New report reveals Visalia as among worst in US for air pollution

Worsening ozone levels can be attributed to smoke from wildfires in Canada in 2023 and higher temperatures combined with emissions in the South. The American Lung Association found that 156.1 million Americans are living in places that received failing …

How to protect your heart health amid wildfire smoke and air pollution

Best of the Week: AI and IoT for Pollution Monitoring, High Speed Laser MS

This week, Spectroscopy published articles highlighting recent studies in several application areas in analytical spectroscopy including environmental analysis and space exploration. Key techniques highlighted in these articles include infrared (IR) …

Air quality worsened in Missouri from 2021 to 2023

Missouri’s air quality worsened from 2021 to 2023, with wildfires, warmer temperatures and dangerous air pollutants fouling the air Missourians breathe.  The American Lung Association’s 2025 State of the Air report found that the St. Louis and Kansas City …

Toxic wildfire smoke from NJ forces 10 million New Yorkers indoors as air quality crisis worsens

Toxic wildfire smoke from NJ forces 10 million New Yorkers indoors as air quality crisis worsens New York City and surrounding areas are under an activity-critical air quality crisis due to wildfire smoke from New Jersey. The fire has consumed 15,000 acres …

Varvand villagers in Pune district ask MPCB for relief from coal ash air pollution

New rules for safer roads, less air pollution and digital vehicle documents

The Commission has proposed an overhaul of the EU’s road safety and vehicle registration rules. They will bring in periodic technical inspections for electric vehicles, digital vehicle registration and advanced emission testing methods to detect high- …

Nearly Half of Americans Breathe Unhealthy Air, New Report Finds

Key Takeaways 156 million Americans live in areas with poor air quality Experts say air pollution has increased in recent years due to climate change and wildfires Federal rule changes may put decades of clean air progress at risk, critics warn FRIDAY, …

Wildfires in Ocean County, N.J., not expected to affect Long Island air quality 

Firefighters from the New Jersey Forest Fire Service continued battling pine barren fires in Ocean County on Friday evening, but the blaze will probably not impact the air quality on Long Island, according to the National Weather Service. The fire service, …

Air quality here gets a ‘B’ grade

The American Lung Association’s State of the Air” report gave the Lafayette-New Iberia-Opelousas metro area “B” grades for smog and particle pollution The Lung Association’s 26th annual “State of the Air” report grades exposure to unhealthy levels of ozone …