One-third of world population exposed to harmful air pollution: Monitor https://phys.org/news/2026-09-world-population-exposed-air-pollution.html
#environment #pollution #AirPollution #health #PublicHealth
#airpollution
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City air pollution is linked to slower marathon times https://www.earth.com/environment/city-air-pollution-is-linked-to-slower-marathon-times/
#city #environment #pollution #AirPollution #marathon
Increased air pollution linked to more night-time coughing, UK-led study finds https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/oct/02/increased-air-pollution-link-night-time-coughing-uk-study-cambridge
#UnitedKingdom #UK #environment #pollution #AirPollution #health #PublicHealth
Air pollution is linked to more nighttime coughing, even at low levels https://www.earth.com/environment/air-pollution-is-linked-to-more-nighttime-coughing-even-at-low-levels/
#environment #pollution #AirPollution #health #PublicHealth
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1 in 3 of us are now exposed to EXTREMELY HIGH levels of harmful air pollution, fuelled by record heatwaves and wildfires combined with climate-wrecking emissions.
Clean air shouldn’t be a luxury, it’s a basic human right.
https://www.rfi.fr/en/international-news/20260930-one-third-of-world-population-exposed-to-harmful-air-pollution-monitor
#publichealth #airpollution #climatecrisis #heatwave #wildfires #makepolluterspay
Air pollution seems to harm both your gut and heart, in addition to the obvious lung damage it causes https://www.earth.com/environment/air-pollution-may-harm-both-your-gut-and-heart/
#environment #AirQuality #AirPollution #health #PublicHealth #GuHealth #HeartHealth
Improved air quality linked to better mental development in toddlers, study finds https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/sep/18/improved-air-quality-pollution-mental-development-toddlers-new-york-study
#environment #AirQuality #AirPollution #MentalHealth
Air pollution linked to higher suicide risk, international research suggests https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/sep/15/air-pollution-linked-to-higher-suicide-risk-research-suggests
#environment #pollution #AirPollution #suicide
Heatwaves and wildfires are setting back air quality improvements, UN finds https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/sep/07/heatwaves-wildfires-setting-back-air-quality-improvements-un-finds
#environment #AirQuality #AirPollution #pollution #weather #temperature #heat #heatwave #wildfire #wildfires
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Whoa.
A commercial gas-powered leaf blower running for one hour can produce as much smog-forming pollution as a Toyota Camry driven 1,100 miles — roughly the distance from Los Angeles to Denver.
https://scienceblog.com/d-a-commercial-gas-powered-leaf-blower-running-for-one-hour-can-produce-as-much-smog-forming-pollution-as-a-toyota-camry-driven-1100-miles-roughly-the-distance-from-los-angeles-to-denver/
#AirPollution #GasPoweredGardenTools
London’s low emission zone is working – so why are cities around the world so cautious about clean air? https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/aug/23/london-low-emission-zone-working-other-cities-cautious-clean-air
#London #environment #AirQuality #AirPollution #traffic #emissions
Soot falling across Hamilton contains toxic chemicals linked to burning coal, researchers find
McMaster University researchers studying the soot falling on Hamilton neighbourhoods have determined the grimy, black substance contains toxic chemicals consistent with coal combustion. For the "What's the Grime?" study, they worked with volunteers to collect samples throughout the city.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/hamilton/what-s-the-grime-9.7302194?cmp=rss
This number is alarming: 2 million premature deaths worldwide due to exposure to ultrafine particles #UFPhttps://www.mpic.de/6028365/ultrafine-particles-in-the-air
📄 https://dx.doi.org/10.1093/cvr/cvag136
#AirPollution #CardiovascularDisease #PublicHealth
EPA says power for data centers can sidestep pollution laws
By Tim McLaughlin
July 27, 2026
"Power sources providing electricity only to data centers and not the public grid may not be subject to federal pollution laws, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said on Monday.
"The EPA said if the power plants are not supplying electricity to the grid then they would not be subject to the federal #CleanAirAct's #AcidRain Program, which has been key to the dramatic reduction of #smog and #soot pollution from industrial facilities."
Read more:
https://www.reuters.com/legal/litigation/epa-says-power-data-centers-can-sidestep-pollution-laws-2026-07-27/
#EPAFail #USPol #Datacenters #AISucks #AirPollution#PollutionLaws #TechBros #Oligarchy #TechOligarchy #CorporatePolluters #TrumpSucks
A lot of ‘recycled’ plastic is being burned overseas – and causing widespread pollution linked to health problems. #Airpollution #Burningplasticwaste #China #Indonesia #Plastic #Pollution #Recycling #Toxic #Wasteexportban #Wasteexportshttps://iwpost.com/a-lot-of-recycled-plastic-is-being-burned-overseas-and-causing-widespread-pollution-linked-to-health-problems/?fsp_sid=12980
Alarm over hospital lung admissions for children in England’s poorest postcodes https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/jul/23/alarm-hospital-lung-admissions-children-england-poorest #ChildrensHealth #Health #HealthPolicy #AirPollution #Children #Environment #SocialExclusion #Pollution #Inequality #England #Society #Politics
🔥 Why Does Wildfire Smoke Turn the Sky Orange? // NYT
｢ during wildfires, an abundance of smoke is also present in our atmosphere. Smoke particles are larger than air molecules and are able to scatter longer wavelengths of light. This causes the sky to tint red ｣
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/07/16/weather/smoke-sky-orange-red.html
#wildfires #airpollution #dystopia
‘It’s only going to get worse’: wildfires forcing firefighters to make impossible choices https://www.theguardian.com/news/ng-interactive/2026/jul/18/the-impossible-choices-of-a-deadly-wildfire-season #Wildfires #ExtremeHeat #ClimateCrisis #Firefighters #AirPollution #Spain #France #Canada #AustraliaNews #Indonesia #WorldNews #UkNews #Europe #Environment
This is really bare bones because I haven't done the usual outreach I do to get it updated, but I have a Wildfire Smoke Resources doc for the US (I would like to expand it to Canada but I'd need help!) where you can get information about where to find free masks, air filters and air purifiers, and safe places to go to get out of smoky air, as well as general resources about wildfire smoke and how to protect yourself: https://cryptpad.fr/pad/#/2/pad/view/4Mi5umUBZUCSIt7qA6kMSiZK5ZoTntWUlSXkJ9y1ZhU/
If you have a mask block or other resource for free masks or clean air in your area, let me know! You can message me here or use the form that's linked in the doc.
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#Wildfire #Wildfires #WildfireSmoke #ClimateChange #Solarpunk #Canada #CanadianWildfires #MaskBloc #CleanAir #AirPollution #MaskUp #StillMasking #YallMasking
anybody in #Manhattan smelling smoke in the air? the air quality was forecasted as bad for today but it feels smoky now.
i may be imagining things, but not my lungs. had to pump the inhaler for the first time in a long one.
#weather #Canada #airPollution #forestFires