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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.