Air Pollution

A new report from the American Lung Association shows that more than 4 in 10 Americans live with polluted air — 135 million people living in 217 counties. This pollution hits communities of color hardest, as people of color are 61 percent more likely than white people to live with…

A new analysis of air pollution data from five large Chinese cities has found statistically significant differences between data from monitoring stations run by local governments and data from stations run by U.S. embassies and consulates. Jesse Turiel of the Harvard University John F. Kennedy School of Government and Robert…

Invalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Your information will be used in accordance with ourPrivacy Notice. The government has been urged to set tougher legally binding pollution targets by the coroner in an…

Researchers at Duke University have developed a method that uses machine learning, satellite imagery and weather data to autonomously find hotspots of heavy air pollution, city block by city block. The technique could be a boon for finding and mitigating sources of hazardous aerosols, studying the effects of air pollution…

By: Express News Service | New Delhi | Updated: April 16, 2021 4:43:08 am The task force will monitor remedial steps to improve air qualities in the NACs — places where air quality has generally remained poor and breached pollution parameters for five years. (File/Representational Image) The National Green Tribunal…

Health Risks to Valley Residents from Friant Ranch Air Pollution Must Be Analyzed Press Release - updated: Apr 13, 2021 FRESNO, Calif., April 13, 2021 (Newswire.com) - After losing in the California Supreme Court and Court of Appeals to plaintiffs Sierra Club Tehipite Chapter and the League of Women Voters…

Last April, as people around the world sheltered in place against the Covid-19 pandemic, The Indian Express newspaper published a photo that had gone viral on Twitter, showing a slightly hazy deep blue sky over Uttar Pradesh, the most populous state in northern India. Above a garden trellis, the angular,…

When it comes to the air you breathe, your location matters. While no city, state, or country is completely free of air pollution, some have better air quality than others. The quality of the air outside affects that inside, which is where most people spend 90% of their time. The…

Where industrialized humans live, air pollution follows. That’s bad news for your lungs, which, in exchanging the gasses necessary to keep us alive, encounter particles that can make the body function less well. Though scientists know that chronic exposure to air pollution is toxic to several organ systems, the exact…

The global hair care market is estimated to value at USD 211.1 Billion by 2025 and is expected to continue growing at a higher rate during the forecast period. Rise in demand for hair color products, rise in aging population coupled with increasing air pollution are expected to contribute to…