Air Quality News
Arkansas Ambient Air Monitoring Network: Annual Network Plan For 2025-2026
JD Supra | Arkansas has submitted its 2025–2026 Ambient Air Monitoring Network Plan to the EPA, outlining statewide air quality surveillance sites, pollutant measurements, and proposed network changes to ensure compliance with federal clean air standards.
CEM India 2026: Call For Papers On Air Quality And Emissions Monitoring
Envirotech Online | The 4th CEM India conference on air quality and emissions monitoring, set for 10–12 March 2026 in Delhi, has opened its call for papers, inviting experts and industry professionals to present case studies and innovations by 17 October 2025.
New Public Dashboard Allows Real-Time Monitoring Of Noise And Air Quality In Limerick
Limerick.ie | Limerick City and County Council has launched a real-time public dashboard displaying air quality and noise data from 29 monitoring stations, linking environmental insights to public health and Active Travel routes ahead of Clean Air for Blue Skies Day 2025.
Can Low-Cost Sensors (LCS) Enhance Air Quality Monitoring For Personal Pollution Exposure Assessment?
IOP Science | A study of the Sensirion SPS30 low-cost PM2.5 sensor finds it can reliably track urban air quality patterns and hotspots, though accuracy declines at high humidity, highlighting the need for RH-based corrections in citizen monitoring campaigns.
Particulate Matter Air Pollution: Effects On The Respiratory System
JCI | A comprehensive review finds that particulate matter air pollution is a leading global health threat, causing millions of premature deaths and driving respiratory diseases such as asthma, COPD, fibrosis, pneumonia, ARDS, and lung cancer, with no safe threshold of exposure.
The Deep Dive: What’s In The Air?
WGBH | This week’s edition of The Deep Dive explores smog and air quality, from wildfire smoke and deadly historical smog events to Hollywood depictions, while offering expert talks, practical health tips, and a reminder to find fresh air escapes.
The Climate Crisis In Clinical Practice: Addressing Air Pollution, Heat, And Microplastics
ScienceDirect.com | A new medical review warns that climate change is already driving major health impacts through air pollution, extreme heat, and microplastics, urging physicians to integrate climate advocacy, education, and sustainable practices into clinical care.
From Smoke To Solutions: How Development Projects Can Clean The Air
Asian Development Bank | A new analysis warns that air pollution costs over $8 trillion globally and remains the second leading cause of premature death, but highlights that practical measures like sustainable transport, renewable energy, and better waste and crop management can deliver major health and economic benefits in Asia and the Pacific.
The Invisible Threat Of Ozone
Green Alliance | A new briefing warns that methane, already a powerful greenhouse gas, is also driving dangerous ozone pollution in the UK, calling for a 30% cut in emissions and binding ozone targets to safeguard health and food security.
Classic Cars Will Still Need A Smog Test In California After Lawmakers Reject Jay Leno Bill
GV Wire | California lawmakers quietly killed “Leno’s Law,” a bill to exempt classic cars from smog checks, after environmental groups and regulators warned it would undermine air quality goals and cost the state millions.
Arkansas Ambient Air Monitoring Network: Annual Network Plan For 2025-2026
JD Supra | Arkansas has submitted its 2025–2026 Ambient Air Monitoring Network Plan to the EPA, outlining statewide air quality surveillance sites, pollutant measurements, and proposed network changes to ensure compliance with federal clean air standards.
CEM India 2026: Call For Papers On Air Quality And Emissions Monitoring
Envirotech Online | The 4th CEM India conference on air quality and emissions monitoring, set for 10–12 March 2026 in Delhi, has opened its call for papers, inviting experts and industry professionals to present case studies and innovations by 17 October 2025.
New Public Dashboard Allows Real-Time Monitoring Of Noise And Air Quality In Limerick
Limerick.ie | Limerick City and County Council has launched a real-time public dashboard displaying air quality and noise data from 29 monitoring stations, linking environmental insights to public health and Active Travel routes ahead of Clean Air for Blue Skies Day 2025.
Can Low-Cost Sensors (LCS) Enhance Air Quality Monitoring For Personal Pollution Exposure Assessment?
IOP Science | A study of the Sensirion SPS30 low-cost PM2.5 sensor finds it can reliably track urban air quality patterns and hotspots, though accuracy declines at high humidity, highlighting the need for RH-based corrections in citizen monitoring campaigns.
Particulate Matter Air Pollution: Effects On The Respiratory System
JCI | A comprehensive review finds that particulate matter air pollution is a leading global health threat, causing millions of premature deaths and driving respiratory diseases such as asthma, COPD, fibrosis, pneumonia, ARDS, and lung cancer, with no safe threshold of exposure.
The Deep Dive: What’s In The Air?
WGBH | This week’s edition of The Deep Dive explores smog and air quality, from wildfire smoke and deadly historical smog events to Hollywood depictions, while offering expert talks, practical health tips, and a reminder to find fresh air escapes.
The Climate Crisis In Clinical Practice: Addressing Air Pollution, Heat, And Microplastics
ScienceDirect.com | A new medical review warns that climate change is already driving major health impacts through air pollution, extreme heat, and microplastics, urging physicians to integrate climate advocacy, education, and sustainable practices into clinical care.
From Smoke To Solutions: How Development Projects Can Clean The Air
Asian Development Bank | A new analysis warns that air pollution costs over $8 trillion globally and remains the second leading cause of premature death, but highlights that practical measures like sustainable transport, renewable energy, and better waste and crop management can deliver major health and economic benefits in Asia and the Pacific.
The Invisible Threat Of Ozone
Green Alliance | A new briefing warns that methane, already a powerful greenhouse gas, is also driving dangerous ozone pollution in the UK, calling for a 30% cut in emissions and binding ozone targets to safeguard health and food security.
Classic Cars Will Still Need A Smog Test In California After Lawmakers Reject Jay Leno Bill
GV Wire | California lawmakers quietly killed “Leno’s Law,” a bill to exempt classic cars from smog checks, after environmental groups and regulators warned it would undermine air quality goals and cost the state millions.
Air Quality Headlines
Govt Mandates Real-Time Air Monitoring In Industrial Zones
ANTARA News | 5 August 2025 | Indonesia’s Environment Ministry now requires all industrial zones to install real-time air and emissions monitoring systems in response to worsening air quality in the Greater Jakarta area, including Tangerang.
Millions Are Under Air Quality Alerts As Wildfire Smoke Blankets Large Swaths Of U.S.
NBC News | 5 August 2025 | Smoke from nearly 200 out-of-control Canadian wildfires is blanketing much of the Upper Midwest and Northeast, prompting widespread air quality alerts across 14 U.S. states as fine particulate pollution reaches unhealthy levels and threatens...
Air Quality Advisory Issued For Much Of Upstate NY Due To Canadian Wildfires
Syracuse.com | 4 August 2025 | New York's Department of Environmental Conservation has issued a statewide air quality health advisory for Sunday due to Canadian wildfire smoke, warning of elevated PM2.5 levels and urging sensitive groups to limit outdoor activity.
Agency Declares Code Orange For Air Quality On Monday
Times Observer | 4 August 2025 | The Pennsylvania DEP has issued a Code Orange Air Quality Action Day for Monday across northern counties due to Canadian wildfire smoke, warning sensitive groups to limit outdoor activity and urging residents to help reduce PM2.5...
New Climate Study Revisits Link Between Air Pollution In East Asia And Global Warming
South China Morning Post | 3 August 2025 | Efforts to reduce air pollution in East Asia have improved public health but may have unintentionally accelerated global warming by eliminating aerosols that previously helped cool the Earth, according to a new climate study.
Air Pollution And Disrupted Microbiomes: Tracing The Impact On Human Health
Cureus | 3 August 2025 | Air pollution may significantly disrupt gut microbiota composition, contributing to long-term impacts on respiratory, neurological, cardiovascular, and metabolic health through mechanisms involving the gut-lung and gut-brain axes, according to...
Kansas City Air Deemed ‘Unhealthy’ As Wildfire Smoke Casts Haze Across Skies
FOX4KC.com | 2 August 2025 | Wildfire smoke from Canada has pushed air quality in Kansas City and much of eastern Kansas into the "unhealthy" range, prompting alerts and health advisories for vulnerable groups through Saturday.
Air Quality In Minneapolis Ranks 2nd Worst In The World Friday, With Alert Stretching Through Weekend
CBS News | 2 August 2025 | Minnesota faces one of its longest air quality alerts on record as Canadian wildfire smoke continues to push AQI levels into unhealthy territory, with Minneapolis ranking among the most polluted major cities globally despite cooler, pleasant...
TROPOMI Near Real-Time Products Support The Air Quality And Operations Communities
NASA Earthdata | 1 August 2025 | NASA and ESA have released near real-time air quality data from the TROPOMI satellite via LANCE, offering rapid insights into pollutants like NO₂, CO, and aerosols to support smoke tracking, volcanic hazard forecasts, and weather...
Perception More Important Than Reality When It Comes To Clean Air: Survey
Facilities Dive | 1 August 2025 | A new GPS Air survey finds that odors, dust, and stuffiness influence public decisions about indoor spaces more than virus concerns, highlighting the growing demand for visible indoor air quality monitoring and certifications to build...
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