Air Quality News
Clean Air Is The New Frontier Of Global Cooperation
Al Jazeera | For the first time, the G20 summit in Cape Town is prioritizing clean air, addressing global pollution that causes 5.7 million deaths annually amid limited international funding for air quality initiatives.
Air Quality Continues To Improve, Says Report
BBC | Jersey’s 2024 air quality report shows continued year-on-year improvement, with nitrogen dioxide levels steadily declining since 2000 under the island’s Carbon Neutral Roadmap.
The Effects Of Daily Carbon Market Dynamics On Urban Air Quality In China
Nature | The study finds that efficient, liquid carbon trading markets in China lead to measurable short-term improvements in air quality, particularly through reductions in PM2.5 levels.
Jessie King To Moderate Panel At Carolinas Air Pollution Control Association Meeting
Williams Mullen | Jessie King will moderate a panel on “PFAS Updates and TSCA Happenings” at the 2025 CAPCA Fall Meeting in Myrtle Beach, where Williams Mullen is a Gold sponsor.
Ozone Monitoring In The Polar Troposphere Using A New Diffusive Sampler
ScienceDirect.com | A new diffusive ozone sampler validated at Ny-Ålesund, Svalbard, showed strong agreement with ultraviolet analyzer readings and high self-consistency across sampling periods, confirming its reliability for long-term polar ozone monitoring.
FLPSO-AMPS: An Optimized WSN Model For Air Quality Monitoring In Tier-2 Smart Cities
Nature | The study presents FLPSO-AMPS, a fuzzy logic and particle swarm optimization-based routing method that improves energy efficiency, reliability, and data delivery in wireless sensor networks for air pollution monitoring in smart cities.
Appeal Filed Over Court Decision Letting EPA Suppress Factory Farm Air Pollution Reporting
Animal Legal Defense Fund | The Animal Legal Defense Fund and partner groups appealed a federal court ruling that upheld an EPA rule exempting factory farms from reporting hazardous air emissions like ammonia and hydrogen sulfide, arguing the exemption violates the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act and leaves nearby communities unprotected from toxic pollution.
Carnegie Mellon Research Is Behind A New Global Map Of Air Pollution
90.5 WESA | Carnegie Mellon University’s CREATE Lab and Climate TRACE launched a global map visualizing particulate pollution from over 9,500 industrial sources, linking emissions to nearly 9 million annual deaths and supporting environmental justice advocacy worldwide.
Wildfire Smoke, Regenerative Ag: Cornell Atkinson-EDF Research Aids People And Planet
Cornell Chronicle – Cornell University | Cornell University and the Environmental Defense Fund are studying how dust and wildfire air pollution has evolved since 1850 to better predict future impacts on health, mortality, and economies, with a focus on Latin America.
Air Enforcement: Tennessee Air Pollution Control Board Proposed Order Addressing Calhoun Chemical Manufacturing Facility
JD Supra | The Tennessee Air Pollution Control Board fined Southern Ionics Inc. $3,000 after determining its Calhoun facility exceeded sulfur dioxide emission limits and failed to report hydrogen chloride emissions in violation of its air permit.
Clean Air Is The New Frontier Of Global Cooperation
Al Jazeera | For the first time, the G20 summit in Cape Town is prioritizing clean air, addressing global pollution that causes 5.7 million deaths annually amid limited international funding for air quality initiatives.
Air Quality Continues To Improve, Says Report
BBC | Jersey’s 2024 air quality report shows continued year-on-year improvement, with nitrogen dioxide levels steadily declining since 2000 under the island’s Carbon Neutral Roadmap.
The Effects Of Daily Carbon Market Dynamics On Urban Air Quality In China
Nature | The study finds that efficient, liquid carbon trading markets in China lead to measurable short-term improvements in air quality, particularly through reductions in PM2.5 levels.
Jessie King To Moderate Panel At Carolinas Air Pollution Control Association Meeting
Williams Mullen | Jessie King will moderate a panel on “PFAS Updates and TSCA Happenings” at the 2025 CAPCA Fall Meeting in Myrtle Beach, where Williams Mullen is a Gold sponsor.
Ozone Monitoring In The Polar Troposphere Using A New Diffusive Sampler
ScienceDirect.com | A new diffusive ozone sampler validated at Ny-Ålesund, Svalbard, showed strong agreement with ultraviolet analyzer readings and high self-consistency across sampling periods, confirming its reliability for long-term polar ozone monitoring.
FLPSO-AMPS: An Optimized WSN Model For Air Quality Monitoring In Tier-2 Smart Cities
Nature | The study presents FLPSO-AMPS, a fuzzy logic and particle swarm optimization-based routing method that improves energy efficiency, reliability, and data delivery in wireless sensor networks for air pollution monitoring in smart cities.
Appeal Filed Over Court Decision Letting EPA Suppress Factory Farm Air Pollution Reporting
Animal Legal Defense Fund | The Animal Legal Defense Fund and partner groups appealed a federal court ruling that upheld an EPA rule exempting factory farms from reporting hazardous air emissions like ammonia and hydrogen sulfide, arguing the exemption violates the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act and leaves nearby communities unprotected from toxic pollution.
Carnegie Mellon Research Is Behind A New Global Map Of Air Pollution
90.5 WESA | Carnegie Mellon University’s CREATE Lab and Climate TRACE launched a global map visualizing particulate pollution from over 9,500 industrial sources, linking emissions to nearly 9 million annual deaths and supporting environmental justice advocacy worldwide.
Wildfire Smoke, Regenerative Ag: Cornell Atkinson-EDF Research Aids People And Planet
Cornell Chronicle – Cornell University | Cornell University and the Environmental Defense Fund are studying how dust and wildfire air pollution has evolved since 1850 to better predict future impacts on health, mortality, and economies, with a focus on Latin America.
Air Enforcement: Tennessee Air Pollution Control Board Proposed Order Addressing Calhoun Chemical Manufacturing Facility
JD Supra | The Tennessee Air Pollution Control Board fined Southern Ionics Inc. $3,000 after determining its Calhoun facility exceeded sulfur dioxide emission limits and failed to report hydrogen chloride emissions in violation of its air permit.
Air Quality Headlines
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...
Air Quality Alerts Issued For Wisconsin, Minnesota, Michigan, Connecticut Due To Canadian Wildfire Smoke
Mint | 1 August 2025 | Canadian wildfire smoke is triggering air quality alerts across multiple U.S. states, with Wisconsin, Minnesota, Michigan, and Connecticut all experiencing PM2.5 levels ranging from "Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups" to "Very Unhealthy," prompting...
15 Sources Of Wildfire Smoke Forecasts For North America
Yale Climate Connections | 31 July 2025 | In the emerging Pyrocene era of extreme wildfire activity, smoke now regularly blankets North America, and while new forecasting tools offer detailed insights, predicting wildfire smoke remains difficult.
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