Air Quality News
Public Responses About Air Quality In The World’s Ten Most Populous Countries
Nature | A global study finds that people exposed to higher levels of air pollution are generally more concerned and proactive about air quality, despite often having less knowledge about pollution and its health impacts.
Inside the Air Handler: How a Residential Air System Works
Residential air handlers use filters, blowers, coils, ducts, and controls to heat, cool, clean, and circulate indoor air, with routine homeowner maintenance helping the system operate safely and efficiently.
Klobuchar Joins Colleagues In Introducing Legislation To Create And Expand Grant And Loan Programs To Monitor Air Pollution From Wildfires
Senator Amy Klobuchar – Senate.gov | A bipartisan Senate bill would expand access to portable air quality sensors, helping communities better monitor wildfire smoke and protect public health during increasingly frequent smoke events.
Statement: EPA’s Proposed Changes Would Weaken Life-Saving Air Pollution Standards For Heavy-Duty Vehicles
Environmental Defense Fund | Environmental advocates are urging the EPA to preserve existing heavy-duty vehicle emissions standards, warning that proposed rollbacks could increase air pollution and undermine billions of dollars in projected public health benefits.
Clearing the Air Around Aviation: How Airlines Manage Their Emissions
Airlines reduce their air-quality impact through cleaner aircraft, efficient flight operations, sustainable fuels, electrified ground equipment, and regulations governing emissions around airports and in flight.
LaGuardia Terminal B Is Now Testing A Robot Dog: It Monitors Air Quality
Softonic | LaGuardia Airport is piloting a robot dog that patrols Terminal B to monitor indoor air quality, exploring whether mobile sensors can improve environmental monitoring in busy public spaces.
Health Officials Alert Coloradans To Increase In Salmonella Cases
Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment | Colorado health officials are investigating an unusual surge in Salmonella cases as they work with federal partners to identify the source of a possible foodborne outbreak.
Gas Across the Ocean: How Liquefied Natural Gas Influences Air Quality
Liquefied natural gas can reduce sulfur and soot emissions compared with heavier fuels, but methane leaks, terminal operations, shipping, and consumer combustion still create important air-quality concerns.
How Particulate Matter From Wildfire Smoke Impacts Our Health
Sierra Club | Wildfire smoke can rapidly worsen symptoms in people with respiratory or chronic health conditions as dangerous PM2.5 particles penetrate deep into the lungs, enter the bloodstream, and trigger widespread inflammation.
Wildfire Smoke Has DC, Boston And New York Under Air Quality Warnings, And The Cleanest Air You Can Find Might Be Inside Your Car…
Autonocion.com | Experts say your vehicle can offer some protection from wildfire smoke during travel, but whether it’s safe to drive depends on smoke intensity, making it important to monitor air quality and use your car’s recirculation setting when conditions deteriorate.
Public Responses About Air Quality In The World’s Ten Most Populous Countries
Nature | A global study finds that people exposed to higher levels of air pollution are generally more concerned and proactive about air quality, despite often having less knowledge about pollution and its health impacts.
Inside the Air Handler: How a Residential Air System Works
Residential air handlers use filters, blowers, coils, ducts, and controls to heat, cool, clean, and circulate indoor air, with routine homeowner maintenance helping the system operate safely and efficiently.
Klobuchar Joins Colleagues In Introducing Legislation To Create And Expand Grant And Loan Programs To Monitor Air Pollution From Wildfires
Senator Amy Klobuchar – Senate.gov | A bipartisan Senate bill would expand access to portable air quality sensors, helping communities better monitor wildfire smoke and protect public health during increasingly frequent smoke events.
Statement: EPA’s Proposed Changes Would Weaken Life-Saving Air Pollution Standards For Heavy-Duty Vehicles
Environmental Defense Fund | Environmental advocates are urging the EPA to preserve existing heavy-duty vehicle emissions standards, warning that proposed rollbacks could increase air pollution and undermine billions of dollars in projected public health benefits.
Clearing the Air Around Aviation: How Airlines Manage Their Emissions
Airlines reduce their air-quality impact through cleaner aircraft, efficient flight operations, sustainable fuels, electrified ground equipment, and regulations governing emissions around airports and in flight.
LaGuardia Terminal B Is Now Testing A Robot Dog: It Monitors Air Quality
Softonic | LaGuardia Airport is piloting a robot dog that patrols Terminal B to monitor indoor air quality, exploring whether mobile sensors can improve environmental monitoring in busy public spaces.
Health Officials Alert Coloradans To Increase In Salmonella Cases
Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment | Colorado health officials are investigating an unusual surge in Salmonella cases as they work with federal partners to identify the source of a possible foodborne outbreak.
Gas Across the Ocean: How Liquefied Natural Gas Influences Air Quality
Liquefied natural gas can reduce sulfur and soot emissions compared with heavier fuels, but methane leaks, terminal operations, shipping, and consumer combustion still create important air-quality concerns.
How Particulate Matter From Wildfire Smoke Impacts Our Health
Sierra Club | Wildfire smoke can rapidly worsen symptoms in people with respiratory or chronic health conditions as dangerous PM2.5 particles penetrate deep into the lungs, enter the bloodstream, and trigger widespread inflammation.
Wildfire Smoke Has DC, Boston And New York Under Air Quality Warnings, And The Cleanest Air You Can Find Might Be Inside Your Car…
Autonocion.com | Experts say your vehicle can offer some protection from wildfire smoke during travel, but whether it’s safe to drive depends on smoke intensity, making it important to monitor air quality and use your car’s recirculation setting when conditions deteriorate.
Air Quality Headlines
Millions To Avoid Driving Over Air Quality in California, Illinois, Indiana
NewsWeek| 28 May 2026 | Air quality alerts across California and the Midwest are warning millions of Americans to limit outdoor activity and driving as ozone pollution and windblown dust push conditions into unhealthy ranges.
Incorporating Air Quality Health Impacts Into The Social Cost Of Carbon
Nature | 28 May 2026 | Researchers are calling for wildfire smoke and ozone-related health impacts to be incorporated into social cost of carbon models, warning that climate-driven air pollution risks remain significantly underestimated.
ACRI And Breathe Metro Manila Report: One Week After Navotas Landfill Fire, Pollution Crisis Persists
Ateneo de Manila University | 20 April 2026 | A landfill fire in Metro Manila continues to drive worsening air pollution, with PM2.5 levels reaching “Very Unhealthy” levels and raising concerns about unmonitored toxic emissions and broader regional health risks.
Smarter Satellites Track Hidden Air Pollution
Newswise | 20 April 2026 | Researchers developed an AI-driven method to reconstruct continuous global formaldehyde pollution maps from incomplete satellite data, significantly improving accuracy and enabling better tracking of air quality and atmospheric chemistry.
Sources, Seasonal Trends And Urban Exposure To Airborne Particulate Matter-Bound Pollutants
Nature | 19 April 2026 | A year-long study in Slovenia found traffic and combustion sources dominate airborne particulate pollution in urban areas, with higher exposures during heating seasons and among cyclists, though overall health risks remained below regulatory...
Climate Change in Our Bodies and Our Communities: 22 Minutes with Dr. Carlos Faerron Guzmán
Earth Day | 19 April 2026 | A planetary health perspective emphasizes that human well-being is inseparable from environmental conditions, calling for prevention-focused systems that address pollution, climate change, and ecosystem health as core drivers of disease.
‘A Unique Moment’: New Regional Air Pollution Plans Aim To Cut Health Burden Across Latin America
Health Policy Watch | 18 April 2026 | A new regional roadmap led by PAHO aims to strengthen air quality monitoring, policy coordination, and public health action across Latin America to reduce pollution-related deaths and meet global health targets.
Montana Builds Out Air Quality Monitoring System Across the State
Governing Magazine | 18 April 2026 | Montana is expanding a statewide network of low-cost air sensors in schools to better track wildfire smoke, providing real-time local data to protect public health and guide community decisions.
From Sensors to Insights: Quantifying Daily Heat and Air Pollution Exposure in Atlanta
Emory University | 17 April 2025 | This webinar will explore how wearable sensors are being used in Atlanta to measure real-world exposure to heat and air pollution, offering insights into community-based research and its public health implications.
Twenty-Five Years Of Research And Monitoring Using PUF Disk Passive Air Samplers
ACS Publications - American Chemical Society | 17 April 2025 | Polyurethane foam-based passive air samplers have become a widely used, low-cost tool for monitoring airborne pollutants globally, with evolving designs expanding their capabilities across environmental,...
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