Air Pollution

Fine particulate air pollution is referred to as PM2.5 because the particles are less than 2.5 microns in diameter – 40 times smaller than a grain of sand. Credit: Washington department of Ecology Air pollution contributes to as many as 9 million premature deaths worldwide each year—twice as many as…

While the level of fine particulate air pollution has declined considerably over the last several decades, a new study finds that its distribution has remained largely unchanged. According to the results, the most and least polluted U.S. neighborhoods in 1981 remained the most and least polluted more than 30 years…

The finding comes as the Trump administration has been rolling back clean air regulationsBay Bridge is obscured as smoke from the Camp Fire fills the air in San Francisco, Calif., on November 15, 2018. Credit: Michael Short Getty Images As California’s Camp Fire raged in 2018, soot and other pollution filled…

Pollution in Shanxi, China. Kevin Frayer/Getty Images New data says air pollution is the greatest threat to life expectancy. The Air Quality Life Index says air pollution will likely shorten the lives of billions of people.In India and Bangladesh, air pollution cuts life by up to a decade, the data…

In the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic, Ben Fried made a difficult decision: He stopped riding New York City’s subway system. He was not alone. Ridership on the city’s notoriously packed commuter trains dropped 92% in mid-April, when New York emerged as an epicenter of the global health crisis. For Fried,…

In the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic, Ben Fried made a difficult decision: He stopped riding New York City’s subway system. He was not alone. Ridership on the city’s notoriously packed commuter trains dropped 92% in mid-April, when New York emerged as an epicenter of the global health crisis. For Fried,…

FRANCE - Air pollution cuts life expectancy for every man, woman and child on Earth by nearly two years, according to data released Tuesday which experts said showed poor air quality is "the greatest risk to human health". The Air Quality Life Index (AQLI) said that as the world races to…

By Patrick GALEY (AFP)     Jul 28, 2020 in World Air pollution cuts life expectancy for every man, woman and child on Earth by nearly two years, according to data released Tuesday which experts said showed poor air quality is "the greatest risk to human health".The Air Quality Life…

Since Uber and Lyft burst onto the scene a decade ago, the companies have established a reputation for dodging government regulations. Now, California is working on first-of-their-kind rules to limit emissions from ride-hail vehicles, which could force the companies to get about one-third of their drivers into electric vehicles by…

Burning smokeless coal in household stoves is a major source of air pollution despite its apparent clean credentials. here is little difference between smokeless and smoky coal and the pollution is worsened when firelighters are used, the University College Dublin study found. The finding is worrying for many thousands of…