World Bank’s Airshed Plan: 50% PM2.5 Cut for 400M Indians by 2030 — Can 7 States Cooperate?
World Bank airshed plan targets 50% PM2.5 cut in Indo-Gangetic Plain by 2030. Mexico City did it for one city. Can India do it for 400M people?
Do Houseplants Actually Clean Your Air? What the Research Really Shows
Research on fan-assisted botanical biofilters does not mean ordinary potted plants can clean a normally ventilated room.
xAI’s 33 unpermitted gas turbines threaten Memphis air
xAI's Colossus 2 data center runs on 33 unpermitted gas turbines in Southaven, Mississippi, emitting over 2,500 tons of smog-forming pollution a year.
Wildfire Smoke and PM2.5: What It Does to Your Health—and How to Reduce Exposure
Wildfire smoke can travel thousands of kilometres. Health Canada explains why PM2.5 is the main risk and how to reduce exposure.
Melbourne Airport Grass Fire: 1,070 Hectares Burned, 23 CFA Brigades Responding, Flights Operating Normally
A grass fire broke out near Melbourne Airport on Tuesday, May 6, 2025, at 2:53 pm AEST. The blaze started on Loemans Road in Bulla and has spread southeast toward Deep Creek
Sonali Tiwary
Mosquito Coils Equal 100 Cigarettes: Doctor Warns About Hidden Indoor Air Pollution Dangers
When Dr. Sanjeev Mehta speaks about air pollution, he doesn’t just focus on the smog we see outside. As a pulmonologist at Mumbai’s Lilavati Hospital, he knows some of the most dangerous
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46 % of Americans—156 M—Now Breathe Hazardous Smog and Soot: State of the Air Report Exposes Decade-High Pollution
American Lung Association’s 2025 “State of the Air” report reveals 156 million Americans—46% of the population—now breathe unhealthy air, a troubling increase of nearly 25 million people compared to last year’s findings.
Air Pollution in India: 1.5 Million Deaths Annually, No Region Meets WHO Standards
The air we breathe is killing us. And that’s not hyperbole—it’s science. “There is very definite evidence on how harmful air pollution is for people’s health at all ages throughout their life
Surface Ozone Pollution Is Cutting India’s Wheat and Rice Yields, Putting Food Supply at Risk
Surface ozone pollution, an often-overlooked air pollutant, poses a severe threat to India’s major food crops and could jeopardize the nation’s food security goals, according to new research from the Indian Institute
India’s Air Pollution Crisis: Top 5 Global Ranking, Delhi’s PM2.5 Levels 18x Over WHO Limits
India ranks as the fifth most polluted country globally in 2024, with dangerous air quality levels persisting despite some improvement, according to the latest World Air Quality Report by Swiss firm IQAir.
Govind Tekale
China’s 2025 Plan: Eliminating Severe Air Pollution Amid Coal Dependency
China wants to get rid of its worst air pollution by the end of 2025. This plan comes from Li Tianwei, who leads the country’s Department of Atmospheric Environment. The Air is
Amazon’s Smouldering Dead Wood Releases 40M Tonnes of CO Yearly
Dead wood burning in the Amazon is releasing dangerous levels of pollution into the air, threatening both local communities and global climate. Scientists have discovered that this slow-burning wood creates more harmful
New York Targets Big Polluters With $3 Billion Annual Fund for Climate Crisis, Public Health, and Extreme Weather
The Governor of the State of New York, Kathy Hochul, approved a law on December 26th, 2024 that requires companies that significantly contributed to greenhouse gas emissions to invest in projects to
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Bryan Johnson’s Mumbai Visit Reveals Air Pollution 20x WHO’s Safe Limit
Air quality monitoring took center stage as tech entrepreneur Bryan Johnson shared his Mumbai experience through a detailed video on X. Inside his Mumbai hotel room this December, even with air purifiers