Air Pollution

Zimmetry Environmental provides testing and mitigation solutions to help safeguard workers and communities from airborne pollutants. Bayamon, Puerto Rico – WEBWIRE – Monday, February 9, 2026 Indoor spaces can offer valuable protection from near-roadway air pollution if the right precautions are taken. Air pollution is often associated with factories or…

The Environment and Land Court at Milimani has awarded Ksh25.8 million in damages to 1,032 waste pickers working at the Dandora dumpsite, after finding that state agencies violated their constitutional rights by exposing them to harmful air pollution for years. In a judgment delivered on Wednesday, Justice Anne Omollo ruled…

Texas’ environmental regulator this week issued the largest air pollution permit in the country to an enormous planned complex of gas power plants and data centers near the oilfields of the Permian Basin, according to an announcement from the project’s developers.  Pacifico Energy, a global, investor-owned infrastructure company, called its 7.65 gigawatt…

The logic behind electric vehicles benefiting public health has long been solid: More EVs means fewer internal combustion engines on the road, and a reduction in harmful tailpipe emissions. But now researchers have confirmed, to the greatest extent yet, that this is indeed what’s actually happening on the ground. What’s…

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Texas’ environmental regulator this week issued the largest air pollution permit in the country to an enormous planned complex of gas power plants and data centers near the oilfields of the Permian Basin, according to an announcement from the project’s developers.  Pacifico Energy, a global, investor-owned infrastructure company, called its…

Air fryers, the countertop appliances that have surged in popularity for their promise of healthier meals, may also offer a hidden benefit: cleaner indoor air. A new study from the University of Birmingham suggests that cooking even fatty foods in an air fryer produces far fewer airborne pollutants than conventional…

Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal) The prenatal period is a critical window for brain development, yet few studies have examined the impact of air pollution exposure during pregnancy on child cognition. A new study led by the Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal), a center supported by the "la…

Iran’s current wave of protests is often interpreted as having been sparked by inflation, currency collapse, corruption and repression. These explanations are not wrong, but they are incomplete. Beneath the country’s political and economic crisis lies a more destabilising force that is still largely missing from international analysis: environmental breakdown.…

The 24-hour average settled at 192 in the “moderate” category. Air Force personnel during a rehearsal ahead of Republic Day celebrations, at the Kartavya Path(PTI) The brief rain spell on Friday brought in much-needed respite from the toxic air pollution levels in Delhi, even as winds in the capital city…