Increasing air pollution levels in the U.S.

A new report finds that nearly half of the U.S. population lives in areas with unhealthy levels of air pollution and the rate is only going up. Laura Kate Bender, the assistant vice president of Nationwide Healthy Air at the American Lung Association, …

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 …

Use of air horns continues unabated in Coimbatore

Central Motor Vehicle Rules, 1989, allows noise range for horns between 93 decibel and 112 decibel. | Photo Credit: S. Siva Saravanan After a lull, use of high decibel air horns has become rampant among private buses and goods carriers in Coimbatore. …

Air pollution worsens for nearly half of Americans as wildfires and policy rollbacks fuel health crisis

Nearly half the U.S. population now lives in areas with dangerously polluted air, with climate-driven wildfires and weakened federal protections compounding the threat. Keerti Gopal reports for Inside Climate News. In short: The American Lung Association’s …

Air quality expert breaks down pollution levels, how it impacts health

Artificially scented products may not be great for your home’s air quality

Do you use air fresheners, wax melts or other scented products? If so, they may be creating harmful air pollutants, researchers caution. A team from Purdue University studied the impact of common household activities involving scented products on the air …

More Americans Exposed To Unhealthy Air Pollution Levels, Study Finds

NEW YORK, NY - JUNE 7: People cross 34th Street in Herald Square as heavy smoke fills the air on ... More June 7, 2023, in New York City. (Photo by Gary Hershorn/Getty Images)Getty Images Almost half of Americans are being exposed to unhealthy levels …

More Americans Breathe Unhealthy Air Due to Wildfires, Extreme Heat

Around 156 million Americans, nearly half of the US population, now live in areas with unhealthy levels of air pollution, part of a trend toward declining air quality as climate change-related extreme weather events like wildfires occur more frequently. …

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

European Commission Press release Brussels, 24 Apr 2025 For better road safety and air quality across the EU, the Commission is proposing a comprehensive overhaul of the EU's road safety and vehicle registration rules.

D.C. area's air pollution earns an F from American Lung Association

Canadian wildfire smoke helped earn the Washington-Baltimore-Arlington area an F grade for daily particle pollution in an annual report card from the American Lung Association. Released Wednesday, the ALA’s “2025 State of the Air” report also ranked the D. …