Leaving your car running will marginally increase CO2 emissions, but it may massively reduce exposure to the toxic gases and particulates that are shortening thousands of lives.
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Air quality in the US has improved greatly since 1990, but a new report finds progress stalling in some cities. Meanwhile, the Trump administration is rolling back air pollution controls.
Are health risks from air pollution less serious than we think? Mainstream scientists call this a fringe view, but it's getting high-level attention at the Environmental Protection Agency.
The smoke from wood-burning stoves and fireplaces contributes to air pollution and poor health.
An air pollution expert with years of experience advising federal regulators describes how the Trump administration is speeding up reviews and reducing scientific input.
Haze from Northern California wildfires has drifted as far east as Philadelphia. Wildfire smoke contains many potentially toxic substances, so anyone exposed to it should take basic precautions.
The head of the World Health Organization calls air pollution 'the new tobacco' because it causes millions of preventable deaths yearly. Fine particle pollution is especially deadly.
London's low emission zone has started to reduce air pollution – but not enough to protect children's lungs.
A study of the social cost of carbon emitted by the shrinking fleet of Texan coal plants suggests that closing more of them down would be good for the climate and public health.
EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt wants to change the grounds for setting US air pollution targets. An environmental lawyer explains why Pruitt's approach misreads the law and could roll back decades of gains.
The EPA intends to limit what scientific studies can inform policy – a change long sought by industry. A long-time public health researcher explains the single study at the root of the controversy.
Free public transport could be one way to get more people to ditch the car.
The science behind why what your barista achieves at the cafe tastes better than what you can come up with at home.
A recent study shows that large piles of coal produce measurable quantities of fine particulate air pollution within a 25-mile radius. Covering coal trains and storage piles could reduce the problem.
As the latest controversy about tunnel exhaust stacks and respiratory health plays out in the media, some community members are proposing solutions that just don't make sense.
Australia needs stronger policy aimed at curbing air pollution, but the options currently on the table fall short. For now, we could all aim to drive less and turn off the engine when the car is idle.
Inexpensive cloth face masks, worn by many people in heavily polluted countries, offer only partial protection. Instead governments should warn people to avoid exposure and work to clear the air.
Tiny particles of a mineral known as magnetite may be causing havoc with our health.
Outdoor air pollution causes 3.3 million premature deaths a year, mainly in Asia. And without policies to cut particulate pollution from traffic, industry and home biofuels, the deaths could double by 2050.
Beijing has once again experienced extremely poor air quality, in what is becoming a regular event for the Chinese capital and other parts of the country. But has anything changed since the last “airpocalypse…
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Associate Professor of Environmental Health Sciences, University of Massachusetts Amherst
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Emeritus Professor in Public Health, University of Sydney
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Laboratories and Technical Services Manager at the School of Environment Science & Engineering, Southern Cross University
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Researcher, The University of Queensland
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Group Leader, Nitrogen and Integrated Assessment, Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
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SEI Associate, Stockholm Environment Institute, University of York
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Director, Centre for Research, Evidence Management and Surveillance & Conjoint Professor, School of Public Health and Community Medicine, UNSW
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Associate Dean, Chair Professor of the Atmospheric Environment, City University of Hong Kong
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Professor of Environmental Science, University of Essex
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Professor of Air Quality, King's College London
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Professor, Environmental science, Lancaster University
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Professor of Neuroscience, Lancaster University
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Professor of Environmental Law, University of Maryland
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Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Air Quality & Health Research and Evaluation, Woolcock Institute of Medical Research, University of Sydney; Senior Research Fellow, South West Sydney Clinical School, UNSW
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Associate Professor of Environmental Engineering, Rice University
