Sep 23 U.N. health agency sets higher, tougher bar for air quality By Jamey Keaten, Drew Costley, Associated Press Since the last update, better monitoring and science has cleared up the global picture about the effects of six air pollutants on human health. The agency says 90% of the world's people already live in areas with at least one… Continue reading
Sep 22 Watch 4:34 News Wrap: Senate Dems, GOP end police reform talks, face stalemate over debt ceiling By PBS NewsHour In our news wrap Wednesday, Democratic Senators say they ended bipartisan negotiations on police reform and collecting data on use of force. Senators have also reached a stalemate on the fight over the debt ceiling. There's word that large numbers… Continue watching
Sep 22 U.N. health agency sets higher, tougher bar for air quality By Jamey Keaten, Drew Costley, Associated Press The World Health Organization is setting a higher bar for policymakers and the public in its first update to its air quality guidelines in 15 years. Continue reading
Aug 03 Air pollution down in the U.S. but still hurts marginalized communities most By Jonathan Colmer, Jay Shimshack, The Conversation A new study shows that while fine particle air pollution has declined nationwide over the past 40 years, the health and environmental benefits haven't been shared evenly. Continue reading
May 15 Federal judge orders thousands of LA homeless relocated By Robert Jablon, Associated Press A federal judge has ordered Los Angeles city and county to move thousands of homeless people who are living near freeways, saying their health is at risk from pollution and the coronavirus. Continue reading
Apr 21 Watch 4:38 What the world looks like when humans stay home By Jeffrey Brown, Lorna Baldwin As much of the globe continues to stay home to practice social distancing, vibrant cities have gone quiet, and animals are freer to roam. The rare absence of human activity grants us a special glimpse of what the world might… Continue watching
Apr 04 Watch 5:08 As the world stays home, will the environment improve? By Christopher Booker As more and more people stay at home during the pandemic, millions of vehicles are no longer on the roads and the skies are comparatively free of airplanes. Many other human activities that cause air pollution also have been scaled… Continue watching
Jan 20 Watch 4:07 News Wrap: At least 3 dead, dozens injured in Baghdad protests In our news wrap Monday, at least three people died and dozens were wounded after new battles broke out between anti-government protesters and security forces in Iraq. Demonstrators clogged Baghdad’s streets and threw rocks at security forces, who fired live… Continue watching
Jan 09 As wildfires get worse, spreading smoke stokes health worries By Matthew Brown, Associated Press Increasingly intense wildfires are scorching forests from California to Australia and stoking concern among residents and health professionals about long-term health impacts from smoke exposure. Continue reading
Nov 19 Indian Parliament debates remedies for air pollution in New Delhi By Associated Press Air pollution in northern India peaks in the winter due to smoke from agricultural fires. The smoke mixes with vehicle emissions and construction dust. Continue reading