Wildfires have worsened ozone levels across the United States so much over the last decade that they have reversed around four years of progress, a new study has found. Surface ozone levels, or smog concentrations, steadily increased from 2015 to 2024, deteriorating air quality across the Midwest and Western U.S., researchers at the University of […]
GARDEN GROVE, Calif.—The day before his 41st birthday, Hernando Morales found himself hurrying his one-year-old into the backseat of his car when an industrial tank just over a mile away from his apartment threatened to explode and release toxic chemicals throughout the area. Five days later, local officials said it was safe and his family […]
The Asian Pacific Environmental Network, founded in Richmond three decades ago, has grown into a formidable three-office organization that has racked up some big wins against the refinery.
Emails show that Elon Musk’s company is expanding its use of portable gas-fired power at its Colossus 2 site as a fight over air quality continues.
As a child growing up in Southern California, Ann Carlson remembers mountains obscured by haze and yellowish brown air that stung her eyes and made her lungs ache. It was just “the environment,” her stepfather would remark to her, sheepishly. It would be decades before Carlson learned the complicated causes of the noxious air, what […]
Levoit Vital Pet Pro air purifier brings smart controls odor reduction and easier maintenance to homes with pets.
Coway's most popular air purifier gets an upgrade in looks and purification strength, though I wish it had wheels and an app.
MoreSense MS-07 indoor air quality monitor is built around the Sensirion SEN66 multisensor, powered by an ESP32-S3 microcontroller, and features a 3.5-inch capacitive IPS touchscreen for local data visualization and control. The MS-07 is a direct upgrade to the earlier MS-06, replacing the Sensirion SCD40 used for basic CO₂, temperature, and humidity measurement with the more advanced Sensirion…
From toxic smoke and oil spills to rising emissions, poisoned soil, and damaged ecosystems, war can reshape the environment long after the fighting stops.
Ductless AC systems get smart tech features—and the growing pains that come with them.
Climate change is making dirty air worse, especially for communities of color, while the Trump administration targets rules meant to help.
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Nearly half the nation’s children live in places with dangerous levels of air pollution, according to a report released Wednesday by the American Lung Association. That’s 33.5 million children—46 percent of the country’s kids—living in areas with failing grades for at least one measure of air pollution that is particularly harmful to developing lungs. The […]
Swap out your creaky old box fan for a new model that lights up, mists, or even follows you around the room.
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Dust kicks up from the dried bed of Farmington Bay in the Great Salt Lake on 9 July 2025. Credit: Photo by James Roh for the Washington Post via Getty Images
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A new report on global air pollution shows that the majority of the world’s population breathes unhealthy air, and climate change is making the problem worse. The report was published Tuesday by IQAir, a Swiss air monitor and purifier company that posts real-time air quality data aggregated from sensors around the world. It shows that […]
Just last year, we reported on the SparkFun Air Quality PM1/PM2.5/PM10 Sensor, based on the Bosch BMV080 fanless air-quality sensor and priced at around $65. DFRobot has now launched a low-cost alternative, the Fermion: BMV080, which provides the same fanless, laboratory-grade PM1, PM2.5, and PM10 sensing capabilities for just $29.90. The sensor uses laser-based light-scattering technology with…
Residents at a community meeting in North Richmond weighed in on what they’d like to see the money spent on, including more parks, safer streets and cleaner air.
The Bay Area Air District kicked off the new year with a warning for residents of the nine counties around San Francisco: if they lit a fireplace, wood stove or outdoor fire pit, they would have to either take a course on the health effects of wood smoke or pay a fine. By mid-January, the […]