Tagged

air pollution

Financial pressures threaten a vital air monitoring network in national parks

 Environment
• September 16, 2026

Funding for the IMPROVE project has long been stagnant, and recent years have forced cuts to air visibility tracking

Trump’s EPA to ignore economic benefits of clean air, focusing only on costs to polluters

 Environment
• April 13, 2026

A new agency rule retreats from cost-benefit analysis in calculating impacts on human health, imperiling improvements in air quality, experts say

Andrew Coté, a NYC-based beekeeper, stands at his booth at the Union Square Farmers Market. He is surrounded by jars of honey.

Losing the scent

 Environment
• January 25, 2024

A new study suggests air pollution is changing flowers’ scents, throwing bees off-course

When it comes to mental health, there might be something in the air

 Environment
• April 4, 2023

Scientists are unraveling air pollution's effects on mental health

Cardboard sign propped up against a building that reads "Idle? Engine off. Children Breathing." With a drawing of a flower with a frown. Sign is propped up near a line of traffic.

Traffic pollution increases risk for irregular and rapid heart rhythm

 Health
• November 22, 2021

Long-term exposure to car fumes have lasting effects on heart health

Smoke rises from trees on mountain ridges

Prescribed fires may mean safer smoke

 Environment
• December 16, 2020

Emerging research suggests that smoke from prescribed burns is less harmful than from wildfires

Two pictures of the same rocky, high desert view side-by-side. On the left, the sky is blue and clear. On the right the air is yellow with smoke, visibility is reduced, and the sky is grey.

A flawed number that saves lives

 Environment
• November 25, 2020

Millions of people rely on the Air Quality Index, but experts say it’s a rough measure at best

A closeup of an ashray packed with orange cigarette butts.

Hot or not, cigarette butts release toxins

 Audio
• May 14, 2020

A recent study looks at how discarded cigarette buts can expose you to toxins

Black and white photo of pregnant woman wearing a white dress

What does air pollution have to do with premature babies?

 Health
• January 22, 2020

New study shows that what moms breathe affects their risk of delivering early

Air pollution in Stadersand, Germany

Air pollution poses risk to mental health

 Health
• October 21, 2019

Mounting evidence suggests mental health is tied to the air quality we breathe

The air pollution from Hurricane Harvey is really, really bad, people

 Environment
• October 6, 2017

After Hurricane Harvey, factories nearby released unprecedented amounts of air emissions

An entrepreneur takes to the sea

 Environment
• May 2, 2014

Pace Ralli is offering ships an innovative solution to meet upcoming emissions deadlines

When going green means aiming for the skies

 Environment
• February 16, 2014

How new innovations in green architecture are helping reduce pollution

 
Subscribe

The Scienceline Newsletter

Sign up for regular updates.