August 14th, 2020 | by Johnna Crider
A new study shows that fine particulate concentrations in the U.S. have declined around 70% since 1982. That's awesome news. However, the areas that were the most polluted in 1982 are still the most polluted in 2020. These areas are disproportionately low-income and minority communities
January 22nd, 2020 | by Guest Contributor
Asian American, African American, and Latino residents in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic region are exposed to substantially more air pollution from cars, trucks, and buses than other demographic groups
April 14th, 2019 | by Cynthia Shahan
We may not even see them, but tiny particles, particulates in the PM2.5 size range, are able to travel deeply into the respiratory tract. PM2.5 infiltrates the lungs, all the way to the alveoli, where oxygen is transferred into the bloodstream. Exposure to nitrogen dioxide and fine particulate matter, or PM, can cause grave trouble with one's health
April 7th, 2019 | by Cynthia Shahan
Let's start with just a few adjectives about our daily lives -- overexposed, overwhelmed, stimulated, toxic, deficient. It's not enough that many young people lack good nutrition, but they are also challenged by circumstance by a lack of clean air to breathe and pure water to drink
April 25th, 2018 | by James Ayre
More than 95% of the world's population in 2016 (+7 billion) lived in areas with dangerously high levels of air pollution -- that is, in areas where WHO organization guidelines for air quality (themselves likely an underestimate) were exceeded. This is according to a new annual report from the Health Effects Institute (HEI)
November 7th, 2017 | by Steve Hanley
The latest analysis from the EPA shows that the Clean Power Plan would likely prevent even more deaths than the Obama administration claimed it would. But in the end, that may count for little as Scott Pruitt battles to bail out the coal industry.
August 11th, 2017 | by The Beam
As we revealed in our previous article, air pollution is a serious problem that costs millions of lives each year and is a drain on the world economy. According to the World Health Organisation (WHO) air pollution is now a bigger health threat than HIV and Ebola. You might now be wondering how your own city measures up against others from around the world, where it sits in the rankings, and what the health effects of air pollution might be
August 11th, 2017 | by The Beam
The term "air pollution" has become so ubiquitous that when anyone hears those words, they have an understanding of what they mean. To a degree, it is an accepted fact of the modern world that the air we breathe is contaminated in some way, but most people don’t realise the severity of the problem, the effects it can have on health, or the potential there is to combat the ongoing epidemic. In a series of articles, CleanTechnica will be examining the issues surrounding air pollution in more depth, and this first article will act as an introduction to some of the main issues
July 30th, 2017 | by James Ayre
The levels of some forms of particulate air pollution (PM2.5 in particular) present inside of car cabins while driving are up to twice as high as previously estimated, according to a new study that was performed as part of the Atlanta Commuter Exposures (ACE) Study
June 30th, 2017 | by James Ayre
There's a clear link between exposure to particulate air pollution and premature death, going by the findings of a new study examining the Medicare claims of 60 million US citizens age 65 and older
November 27th, 2012 | by Joshua S Hill
Abt Associates launched a new online tool this week that allows large and medium-sized cities the opportunity to calculate [&hellip
