University of California, Merced | UC Merced’s Professor Xuan Zhang has received a $621,000 NSF CAREER Award to study how changing pollution levels alter the chemistry of peroxy radicals, with implications for air quality, climate models, and community education.

Central Oregon Fire Info | Despite recent rain, Central Oregon remains at high wildfire risk after 76 fire incidents this month, prompting officials to maintain Stage 1 restrictions and urge the public to follow fire safety rules and report smoke immediately.

ScienceDirect.com | A new study using survey data in Beijing shows that outdoor air pollution exposure varies sharply by daily activities—highest during work and commuting—and is shaped by health, education, and social status, highlighting the need for policies addressing both activity patterns and inequality.

European Public Health Alliance | The EU Healthy Air Coalition warns that air pollution drives chronic disease and billions in economic costs, urging policymakers to accelerate emissions cuts, set binding methane targets, end fossil fuel subsidies, and curb biomass burning.

UNEP | Guatemala, with UNEP’s support, is developing its first air quality regulation to set standards, build a monitoring network, and strengthen emissions controls, marking a major step toward cleaner air ahead of the International Day of Clean Air for Blue Skies 2025.

WFIE | A chemical fire in Newburgh prompted precautionary shelter-in-place advisories in parts of Daviess and Henderson counties, but officials lifted the orders after air quality readings showed no ongoing danger.

Al Jazeera | The UN’s World Meteorological Organization warns that climate change–driven wildfires are releasing a “witches’ brew” of pollutants that degrade air quality across continents, urging stronger global policies to protect health, ecosystems, and economies.

The Seattle Times | Wildfire smoke has pushed air quality in parts of Washington to unhealthy and hazardous levels, prompting national parks to close trails, campgrounds, and roads at Mount Rainier, Olympic, and North Cascades.

springer.com | A new study introduces an enhanced temporal attention-based LSTM model that achieves 97.5% accuracy in forecasting PM2.5 levels in Karnataka, offering a powerful tool for early air quality warnings and public health protection.

RFI | The World Meteorological Organization’s latest Air Quality and Climate Bulletin warns that worsening wildfires, fog, and pollution hotspots show how climate change and air quality are inseparably linked, while examples from China prove that strong policies can deliver dramatic improvements.

University of California, Merced | UC Merced’s Professor Xuan Zhang has received a $621,000 NSF CAREER Award to study how changing pollution levels alter the chemistry of peroxy radicals, with implications for air quality, climate models, and community education.

Central Oregon Fire Info | Despite recent rain, Central Oregon remains at high wildfire risk after 76 fire incidents this month, prompting officials to maintain Stage 1 restrictions and urge the public to follow fire safety rules and report smoke immediately.

ScienceDirect.com | A new study using survey data in Beijing shows that outdoor air pollution exposure varies sharply by daily activities—highest during work and commuting—and is shaped by health, education, and social status, highlighting the need for policies addressing both activity patterns and inequality.

European Public Health Alliance | The EU Healthy Air Coalition warns that air pollution drives chronic disease and billions in economic costs, urging policymakers to accelerate emissions cuts, set binding methane targets, end fossil fuel subsidies, and curb biomass burning.

UNEP | Guatemala, with UNEP’s support, is developing its first air quality regulation to set standards, build a monitoring network, and strengthen emissions controls, marking a major step toward cleaner air ahead of the International Day of Clean Air for Blue Skies 2025.

WFIE | A chemical fire in Newburgh prompted precautionary shelter-in-place advisories in parts of Daviess and Henderson counties, but officials lifted the orders after air quality readings showed no ongoing danger.

Al Jazeera | The UN’s World Meteorological Organization warns that climate change–driven wildfires are releasing a “witches’ brew” of pollutants that degrade air quality across continents, urging stronger global policies to protect health, ecosystems, and economies.

The Seattle Times | Wildfire smoke has pushed air quality in parts of Washington to unhealthy and hazardous levels, prompting national parks to close trails, campgrounds, and roads at Mount Rainier, Olympic, and North Cascades.

springer.com | A new study introduces an enhanced temporal attention-based LSTM model that achieves 97.5% accuracy in forecasting PM2.5 levels in Karnataka, offering a powerful tool for early air quality warnings and public health protection.

RFI | The World Meteorological Organization’s latest Air Quality and Climate Bulletin warns that worsening wildfires, fog, and pollution hotspots show how climate change and air quality are inseparably linked, while examples from China prove that strong policies can deliver dramatic improvements.