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PAHO/WHO conducted air-quality assessments and on-the-job training in Turks and Caicos to help local authorities build lasting capacity for managing indoor environmental quality in public facilities.
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PAHO/WHO, TCI host Indoor Air Quality Assessment and Training
18 November 2025, Nassau, The Bahamas - The PAHO/WHO Bahamas (BHS) & Turks and Caicos Islands (TCA) Office together with the support of the Department of Social and Environmental Determinants for Heal...
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November 21, 2025 at 1:33 PM
PAHO/WHO conducted air-quality assessments and on-the-job training in Turks and Caicos to help local authorities build lasting capacity for managing indoor environmental quality in public facilities.
www.paho.org/en/news/20-1...
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Aerosol physicist and Queensland University of Technology professor Lidia Morawska has received Australia’s $250K Prime Minister’s Prize for Science for her research on UF air pollutants and airborne disease transmission which reshaped global health guidelines. www.abc.net.au/news/science...
Researcher who transformed COVID transmission science wins PM's prize
Lidia Morawska, an internationally renowned expert in air quality and its impact on human health, has won Australia's most coveted prize for scientific research.
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November 4, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Aerosol physicist and Queensland University of Technology professor Lidia Morawska has received Australia’s $250K Prime Minister’s Prize for Science for her research on UF air pollutants and airborne disease transmission which reshaped global health guidelines. www.abc.net.au/news/science...
Punjab’s Environment Protection & Climate Change Department faced accusations of deliberately switching off Lahore’s AQMs during peak smog hours. Officials blamed a “technical glitch,” later resolved, as the province continued to see hazardous pollution levels major cities. www.dawn.com/news/1952369
Punjab govt under fire for ‘manipulating’ air quality data
Minister says there was a "brief technical glitch" in the air quality monitoring network earlier today.
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November 3, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Punjab’s Environment Protection & Climate Change Department faced accusations of deliberately switching off Lahore’s AQMs during peak smog hours. Officials blamed a “technical glitch,” later resolved, as the province continued to see hazardous pollution levels major cities. www.dawn.com/news/1952369
Washington’s Department of Ecology launched a $25 million “Rails, Keels, and Wheels” grant program to help businesses and nonprofits replace old diesel-powered vehicles and equipment with cleaner or zero-emission alternatives, aiming to cut air pollution statewide. ecology.wa.gov/about-us/who...
Now open: Ecology's $25 million "Rails, Keels, and Wheels" grant to fund zero-emission vehicles
The latest Ecology grant funded by the VW federal settlement is now open for applications. "Rails, Keels, and Wheels" is open to both businesses and non-profits.
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October 29, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Washington’s Department of Ecology launched a $25 million “Rails, Keels, and Wheels” grant program to help businesses and nonprofits replace old diesel-powered vehicles and equipment with cleaner or zero-emission alternatives, aiming to cut air pollution statewide. ecology.wa.gov/about-us/who...
A study by Illinois Tech, the University of Texas at Arlington, and Elevate found that improved residential ventilation, especially energy recovery ventilators, enhanced indoor air quality and reduced asthma symptoms among lower-income and Black households in Chicago. www.iit.edu/news/home-ve...
Home Ventilation Improves Indoor Air Quality and Reduces Asthma Symptoms
For millions of people living with asthma, even the air inside their own homes can make breathing difficult
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October 28, 2025 at 12:04 PM
A study by Illinois Tech, the University of Texas at Arlington, and Elevate found that improved residential ventilation, especially energy recovery ventilators, enhanced indoor air quality and reduced asthma symptoms among lower-income and Black households in Chicago. www.iit.edu/news/home-ve...
UC Davis and Virginia Tech are leading a $40 million ARPA-H–funded project called BRAVE to develop smart-building “smoke alarm” systems that detect airborne pathogens and automatically improve indoor air quality to reduce respiratory illnesses. health.ucdavis.edu/news/headlin...
Federal contract for up to $40 Million fuels research to revolutionize clean indoor air and defend against next pandemic
A new project led by Virginia Tech and including UC Davis researchers will develop sensor systems that can act as a
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October 21, 2025 at 11:59 AM
UC Davis and Virginia Tech are leading a $40 million ARPA-H–funded project called BRAVE to develop smart-building “smoke alarm” systems that detect airborne pathogens and automatically improve indoor air quality to reduce respiratory illnesses. health.ucdavis.edu/news/headlin...
At a community meeting about Akron’s new $85 million North High School, residents requested features like green space and natural light, while architects outlined a timeline aiming to complete construction by March 2029 and pledged to prioritize community input.
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Building a new North High School: What the community wants
Community members shared visions for a reimagined North High School, asking architects for sports fields, green space and better air quality.
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October 13, 2025 at 1:45 PM
At a community meeting about Akron’s new $85 million North High School, residents requested features like green space and natural light, while architects outlined a timeline aiming to complete construction by March 2029 and pledged to prioritize community input.
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signalakron.org/community-wi...
The 2025 State of Global Air Quality Funding report warns that despite major donor cuts and the closure of USAID, countries have committed to halving air pollution’s health impacts by 2040. www.climatepolicyinitiative.org/publication/...
The State of Air Quality Funding 2025 - CPI
The State of Global Air Quality Funding 2025 report highlights both the challenges and opportunities for air quality action amid major shifts in global development finance. Drawing on the latest data ...
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October 8, 2025 at 12:22 PM
The 2025 State of Global Air Quality Funding report warns that despite major donor cuts and the closure of USAID, countries have committed to halving air pollution’s health impacts by 2040. www.climatepolicyinitiative.org/publication/...
Mayo Clinic received funding from the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health to develop AI-driven biosensors and filtration systems that monitor and improve indoor air quality in hospital emergency departments across its Minnesota, Florida, and Arizona campuses. krocnews.com/mayo-clinic-...
$40M Federal Grant Funds Mayo Clinic Air Quality Research in Rochester
The research project could lead to new indoor air quality standards and public health policies.
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October 6, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Mayo Clinic received funding from the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health to develop AI-driven biosensors and filtration systems that monitor and improve indoor air quality in hospital emergency departments across its Minnesota, Florida, and Arizona campuses. krocnews.com/mayo-clinic-...
Boston awarded over $1.1 million in Community Clean Air Grants to six organizations for projects including air quality monitoring, education campaigns, and pollution mitigation to improve public health and reduce exposure across city neighborhoods. wbznewsradio.iheart.com/content/bost...
Boston Announces Awardees Of 2025 Community Clean Air Grant Program | WBZ NewsRadio 1030
The City of Boston’s Environment Department announced the six recipients of the 2025 Community Clean Air Grant Program at Rita Hester Green Park.
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September 30, 2025 at 11:23 AM
Boston awarded over $1.1 million in Community Clean Air Grants to six organizations for projects including air quality monitoring, education campaigns, and pollution mitigation to improve public health and reduce exposure across city neighborhoods. wbznewsradio.iheart.com/content/bost...
Colorado health officials rejected Xcel Energy’s coal ash cleanup plan at the Valmont Power Station, citing inadequate protections against toxic dust and groundwater contamination, and ordered a stronger strategy before the $60–70 million project can begin. boulderreportinglab.org/2025/09/28/c...
Colorado denies Xcel’s initial Boulder coal ash cleanup plan, citing health and safety risks
Officials said Xcel’s initial proposal lacked safeguards. Residents fear disturbing the ash could send toxic dust into Boulder neighborhoods.
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September 29, 2025 at 11:43 AM
Colorado health officials rejected Xcel Energy’s coal ash cleanup plan at the Valmont Power Station, citing inadequate protections against toxic dust and groundwater contamination, and ordered a stronger strategy before the $60–70 million project can begin. boulderreportinglab.org/2025/09/28/c...
The GOTHAAM airborne mission used NSF/NCAR’s C-130 aircraft to study how urban, forest, ocean, and wildfire emissions interact to form smog and pollutants, generating a high-resolution baseline of atmospheric chemistry for climate and public health applications. news.stonybrook.edu/university/s...
Scientists Launch GOTHAAM to Track Air Quality Above NYC
The Greater New York Oxidant Trace Gas Halogen and Aerosol Airborne Mission (GOTHAAM) is the largest airborne campaign conducted to measure precursors to smog.
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September 26, 2025 at 2:54 PM
The GOTHAAM airborne mission used NSF/NCAR’s C-130 aircraft to study how urban, forest, ocean, and wildfire emissions interact to form smog and pollutants, generating a high-resolution baseline of atmospheric chemistry for climate and public health applications. news.stonybrook.edu/university/s...
A joint study in Dar es Salaam found PM2.5 and PM10 levels far above WHO limits, while nearly half of South Africa’s monitoring stations were offline in 2025, showing Africa’s urgent need for stronger air quality monitoring infrastructure.
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Researchers highlight urgent need to tackle air pollution in Africa
SEI’s work in air quality monitoring draws attention to the high levels of air pollution in Africa.
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September 25, 2025 at 12:15 PM
A joint study in Dar es Salaam found PM2.5 and PM10 levels far above WHO limits, while nearly half of South Africa’s monitoring stations were offline in 2025, showing Africa’s urgent need for stronger air quality monitoring infrastructure.
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A large-scale study in China finds that worsening air pollution significantly reduces residents’ participation in fitness activities, with impacts varying across gender, age, education, and household status. www.frontiersin.org/journals/pub...
Frontiers | The Smog of Exercise: The Causal Effect of Air Pollution on Fitness Behaviors
With the rapid advancement of industrialization and urbanization in China, air pollution is now an increasingly serious issue, drawing heightened attention t...
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September 24, 2025 at 3:59 PM
A large-scale study in China finds that worsening air pollution significantly reduces residents’ participation in fitness activities, with impacts varying across gender, age, education, and household status. www.frontiersin.org/journals/pub...
Microplastics accumulate in aquatic systems through cross-compartment flux, where poor waste management and bio-based plastics drive persistence and toxicity, showing the urgent need for standardized detection methods and integrated remediation strategies. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Mapping global microplastic pollution: Integrating advanced detection and monitoring in aquatic ecosystems
Microplastics (MPs) have become pervasive contaminants in aquatic environments, posing significant ecotoxicological hazards to both ecosystem and huma…
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September 22, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Microplastics accumulate in aquatic systems through cross-compartment flux, where poor waste management and bio-based plastics drive persistence and toxicity, showing the urgent need for standardized detection methods and integrated remediation strategies. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Nottingham Trent University research shows that London’s narrow, tall-building “urban canyon” streets trap PM pollution, showing the need for greener design, AI-driven traffic management, and stricter emission controls to protect pedestrians and cyclists. phys.org/news/2025-09...
Narrow streets flanked by tall buildings may trap pollution, study shows
Research by Nottingham Trent University (NTU) shows that streets which are narrower than 20 meters experience irregular and often dangerously high spikes in particulate matter (PM).
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September 11, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Nottingham Trent University research shows that London’s narrow, tall-building “urban canyon” streets trap PM pollution, showing the need for greener design, AI-driven traffic management, and stricter emission controls to protect pedestrians and cyclists. phys.org/news/2025-09...
The EU Healthy Air Coalition warns that air pollution drives chronic disease and billions in economic costs, urging policymakers to accelerate emissions cuts, set binding methane targets, end fossil fuel subsidies, and curb biomass burning. epha.org/new-infograp...
New Infographic: Health Impacts of Air Pollution and the Urgency to Reduce Emissions - EPHA
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September 8, 2025 at 1:35 PM
The EU Healthy Air Coalition warns that air pollution drives chronic disease and billions in economic costs, urging policymakers to accelerate emissions cuts, set binding methane targets, end fossil fuel subsidies, and curb biomass burning. epha.org/new-infograp...
Limerick City and County Council has launched a real-time public dashboard displaying air quality and noise data from 29 monitoring stations, linking environmental insights to public health and Active Travel routes ahead of Clean Air for Blue Skies Day 2025. www.limerick.ie/council/news...
New Public Dashboard Allows Real-Time Monitoring of Noise and Air Quality in Limerick
Ahead of Clean Air for Blue Skies Day 2025 (07 Sept), Limerick City and County Council (LCCC) has unveiled a new public dashboard for environmental monitoring across Limerick City and County.
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September 4, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Limerick City and County Council has launched a real-time public dashboard displaying air quality and noise data from 29 monitoring stations, linking environmental insights to public health and Active Travel routes ahead of Clean Air for Blue Skies Day 2025. www.limerick.ie/council/news...
New analysis warns that air pollution costs over $8 trillion globally and is 2nd leading cause of premature death, but highlights that measures like sustainable transport, renewables, and better waste and crop management can deliver benefits in Asia and the Pacific.
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From Smoke to Solutions: How Development Projects Can Clean the Air | Asian Development Blog
Practical measures such as sustainable transport, renewable energy, and improved waste management can simultaneously improve air quality and support development in Asia and the Pacific.
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September 2, 2025 at 2:04 PM
New analysis warns that air pollution costs over $8 trillion globally and is 2nd leading cause of premature death, but highlights that measures like sustainable transport, renewables, and better waste and crop management can deliver benefits in Asia and the Pacific.
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A new UCSD and SDSU study found that sewage-driven H2S emissions in the Tijuana River Valley created dangerous nighttime air pollution levels in South San Diego, posing health risks for communities until emergency water diversions reduced exposures by 95%. www.surfrider.org/news/new-sci...
New Scientific Study Measures Dangerous Air Quality Conditions in Tijuana River Valley
Air Quality Study conducted by UCSD and SDSU confirms dangerous levels of Hydrogen Sulfide released into the air from sewage polluted water in the Tijuana River in Southern San Diego, California.
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August 29, 2025 at 12:15 PM
A new UCSD and SDSU study found that sewage-driven H2S emissions in the Tijuana River Valley created dangerous nighttime air pollution levels in South San Diego, posing health risks for communities until emergency water diversions reduced exposures by 95%. www.surfrider.org/news/new-sci...
QuantAQ has unveiled the MODULAIR-UFP, a portable long-term outdoor sensor that precisely measures ultrafine particles using a water-based CPC method, providing real-time data to support research, regulation, and community air quality monitoring. www.envirotech-online.com/news/air-mon...
Recently introduced outdoor ultrafine particle monitor provides real-time air quality and weather data for long-term monitoring
QuantAQ has launched the MODULAIR-UFP, a highly advanced sensor designed to measure ultrafine particles (UFPs) in outdoor environments. This device enables the collection of new air quality data, s...
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August 26, 2025 at 12:04 PM
QuantAQ has unveiled the MODULAIR-UFP, a portable long-term outdoor sensor that precisely measures ultrafine particles using a water-based CPC method, providing real-time data to support research, regulation, and community air quality monitoring. www.envirotech-online.com/news/air-mon...
A new study finds that Whatcom County ranks 4th in the U.S. for the number of cattle animal feeding operations, with 137 facilities that raise fine particle pollution and disproportionately impact vulnerable populations. www.cascadiadaily.com/2025/aug/18/...
Animal feeding operations are increasing Whatcom’s air pollution, study finds | Cascadia Daily News
County has the fourth most animal feeding operations of all U.S. counties
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August 19, 2025 at 11:38 AM
A new study finds that Whatcom County ranks 4th in the U.S. for the number of cattle animal feeding operations, with 137 facilities that raise fine particle pollution and disproportionately impact vulnerable populations. www.cascadiadaily.com/2025/aug/18/...
Argent Materials has agreed to drop its appeal over a denied expansion permit and install three years of fenceline AQM at its East Oakland facilities in a settlement with the Bay Area Air Quality Management District resolving multiple air quality violations.
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East Oakland’s Argent Materials reaches a settlement over pollution violations
The aggregate recycling company, which runs two sites near the Oakland Coliseum, will implement air quality monitoring around its facilities.
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August 15, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Argent Materials has agreed to drop its appeal over a denied expansion permit and install three years of fenceline AQM at its East Oakland facilities in a settlement with the Bay Area Air Quality Management District resolving multiple air quality violations.
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More than a decade after the 2012 Chevron refinery fire, Richmond residents are using California’s AB 617 program to push for community-driven pollution reduction, though advocates warn its lack of enforcement power threatens its promise of cleaner air.
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California’s Clean-Air Program for Polluted Communities Faces Crossroads | KQED
Touted as an environmental justice companion to California’s cap-and-trade system, AB 617 promised cleaner air for frontline communities like Richmond — but has it actually delivered?
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August 12, 2025 at 12:01 PM
More than a decade after the 2012 Chevron refinery fire, Richmond residents are using California’s AB 617 program to push for community-driven pollution reduction, though advocates warn its lack of enforcement power threatens its promise of cleaner air.
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New York officials are urging residents to prep for several days of extreme heat beginning Sunday, with ‘feels-like’ temperatures in the upper 90s, an ozone advisory for the NYC Metro area, and coordinated state agency efforts to protect public health and safety. www.governor.ny.gov/news/governo...
Governor Hochul Urges New Yorkers To Prepare for Multiple Days of Extreme Heat
Governor Hochul urged New Yorkers to prepare for multiple days of high temperatures across the State beginning on Sunday and continuing through Wednesday.
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August 11, 2025 at 1:02 PM
New York officials are urging residents to prep for several days of extreme heat beginning Sunday, with ‘feels-like’ temperatures in the upper 90s, an ozone advisory for the NYC Metro area, and coordinated state agency efforts to protect public health and safety. www.governor.ny.gov/news/governo...