Air Pollution

Climate change and air quality cannot be treated separately, says World Meteorological Organization Secretary-General Petteri Taalas. Freddy Mavunda/BusinessDay For climate change news and analysis, go to News24 Climate Future.Climate change is having a measurable impact on air quality and therefore human health, meaning the two must be tackled together and not in…

WASHINGTON -- The Environmental Protection Agency is delaying plans to tighten air quality standards for ground-level ozone — better known as smog — despite a recommendation by a scientific advisory panel to lower air pollution limits to protect public health. The decision by EPA Administrator Michael Regan means that one…

KUALA LUMPUR: The National Open Burning Action Plan and the National Haze Action Plan were activated after several areas recorded unhealthy air pollution index (API) readings. © New Straits Times Press (M) Bhd...Read More

This article was originally published on Undark. In a sloping backyard in Vallejo, California, Nicholas Spada adjusted a piece of equipment that looked like a cross between a tripod, a briefcase, and a weather vane. The sleek machine, now positioned near a weathered gazebo and a clawfoot bathtub filled with…

Parliament building at sunset under pollution and smog in New Delhi, Delhi, India, Delhi. (Image credit: Getty Images) For a day or two during wildfire season, cities like New York, Chicago, San Francisco, Sacramento and Seattle earn the dubious title of worst air quality in the world, according to real-time…

Nitrogen dioxide (NOx = NO + NO2) has a limited lifetime in the atmosphere. However, it plays an important role in developing pollutants such as ozone and particulate matter, which may cause respiratory problems and asthma in people and harm plants and agricultural yields. The primary sources of Nitrogen oxides…

Already have Rappler+? to listen to groundbreaking journalism. This is AI generated summarization, which may have errors. For context, always refer to the full article. JAKARTA. Mosques are seen in a residential area, as smog covers high-rise buildings in the background, in Jakarta, Indonesia August 9, 2023. Willy Kurniawan/REUTERS Jakarta,…

THE Korean International Cooperation Agency (Koica) and the Philippine Space Agency (PhilSA) have signed a partnership agreement to strengthen the national capacity to monitor the condition of air quality and improve air quality plans and policies in the Philippines. The agreement will utilize the Pan-Asia Partnership for Geospatial Air Pollution…

Exposure to outdoor air pollution may increase the risk of several non-lung cancers. (Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health, Environmental Epidemiology) A physician talks about the shock of learning that she missed the warning signs of her own cancer. (CNN) The FDA expanded approval of trifluridine and tipiracil…

Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Chronic exposure to fine particulate air pollutants (PM2.5) and nitrogen dioxide (NO2) may increase non-lung cancer risk in older adults, according to a study led by Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. In a cohort study of millions of Medicare beneficiaries, the researchers found that…