Category: Air pollution

Air pollution is the presence of harmful substances in the air, such as chemicals, particulates, and biological materials. These pollutants can cause harm to human health, the environment, and property. Sources of air pollution include vehicle exhaust, industrial emissions, and burning of fossil fuels.

↪ Heatwaves and wildfires are setting back air quality improvements, UN finds 2 weeks ago
↪ One of east coast’s largest datacenters accused of ‘violating federal law’ 4 weeks ago
↪ Wildfires devastating richer areas but fewer hectares burned globally – study 4 months ago
↪ Nose for trouble: Italian town seeks ‘odour evaluators’ to sniff out bad smells 7 months ago
↪ How cutting US air pollution could save 6,000 lives a year by 2030 1 year ago
↪ Wildfire smoke far more dangerous to health than thought, say scientists 1 year ago
↪ A burning issue: why it’s time to ditch the wood-fired heater and opt for eco alternatives 1 year ago
↪ Gas flaring created 389m tonnes of carbon pollution last year, report finds 1 year ago
↪ Nearly half of Americans breathing in unsafe levels of air pollutants – report 1 year ago
↪ Trump’s EPA aims to cut pollution rules projected to save nearly 200,000 lives: ‘People will be hurt’ 2 years ago