Air pollution is affecting more than just the lungs

NORTH DAKOTA (KXNET) — No matter what causes air pollution, it continues to increase throughout the United States, with over ...
The EconomistOpinion

India’s pollution is becoming an economic roadblock

It is not. Delhi’s air pollution is a year-round problem. In 2024, the last year for which official data are available, the ...
CNET

These 6 Household Staples Could Be Polluting Your Indoor Air, Experts Warn

The air inside your home may be five times dirtier than the air outside and this issue worsens in winter. I asked air quality specialists about common culprits for indoor air pollution ...
KPBS

Air pollution still plagues nearly half of Americans. That does a number on our health

Air in the U.S. has gotten cleaner for decades, adding years to people's lives and preventing millions of asthma attacks, but nearly half of Americans still live with unhealthy air pollution, a new ...
Newsday

Nearly everyone in the world breathes bad air. This is what you can do to lower your risk

HANOI, Vietnam — Everyone loves a breath of fresh air. Unfortunately, too often our air is anything but fresh. While air quality varies dramatically from place to place and day to day, nearly the ...
Smithsonian Magazine

Air Pollution Can Cause Some Ants to Turn on One Another—and Neglect Their Young, New Research Suggests

Ants send messages to colony members through odor compounds that contain alkenes, chemicals that help nestmates recognize one ...

Air pollution causes social instability in ant colonies, triggering attacks on returning nest mates

A research team from the Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology has shown in a new study that ants returning from habitats ...
WVXU

Major federal air pollution law needs updates says head of IDEM

IDEM Commissioner Clint Woods spoke at a recent hearing about the Clean Air Act at the U.S. House Committee on Energy and Commerce. The head of the Indiana Department of Environmental Management said ...