Farmonaut | Mining in Arkansas continues to drive the state’s economy in 2025, but both gold extraction and strip mining cause severe environmental harm, degrading air, water, soil, and biodiversity, unless countered by sustainable practices, reclamation, and new monitoring tools like satellite-based systems.

The Realty Today | Smart homes are increasingly using circadian lighting and air quality monitors to align light and air with human biology, improving sleep, mood, productivity, and long-term health through responsive, wellness-focused design.

Planet Detroit | An EPA engineer testified that Michigan’s EES Coke Battery has violated the Clean Air Act by emitting over 3,000 tons of sulfur dioxide annually without required desulfurization controls, which could have cut emissions by 95%, exposing the facility to more than $300 million in potential penalties.

KOMO News | Wildfire smoke from the Bear Gulch Fire has pushed PM2.5 pollution in Mason and Thurston Counties to unhealthy levels, prompting an air quality alert and health warnings through Saturday night.

Stockholm Environment Institute | Colorado adopted its first health-based standards for five toxic air pollutants, setting strict cancer risk levels but weaker non-cancer protections after industry pushback, with emission limits to follow in 2026.

KLCC | Despite smoky conditions in Eugene on Thursday, air quality only reached the “moderate” range, with officials attributing the haze to distant wildfires and noting levels should improve as winds shift north.

ScienceDirect.com | Microplastics accumulate in aquatic systems through cross-compartment flux, where poor waste management and even bio-based plastics drive persistence and toxicity, highlighting the urgent need for standardized detection methods and integrated remediation strategies.

Daily Bruin | UCLA researchers launched a community air quality monitoring network in Pacific Palisades after the wildfire to track harmful particles from reconstruction and provide residents with real-time, accessible data and alerts.

The Colorado Sun | The northern Front Range saw only 23 ozone violation days in summer 2025, down from 41 in 2024 and a record 67 in 2021, thanks largely to favorable weather, though researchers continue refining models to guide long-term emission reduction policies.

TribLIVE.com | At a packed public hearing, residents questioned state regulators over health risks from emissions at a proposed 4.5-gigawatt natural gas plant in Homer City, while officials said projected pollution levels remain below concern thresholds.

Farmonaut | Mining in Arkansas continues to drive the state’s economy in 2025, but both gold extraction and strip mining cause severe environmental harm, degrading air, water, soil, and biodiversity, unless countered by sustainable practices, reclamation, and new monitoring tools like satellite-based systems.

The Realty Today | Smart homes are increasingly using circadian lighting and air quality monitors to align light and air with human biology, improving sleep, mood, productivity, and long-term health through responsive, wellness-focused design.

Planet Detroit | An EPA engineer testified that Michigan’s EES Coke Battery has violated the Clean Air Act by emitting over 3,000 tons of sulfur dioxide annually without required desulfurization controls, which could have cut emissions by 95%, exposing the facility to more than $300 million in potential penalties.

KOMO News | Wildfire smoke from the Bear Gulch Fire has pushed PM2.5 pollution in Mason and Thurston Counties to unhealthy levels, prompting an air quality alert and health warnings through Saturday night.

Stockholm Environment Institute | Colorado adopted its first health-based standards for five toxic air pollutants, setting strict cancer risk levels but weaker non-cancer protections after industry pushback, with emission limits to follow in 2026.

KLCC | Despite smoky conditions in Eugene on Thursday, air quality only reached the “moderate” range, with officials attributing the haze to distant wildfires and noting levels should improve as winds shift north.

ScienceDirect.com | Microplastics accumulate in aquatic systems through cross-compartment flux, where poor waste management and even bio-based plastics drive persistence and toxicity, highlighting the urgent need for standardized detection methods and integrated remediation strategies.

Daily Bruin | UCLA researchers launched a community air quality monitoring network in Pacific Palisades after the wildfire to track harmful particles from reconstruction and provide residents with real-time, accessible data and alerts.

The Colorado Sun | The northern Front Range saw only 23 ozone violation days in summer 2025, down from 41 in 2024 and a record 67 in 2021, thanks largely to favorable weather, though researchers continue refining models to guide long-term emission reduction policies.

TribLIVE.com | At a packed public hearing, residents questioned state regulators over health risks from emissions at a proposed 4.5-gigawatt natural gas plant in Homer City, while officials said projected pollution levels remain below concern thresholds.