Air Pollution

A new study at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health highlights disparities in fine particulate matter (PM2.5) trends between American Indian (AI) and non-AI populated counties of the U.S. PM2.5 is one of several air pollutants regulated by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), with the current annual standard…

img source: istockphoto.com Everyone loves to look fashionable and stylish. Most of them don’t care about the impact of the fashion industry on the environment. A large percentage of environmental pollution is emitted from companies manufacturing textile and garments. Be it air pollution by emitting harmful greenhouse gases in the…

Groups sue ministries over PM2.5 problems published : 22 Mar 2022 at 18:39 Representatives from seven environmental groups hold placards in front of the Central Administrative Court in Bangkok on Tuesday. They criticise concerned agencies for failing to deal with the country's air pollution problems. (Photo: Apichit Jinakul) Environmental activist…

In a ruling on March 18, Pretoria High Court Judge Colleen Collis lambasted national Environment Minister Barbara Creecy (and her predecessor Nomvula Mokonyane) for their failures, “inordinate delays”, and foot-dragging in tackling the harmful and potentially-fatal levels of air pollution in the so-called Highveld Priority Area. This is a region…

Esther McCant, a doula in Miami, has visited clients in sweltering apartments without air-conditioning. She has seen them exhausted from long days working on their feet in the South Florida heat. In 2017, she even helped one client, who was well into her third trimester, evacuate during a hurricane. It…

Legal targets on air pollution and the abundance of wild species are among a series of proposed green goals being set out by the Government on Wednesday. Ministers are publishing proposals for legally-binding targets for air quality, water, wildlife, waste reduction and resource efficiency, as part of obligations under the…

Legal targets for air pollution and the abundance of wild species are among proposals being set out by the government. Ministers want legally-binding targets for air quality, wildlife, water, waste reduction and resource efficiency. The proposals include annual targets for average concentrations of fine particulate matter - air pollution that…

Your Web Browser may be out of date. If you are using Internet Explorer 9, 10 or 11 our Audio player will not work properly. For a better experience use Google Chrome, Firefox or Microsoft Edge. The indication of a link between air pollution and autoimmune diseases should make the…

Long-term exposure to air pollution is linked to a heightened risk of autoimmune disease, particularly rheumatoid arthritis, and inflammatory bowel diseases, according to a major study of more than 80,000 adults. The research provides further evidence of the health threat from tiny airborne pollutants, known as particulate matter (PM), arising…

Credit: CC0 Public Domain Long term exposure to air pollution is linked to a heightened risk of autoimmune disease, particularly rheumatoid arthritis, connective tissue and inflammatory bowel diseases, finds research published online in the open access journal RMD Open. Environmental air pollution from vehicle exhaust and industrial output can trigger…