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Tracking the Invisible: Monitoring Air Pollution from Space Air Pollution

Tracking the Invisible: Monitoring Air Pollution from Space

Asia-Pacific, Civil Society, Climate Change, Development & Aid, Environment, Featured, Headlines, Humanitarian Emergencies, Sustainable Development Goals, TerraViva United Nations Opinion A mother and a son with mask were riding on a motorcycle in a street of Bangkok. The capital of Thailand experienced high level of PM2.5 particle pollution. Credit: Pexels/Maksim…
bubmag
January 14, 2026
Trump’s EPA Could Limit Its Own Ability to Use New Science to Strengthen Air Pollution Rules Air Pollution

Trump’s EPA Could Limit Its Own Ability to Use New Science to Strengthen Air Pollution Rules

Ethylene oxide was once considered an unremarkable pollutant. The colorless gas seeped from relatively few industrial facilities and commanded little public attention.  All that changed in 2016, when the Environmental Protection Agency completed a study that found the chemical is 30 times more carcinogenic than previously thought. The agency then…
bubmag
January 7, 2026
Texas clears the way for petrochemical expansion as experts warn of health risks Air Pollution

Texas clears the way for petrochemical expansion as experts warn of health risks

This story was originally published by Public Health Watch. Let’s establish some baselines.  Texas is responsible for more greenhouse gas emissions than Saudi Arabia or the global maritime industry. Its oil, gas, and petrochemical operations discharge tens of millions of pounds of toxic pollutants into the air each year, comprising…
bubmag
January 7, 2026