily life, providing everything from packaging materials to office supplies. However, its environmental footprint, particularly its impact on air quality, remains a significant concern. While...
Does Your Air Quality Data Tell The Whole Story? Why Some Communities Are At Risk
Federal News Network | An EPA inspector general report warns that biased or incomplete air quality data may underreport pollution, leading regulators to wrongly deem areas safe and potentially leaving communities exposed to harmful air pollution.
Measuring Movement Creates A New Way To Map Indoor Air Pollution
Phys.org | University of Birmingham researchers found that office occupancy and human movement significantly increase indoor air pollution, with particulate matter and gases like CO₂ and TVOCs rising sharply during working hours, highlighting the need for better building design and ventilation.
Dust Turns Into Defects: Why Semiconductor Factories Need Pristine Air
When people think of semiconductor fabrication and electronics manufacturing, they often picture engineers clad in full-body cleanroom suits, working in sterile, white-walled facilities. But while many are aware that such environments are necessary, few understand why...
Air Quality Headlines
EPA Launches Clean Air Act Resource For Data Centres
Envirotech Online | 20 December 2025 | The EPA has launched a Clean Air Act resource for data centres that clarifies existing permitting and modelling rules, signalling faster, precedent-based approvals for generator-driven emissions without strengthening monitoring...
Could This Be The Biggest Global Health ROI You’ve Never Heard Of?
The World Economic Forum | 20 December 2025 | A new analysis argues that modest investments in air quality data and local leadership could deliver outsized economic and health returns in high-burden countries, where air pollution costs about 6% of global GDP but...
HCM City Considers Installing More Air Quality, Subsidence Monitoring Stations
OANANews | 19 December 2025 | Ho Chi Minh City plans a major expansion of its environmental monitoring network in 2026 to address worsening air, water, and land pollution pressures as it grows toward megacity status, adding hundreds of new monitoring stations across...
What The Chevron Fire Tells Us About Failures In Air Quality Monitoring
Los Angeles Times | 19 December 2025 | More than two months after a Chevron refinery explosion in El Segundo, regulators and the company have yet to disclose the cause or full pollution impacts, raising concerns about delayed investigations, repeated flaring...
Senator Steve Padilla Introduces Legislation Mandating Stricter Air Standards to Better Protect Residents Near Tijuana River
Senator Steve Padilla - CA.gov | 18 December 2025 | California Senator Steve Padilla announced plans to update the state’s decades-old hydrogen sulfide air quality standard through SB 58, citing new scientific evidence and severe health impacts in communities near the...
Non-Linear Relationships Between Air Temperature And River Water Quality Revealed By A Panel Dataset Of 276 Chinese Cities
Nature | 18 December 2025 | A study of 276 Chinese cities found that extreme heat and heatwaves significantly worsen river organic pollution and water scarcity, underscoring the need to incorporate temperature-driven risks into future water quality and river...
A Breath Of Change : Solutions For Cleaner Air In The Indo-Gangetic Plains And Himalayan Foothills
World Bank | 17 December 2025 | A new report outlines a coordinated roadmap to cut PM2.5 pollution by more than half across the Indo-Gangetic Plains and Himalayan Foothills by 2035 through targeted emission reductions, health protections, and strengthened regional...
Air Pollution Tied To Diminished Benefits Of Regular Exercise
Gastroenterology Advisor | 17 December 2025 | A large review found that while regular exercise remains beneficial, high long-term exposure to PM2.5 significantly weakens its protective effects on mortality, underscoring the importance of improving air quality to...
Joining Forces Towards Clean Air: Aafreen Siddiqui On Strengthening The Capacity For Change
The Rockefeller Foundation | 16 December 2025 | Our Common Air is building global momentum for treating clean air as a shared economic asset by convening world leaders, securing major financing commitments, and pushing toward international accountability frameworks to...
Case Study: District-Wide Indoor Air Quality Monitoring At Boston Public Schools
USGBC | 16 December 2025 | Boston Public Schools launched a districtwide indoor air quality monitoring program with public dashboards and response protocols, creating a transparent and scalable model for improving air quality in K-12 schools.
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