Air Pollution

Indiana residents are being advised to minimize visits to gas stations today as smoke from Canadian wildfires continues to worsen air quality across the state. The Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM) has extended an Air Quality Action Day through Saturday; fine particulate levels are reaching unhealthy thresholds, particularly in…

*Over the past decades, air pollution has persisted as a major environmental challenge for China amid its rapid urbanization and economic development. In a landmark response, the Chinese government declared war against air pollution in 2013, launching its Air Pollution Prevention and Control Action Plan (APPCAP) -- a comprehensive national…

CHINYERE IKEANYI In a bold move to tackle Nigeria’s escalating urban air pollution crisis, Lagos and Port Harcourt are set to benefit from a pioneering initiative employing low-cost sensors and artificial intelligence (AI) to monitor fine particulate matter (PM2.5). The 18-month project, titled “PM2.5 Monitoring and Policy Recommendations for Lagos…

New Delhi: The Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) on Wednesday issued new directions that tighten emission norms for a wide range of vehicles entering Delhi, a city that suffers from high levels of air pollution. According to the World Air Quality Report 2024, published in March by IQAir, a…

A new study by Emory University researchers, published Thursday in Environmental Science & Technology, found that exposure to the tiny particles in air pollution during pregnancy can disrupt maternal metabolisms, altering key biological pathways. These changes were associated with increased risk of various negative birth outcomes, including premature birth. The…

A new study by Emory University researchers, published Thursday in Environmental Science & Technology , found that exposure to the tiny particles in air pollution during pregnancy can disrupt maternal metabolisms, altering key biological pathways. These changes were associated with increased risk of various negative birth outcomes, including premature birth.…

A pioneering method to simulate how microscopic particles move through the air could boost efforts to combat air pollution, a study suggests. Tiny particles found in exhaust fumes, wildfire smoke and other forms of airborne pollution are linked with serious health conditions such as stroke, heart disease and cancer, but…

By Get in touch with Chloe Mayer by emailing c.mayer@newsweek.com Chloe Mayer ????️ Voice is AI-generated. Inconsistencies may occur. Residents living across a swathe of Minnesota have been warned of potentially dangerous air pollution, with "sensitive" groups urged to stay inside on Memorial Day. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA)…

An air quality agency has issued a warning to thousands of residents in California to stay indoors if air quality becomes poor because of dust from windstorms. One warning impacting 50,000 residents in parts of Southern California was lifted Saturday morning, but then an advisory was issued for the Coachella Valley,…

This story was originally published by Grist and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. For nearly 60 years, California has enjoyed the ability to set its own standards governing air pollution from automobiles, as long as they’re more stringent than the federal government’s. This rule, written…