Air Pollution

Minneapolis activists are escalating a decades-long fight by going on a hunger strike to demand that local officials shut down a polluting trash incinerator.  Residents have long opposed the Hennepin Energy Recovery Center, which burns waste to generate energy, for adding to toxic air pollution in a predominantly Black community…

At one time, the U.S. electricity grid ran mostly on coal. But coal-fired power plants have steadily been decommissioned. Power producers found the plants were too expensive to operate and carried risks tied to toxic air pollution, waste and climate-warming emissions. Then President Donald Trump returned to the White House…

New research revealed China's actions to clean up its air pollution impacted other areas of the globe. (Image credit: Getty Images / Stringer) China's significant reduction in air pollution may have had unexpected benefits in the Arctic: A new study shows that it diminished storms fueled by aerosols and, in…

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Skip to Main Content National News The sale of E15 is typically discontinued in the summer because it can contribute to harmful air pollution. FILE - A shadow is reflected on new pumps at Rich Bohnen's service station in Minneapolis on Oct. 28, 2013. (Jeff Wheeler/Minnesota Star Tribune via AP)…

A new report on global air pollution shows that the majority of the world’s population breathes unhealthy air, and climate change is making the problem worse. The report was published Tuesday by IQAir, a Swiss air monitor and purifier company that posts real-time air quality data aggregated from sensors around…

Researchers analyzed 16 years of data from over 1 million PV systems in Germany and found annual degradation is just 0.52–0.61%, roughly half prior estimates. Environmental factors like heat, frost, and air pollution affect performance, while smaller systems degrade less than larger ones, boosting long-term reliability and profitability...Read More

— Long-term exposure can cause cancer among those who work at or live near sterilization facilities by Associated Press March 13, 2026 • 3 min read The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed Friday to weaken air pollution limits on a chemical used to sterilize medical equipment, a move that would…

PUBLISHED : 13 Mar 2026 at 21:43 Air pollution in Bangkok surged overnight, with PM2.5 readings above Thailand’s safety threshold in 57 monitoring areas on Friday morning, as shifting winds, a large grass fire and stagnant nighttime conditions pushed fine-dust levels higher. The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) Air Quality Information…

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