Air Pollution

Cities are rapidly becoming the defining residential space of human life. Over 55% of the global population lived in urban areas in 2018, a proportion projected to reach nearly 68% by 2050, according to the United Nations (UN). While this unprecedented urban growth fuels innovation and economic activity, it simultaneously…

Synopsis Devendra Fadnavis said the Mumbai civic body has been told to build a dynamic monitoring system using IoT and AI to track air pollution sources in Mumbai. Air pollution will not be monitored effectively unless its system is based on IoT and AI, Fadnavis said in the legislative council.…

This coverage is made possible through a partnership between Grist and  The Salt Lake Tribune , a nonprofit newsroom in Utah. In Utah’s rural Millard County, Kalen Taylor is bracing for the day when the farmland across the street from his home transforms into a sprawling data center complex.  The…

SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket debris burns up over Ingersleben, Germany on Feb. 19, 2025. (Image credit: Bennett Theile) For the first time ever, scientists have observed in near real time a cloud of air pollution created as space debris burned up in Earth's atmosphere. The breakthrough measurement will help atmospheric…

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Senate Democrats have launched an investigation into the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s decision in January to disregard human health impacts when calculating the costs and benefits of regulating the harmful air pollutants ozone and PM2.5. Led by Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., the Democrats last week sent a letter to EPA…

Breathing polluted air may do more than irritate your lungs — it could also raise your risk of Alzheimer’s disease. Older adults who are exposed to higher levels of air pollution appear more likely to develop Alzheimer’s disease, according to new research led by Yanling Deng of Emory University...Read More

Nikolas Kokovlis | Nurphoto | Getty Images Elon Musk's xAI, which merged with SpaceX last week, is facing increased pressure from environmental and civil rights groups over pollution concerns, this time at the company's facility in Southaven, Mississippi. On Friday, the Southern Environmental Law Center and Earthjustice, on behalf of…

This article was first published on February 13, 2006. By Andy Cheng and Alvin Sallay Pollution takes its toll on marathon Twenty-two people were sent to hospital yesterday, two remaining in critical condition last night (February 12, 2006), after taking part in Hong Kong’s biggest marathon amid the worst air…

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