Jun 17 How COVID funding could help improve air quality in schools By Liz Szabo, Kaiser Health News Researchers say the billions in pandemic funding available for ventilation upgrades in U.S. schools provides a once-in-a-generation opportunity to combat COVID-19, as well as making air more breathable. Continue reading
Jun 16 California has some of the worst air quality in the country. The problem is rooted in the San Joaquin Valley By Cresencio Rodriguez-Delgado 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… Continue reading
Aug 26 Gaps in U.S. wildfire smoke warning network leave many exposed By Matthew Brown, Padmananda Rama, Associated Press 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. Continue reading
Oct 23 U.S. air quality is getting worse. Here are the costs By Nicholas J. Sanders, Econofact 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. Continue reading
Aug 09 Watch 7:39 Massive California wildfires take a toll on residents and air quality By Cat Wise 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… Continue watching
Dec 08 Watch 4:15 News Wrap: House passes government funding bill By PBS News Hour 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… Continue watching
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. Continue reading
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. Continue reading
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… Continue reading
Oct 21 Watch Chinese citizens losing patience with air pollution consequences Chinese citizens losing patience with air pollution consequences… Continue watching