Tag Archives: USA

Millions more Americans breathing dirty air as planet warms – report

Forty-three percent of Americans live in places where they’re breathing unsafe air, according to American Lung Association An increasing number of Americans live in places with unhealthy levels of smog or particulate air pollution – both of which are being … Continue reading

Posted in Air Quality, USA, USA & Canada | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

Counties Where Traffic Air Pollution Hurts Children Most

A first-of-its-kind county-by-county heat map details the distribution of childhood asthma due to nitrogen dioxide across the U.S. IN THE U.S., over 6 million children had ongoing asthma in 2016. Globally, asthma kills around 1,000 people every day – and … Continue reading

Posted in Air Quality, Asthma, Health Effects of Air Pollution, USA, USA & Canada | Tagged , , , , | Leave a comment

Particulate pollution in the air we breathe kills hundreds of thousands a year, study finds

Air pollution is deadly: A new study links exposure to it to more than 107,000 premature deaths in the United States in 2011. It isn’t just killing us; it cost the country $866 billion, more than double the value of … Continue reading

Posted in Air Quality, Health Effects of Air Pollution, USA, USA & Canada, World News | Tagged , , , , , , | Leave a comment

There’s an air quality alert in Washington, the sky is hazy and it’s February. What’s going on?

Ordinarily when air quality alerts are in effect, the air is muggy and oppressive, as if you could cut it with a knife. The overwhelming majority of these alerts happen between June and August. But Feb. 4, the air was … Continue reading

Posted in Air Quality, USA, USA & Canada | Tagged , , , , , , | 1 Comment

MPCA issues air quality alert for Twin Cities, parts of central Minnesota

The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency has issued an air quality alert for the Twin Cities and portions of central Minnesota, including cities like Willmar and Hutchinson. The warning runs from 2 p.m. Tuesday through 6 p.m. Thursday. A release said … Continue reading

Posted in Air Quality, USA, USA & Canada | Tagged , , , , , | 1 Comment

California air pollution due to wildfires exceeded world health standards by 60 times

The level of air pollution in California exceeded world “safe” levels by about 60 times last week after a series of deadly wildfires. Particulates in the air in some areas of the state reached levels as high as 1,500 micrograms … Continue reading

Posted in Air Quality, USA, USA & Canada | Tagged , , , , , | Leave a comment

Childhood obesity linked to air pollution from vehicles

Research suggests first year ‘critical window’ in which toxic air can increase weight gain Early exposure to air pollution from vehicles increases the risk of children becoming obese, new research has found. High levels of nitrogen dioxide, which is emitted … Continue reading

Posted in Air Quality, Asthma, Health Effects of Air Pollution, Medical Studies, USA, USA & Canada | Tagged , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Polluted city neighborhoods are bad news for asthmatic children: Study shows that children with asthma react differently to changes in air pollution depending on the environment they grow up in

Children with asthma who grow up in a New York City neighborhood where air pollution is prevalent need emergency medical treatment more often than asthmatics in less polluted areas. This is according to researchers from Columbia University in the US … Continue reading

Posted in Air Quality, Asthma, Health Effects of Air Pollution, USA, USA & Canada, World News | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment