An Escape From India’s Air Pollution for Those Who Can Afford It

Companies are offering much-needed, but expensive, air purification systems to shelter from the smog in one of the world’s ...
Time

Less Than 1% of Earth Has Safe Levels of Air Pollution, Study Finds

It’s no secret that air pollution is a serious problem facing the world today. Just how serious? A new study on global daily levels of air pollution shows that hardly anywhere on Earth is safe from ...
CNN

EPA is cracking down on deadly air pollution with a new rule – but it’s not strong enough, some experts say

The US Environmental Protection Agency has finalized a key update to the federal air quality standard for fine soot – a step toward reducing deadly air pollution that’s been over a decade in the ...
CNN

The world’s 100 worst polluted cities are in Asia — and 83 of them are in just one country

All but one of the 100 cities with the world’s worst air pollution last year were in Asia, according to a new report, with the climate crisis playing a pivotal role in bad air quality that is risking ...
The New York Times

One Thing Most Countries Have in Common: Unsafe Air

New research found that fewer than 10 percent of countries and territories met World Health Organization guidelines for particulate matter pollution last year. By Delger Erdenesanaa Only 10 countries ...
NPR

Extreme heat makes air quality worse–that's bad for health

This summer, daytime temperatures topped 100 degrees for a full month in Phoenix. In northwest China, temperatures soared above 125 degrees. Southern Europe withstood waves of 100-plus degree days.
Chicago Tribune

Chicago ranked 2nd for worst air pollution in 2023 among major US cities, global report says

Chicago ranked second among major U.S. cities with the worst air pollution in 2023, its average annual concentration of dangerous fine particulate matter almost three times global guidelines, ...