See map of where air quality is being affected by the Los Angeles wildfires
As thousands of acres burn across Southern California, wildfire smoke is causing poor air quality in the region and beyond.
Stargazers’ delight: Efforts to cut unwanted light pollution win praise
Advocates for limits on indiscriminate outdoor lighting that are increasingly obscuring night skies worldwide are recognizing ...
The California Wildfires Are Making the Air Toxic—Here’s How to Protect Your Health
Remember, accidentally inhaling wildfire smoke can irritate your eyes, nose, throat, and lungs, per the CDC. So do your best ...
What wildfire smoke means for your heath
As the fires continue to rage and air quality worsens, the risk of health problems escalate. That’s because wildfire smoke contains fine particulates, known as PM2.5, which are one-seventieth the ...
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How to Stay Safe When Dealing With Poor Air Quality From Wildfires
Good (Green): 0-50 AQI means there is little or no health risk associated with air quality. Moderate (Yellow): 51-100 AQI ...
We can have cleaner air, healthier lives with new standards for vehicle emissions
Other states have already adopted Advanced Clean Trucks and Advanced Clean Cars II standards. Illinois can reap health and ...
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Air Pollution: A Global Crisis And Its Economic Wake-Up Call
Douglas McIntyre and David Callaway analyzed the alarming death tolls caused by air pollution in countries like India. They noted how economic priorities often overshadow the need for environmental ...
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Delhi air pollution: National capital records worst AQI in a month
In the past 48 hours, Delhi witnessed a sharp decline in air quality after winds turned calm and there was the formation of shallow to moderate fog. Central Pollution Control Board's data shows that ...
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Air pollution now linked to hospital admissions for mental health, study finds
New research has identified a link between air pollution and an increased risk of hospital admissions for mental illnesses. Previous studies tended to focus more on physical health, and on deaths ...
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Northern India and Pakistan are yet again engulfed in a haze of pollution — but a lasting solution is possible
This needs to change. Over the past 25 years, studies have consistently shown that vehicle and freight transport in Delhi contributes significantly to air pollution, accounting for 10–30% of all ...
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Supreme Court dismisses constitutional claim in California air pollution case
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a red-state constitutional challenge to California’s special authority to fight air pollution. Over a dissent by Justice Clarence Thomas ...
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Pollution pan-India problem: Supreme Court seeks list of most polluted cities
Delhi Pollution: The Supreme Court on Monday said it would expand the scope of the PIL to other states and areas outside NCR due to rising pollution. Listen to Story Supreme Court suggests CAQM-like ...