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COVID-19 tested many students' mental health; some U.S. schools are taking action

Health Jun 17

How COVID funding could help improve air quality in schools

By Liz Szabo, Kaiser Health News

Nation Jun 16

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California has some of the worst air quality in the country. The problem is rooted in the San Joaquin Valley

The ongoing effects of climate change have left much of the West to suffer from worsening air quality in recent years. But in places like California's San Joaquin Valley, home to productions of oil, agriculture and warehouses, this has been…

By Cresencio Rodriguez-Delgado

Health Aug 26

Smoke from the Caldor Fire is seen in Kyburz, California
Gaps in U.S. wildfire smoke warning network leave many exposed

Government programs to alert the public when smoke pollution becomes unhealthy rely on about 950 permanent monitoring stations and dozens of mobile units that can be deployed around major fires.

By Matthew Brown, Padmananda Rama, Associated Press

Nation Oct 23

Tampa Electric Company coal fired electrical power plant, Florida
U.S. air quality is getting worse. Here are the costs

For the first time in decades, the air quality in the United States got worse over the last year. Research provides insights into the economic and human cost of that decline.

By Nicholas J. Sanders, Econofact

Nation Aug 09

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Massive California wildfires take a toll on residents and air quality

The Mendocino Complex is a fire of unprecedented size, but the scenes are strikingly familiar: thick haze, homes charred, evacuees at shelters. At its peak, the fire displaced almost 20,000 people, and there are more than a dozen more blazes…

By Cat Wise

Dec 08

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News Wrap: House passes government funding bill

By PBS NewsHour

In our news wrap Thursday, the House approved a bill to fund the government through April. It includes disaster relief for Louisiana and aid for the contaminated water system in Flint, Michigan. Despite its passage, members of both parties complained…

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Oct 31

One in seven of world’s children breathe toxic air, UNICEF reports

By Ryan Connelly Holmes

Using satellite imagery, the children’s aid organization determined that 300 million children worldwide breathe air six times more polluted than the World Health Organization’s recommended limit.

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Mar 07

Potential hazards hidden in ‘green’ cleaning products, study finds

By Carey Reed

Commonly used cleaning and personal care products marketed as "green" might not be as environmentally-safe as they claim to be, a new study found this week.

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Mar 05

As lava flow threatens their town, Hawaii students create DIY air purifier

By Saskia de Melker

For the hundreds of residents of Pahoa, located downslope from the Kilauea volcano, the last eight months have been a time of fear and uncertainty. But for students at the at the Hawaii Academy of Arts and Sciences, the lava…

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Oct 21

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Chinese citizens losing patience with air pollution consequences

Chinese citizens losing patience with air pollution consequences…

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