Air Quality News
Bad Air Is One Of The Biggest Threats To Your Health. Here’s How To Protect Yourself
WIRED | Air pollution, especially fine particulate matter (PM2.5), is a major and often overlooked driver of disease and premature death, linked to heart disease, diabetes, and neurological damage, and with weakened U.S. regulations, individuals are increasingly left to protect themselves through measures like air purifiers and N95 masks.
What are Nitrogen Oxides and Why Do We Track Them?
Nitrogen oxides (NOₓ) are a group of highly reactive gases that include nitric oxide (NO) and nitrogen dioxide (NO₂). These gases play significant roles in atmospheric chemistry and environmental health. NOₓ contributes to the formation of ground-level ozone and fine...
Carnegie Mellon Research Is Behind A New Global Map Of Air Pollution
The Allegheny Front | CMU’s CREATE Lab and Climate TRACE have launched a global animated map showing how particulate pollution spreads from industrial sources in over 2,500 cities, highlighting health risks and supporting environmental justice advocacy.
Open Waste Burning – Sectoral Solutions For Air Pollution And Health
Climate and Clean Air Coalition | A new technical brief emphasizes that reducing open waste burning, an extensive global source of toxic air pollution, is critical for improving public health, mitigating climate impacts, and advancing clean energy and waste management solutions.
The Importance of Changing Your Car’s Cabin Air Filter
Most people spend a surprising amount of time in theor cars. According to AAA, Americans collectively spend over 70 billion hours on the road annually, which averages nearly an hour each day for the typical driver. Given that cars often function as second homes, the...
Does The AI Boom Threaten Air Quality? A Denver Neighborhood Is About To Find Out
Marketplace.org | Residents of north Denver’s Elyria–Swansea neighborhood fear that a new CoreSite data center will worsen already poor air quality due to increased power demand and diesel generator emissions, despite the company insisting its impact will be minimal.
Study Identifies 6 Key Genes Linking Air Pollution To Dry Eye Disease
Ophthalmology Times | A recent Chinese study identified six key genes linking air pollution exposure to the development and progression of dry eye disease, offering new targets for prevention and treatment.
Mastering Bathroom Ventilation Maintenance
Proper bathroom ventilation is essential for maintaining a healthy indoor environment. It helps control moisture levels, prevents mold growth, and ensures good air quality. This article reviews best practices for making sure your bathroom ventilation is adequate, the...
New EUR 80 Million Fund Announced By Bloomberg Philanthropies, Brazil’s Ministry Of Cities, BTG Pactual, The Mitigation Action Facility, And WRI Brasil To More Than Double Brazil’s Electric Bus Fleet
Bloomberg Philanthropies | A new EUR 80 million credit enhancement fund announced at COP30 aims to unlock EUR 450 million to deploy over 1,700 electric buses across Brazil by 2030, improving air quality and advancing sustainable urban mobility.
First Hearing Held In Appeal Of Permit For Tucker County Microgrid Site
West Virginia Public Broadcasting | Citizen groups are appealing West Virginia regulators’ approval of air permits for a new microgrid facility in Tucker County, arguing that emissions data was improperly redacted as “trade secrets” and that the project was wrongly classified as a minor pollution source.
Bad Air Is One Of The Biggest Threats To Your Health. Here’s How To Protect Yourself
WIRED | Air pollution, especially fine particulate matter (PM2.5), is a major and often overlooked driver of disease and premature death, linked to heart disease, diabetes, and neurological damage, and with weakened U.S. regulations, individuals are increasingly left to protect themselves through measures like air purifiers and N95 masks.
What are Nitrogen Oxides and Why Do We Track Them?
Nitrogen oxides (NOₓ) are a group of highly reactive gases that include nitric oxide (NO) and nitrogen dioxide (NO₂). These gases play significant roles in atmospheric chemistry and environmental health. NOₓ contributes to the formation of ground-level ozone and fine...
Carnegie Mellon Research Is Behind A New Global Map Of Air Pollution
The Allegheny Front | CMU’s CREATE Lab and Climate TRACE have launched a global animated map showing how particulate pollution spreads from industrial sources in over 2,500 cities, highlighting health risks and supporting environmental justice advocacy.
Open Waste Burning – Sectoral Solutions For Air Pollution And Health
Climate and Clean Air Coalition | A new technical brief emphasizes that reducing open waste burning, an extensive global source of toxic air pollution, is critical for improving public health, mitigating climate impacts, and advancing clean energy and waste management solutions.
The Importance of Changing Your Car’s Cabin Air Filter
Most people spend a surprising amount of time in theor cars. According to AAA, Americans collectively spend over 70 billion hours on the road annually, which averages nearly an hour each day for the typical driver. Given that cars often function as second homes, the...
Does The AI Boom Threaten Air Quality? A Denver Neighborhood Is About To Find Out
Marketplace.org | Residents of north Denver’s Elyria–Swansea neighborhood fear that a new CoreSite data center will worsen already poor air quality due to increased power demand and diesel generator emissions, despite the company insisting its impact will be minimal.
Study Identifies 6 Key Genes Linking Air Pollution To Dry Eye Disease
Ophthalmology Times | A recent Chinese study identified six key genes linking air pollution exposure to the development and progression of dry eye disease, offering new targets for prevention and treatment.
Mastering Bathroom Ventilation Maintenance
Proper bathroom ventilation is essential for maintaining a healthy indoor environment. It helps control moisture levels, prevents mold growth, and ensures good air quality. This article reviews best practices for making sure your bathroom ventilation is adequate, the...
New EUR 80 Million Fund Announced By Bloomberg Philanthropies, Brazil’s Ministry Of Cities, BTG Pactual, The Mitigation Action Facility, And WRI Brasil To More Than Double Brazil’s Electric Bus Fleet
Bloomberg Philanthropies | A new EUR 80 million credit enhancement fund announced at COP30 aims to unlock EUR 450 million to deploy over 1,700 electric buses across Brazil by 2030, improving air quality and advancing sustainable urban mobility.
First Hearing Held In Appeal Of Permit For Tucker County Microgrid Site
West Virginia Public Broadcasting | Citizen groups are appealing West Virginia regulators’ approval of air permits for a new microgrid facility in Tucker County, arguing that emissions data was improperly redacted as “trade secrets” and that the project was wrongly classified as a minor pollution source.
Air Quality Headlines
Canadian Wildfires Impact Air Quality And Sunsets In Our Area
WREX | 24 October 2025 | In recent years, wildfire smoke from Canada’s prairies has increasingly degraded surface air quality in northern Illinois and southern Wisconsin, marking a shift from previously higher-altitude California smoke and underscoring changing...
Toxic Air Is Back Again In Delhi – Here’s Why It’s So Hard To Stop It
BBC | 24 October 2025 | Delhi’s air quality plunged to its worst post-Diwali levels in four years as a mix of firecracker emissions, vehicle pollution, and renewed stubble burning across Punjab, Haryana, and Uttar Pradesh combined with stagnant winter air to trap...
New Report Projects Harmful Air Pollution From Proposed Canadys Gas Plant
Southern Environmental Law Center | 23 October 2025 | A Harvard School of Public Health report commissioned by the Southern Environmental Law Center found that Santee Cooper and Dominion Energy’s proposed Canadys methane gas plant could expose over two million people...
Greens Challenge EPA Air Pollution Passes
E&E News | 23 October 2025 | Environmental groups filed a lawsuit challenging the Trump administration’s use of “presidential exemptions” that granted 50 chemical plants and refineries two extra years to meet toxic emission limits, arguing the move unlawfully...
‘Green’ Crackers Failed. Delhi Suffers Worst Post-Diwali Air In 5 Years
NDTV | 22 October 2025 | Research from Delhi University’s Dr. S.K. Dhaka found that post-Diwali pollution spikes were primarily caused by locally used “green crackers,” not stubble burning from neighboring states, revealing that Delhi’s air quality issues are largely...
Delhi Air Quality At ‘Hazardous’ Levels After Diwali Fireworks
Reuters | 22 October 2025 | New Delhi’s air quality reached hazardous levels after Diwali celebrations, with IQAir recording a PM2.5 concentration 59 times above WHO limits and an AQI of 442, making it the most polluted major city in the world despite partial...
Federal Contract For Up To $40 Million Fuels Research To Revolutionize Clean Indoor Air And Defend Against Next Pandemic
UC Davis Health | 21 October 2025 | UC Davis and Virginia Tech are leading a $40 million ARPA-H–funded project called BRAVE to develop smart-building “smoke alarm” systems that detect airborne pathogens and automatically improve indoor air quality to reduce...
Air Pollution Exposure During Pregnancy Linked to Slower Brain Maturation in Newborns
Technology Networks | 21 October 2025 | A study in Environment International found that prenatal exposure to fine particulate pollution (PM2.5) slows early brain myelination in newborns, suggesting air pollution may hinder initial stages of brain maturation.
Household Air Pollution Exposures Over Pregnancy And Maternal Blood Pressure Trajectories Through 8 Years Postpartum: Evidence From The Ghana Randomized Air Pollution and Health Study (GRAPHS)
ScienceDirect.com | 20 October 2025 | A long-term study in Ghana found that providing clean LPG cookstoves to pregnant women significantly lowered their blood pressure for up to eight years postpartum, highlighting the cardiovascular benefits of reducing household air...
Delhi Air Turns Toxic Again: GRAP Stage II Curbs Kick In; AQI Crosses 300
Times of India | 20 October 2025 | The Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) has issued new directives aimed at strengthening pollution control and improving air quality management across the National Capital Region.
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