Increased exposure to particulate matter PM2.5 air pollution, even when it is only very brief, is associated with a rise in the likelihood of young children developing acute lower respiratory infection (ALRI), a new study has found.
February 12th, 2024 — Brooklyn (NY) — Today, First Street released their 10th national risk assessment entitled “Atrocious Air.” The report highlights the contribution of climate change to the increasing risk of exposure to poor air quality today and into the future. These trends are a reversal of hard fought … [continued]
Reaction to MEPs’ vote on the Ambient Air Quality Directive by T&E, European Environmental Bureau, AirClim, the European Respiratory Society, and ClientEarth.
NIH researchers combined historical air quality data with breast cancer data from large U.S. study
Particulate air pollution remains the world’s greatest external risk to human health, but most of its impact on global life expectancy is concentrated in just six countries. At the same time, the countries that are currently most impacted by air pollution lack the fundamental tools that have facilitated previous improvements in air quality.
Scientists from NOAA, NASA and 21 universities from three countries are deploying state-of-the-art instruments in multiple, coordinated research campaigns this month to investigate how air pollution sources have shifted over recent decades. Since the 1970s, U.S. scientists and environmental regulators made significant strides in reducing air pollution by cleaning up … [continued]
Research shows that unambitious air pollution targets proposed by the European Commission are well within reach.
The mayor, Sadiq Khan, says that London can be a global leader in smart road pricing.
The world’s biggest cities and urban areas face some of the worst air quality on the planet, according to a new report published by HEI. The report, Air Quality and Health in Cities, released by HEI’s State of Global Air Initiative, provides a comprehensive and detailed analysis of air pollution … [continued]
In a new demo video on YouTube, Tesla shared how its High-Efficiency Particulate Air (HEPA) filter is keeping the cabin air of its vehicles clean. Tesla added that its HEPA filter is inspired by air filtration systems used in hospitals, clean rooms, and the aerospace industry and that it removes … [continued]
