The environmental scientist is making pollution levels public to draw nonscientists into the fight for clean air.
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Los beneficios desiguales de la transición a vehículos eléctricos en California
Un repunte en vehículos limpios ha mejorado más la calidad del aire en comunidades adineradas en comparación con comunidades marginalizadas de California, muestra un nuevo estudio.
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As Wildfires Grow, So Could Methane Emissions
Wildfires that wreaked havoc on California in 2020 filled the atmosphere with a potent greenhouse gas.
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The Unequal Benefits of California’s Electric Vehicle Transition
An uptick in clean vehicles has improved air quality in wealthier communities over marginalized communities in California, a new study finds.
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الفوائد الصحية العالمية من تحقيق مرحلة صفر انبعاثات
إن خطط الحد من ظاهرة التغير المناخي ستقلل من تلوث الهواء وهو ما سيفضي إلى إنقاذ مئات آلاف الأرواح في العقود القادمة.
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Fine-Tuning Air Pollution Models
InMAP estimates air pollution within cities, but its predictions are flawed for specific chemicals. Now, scientists are addressing that shortcoming.
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EPA Air Pollution Proposal Stirs Debate
The agency’s proposal to tighten standards for small-particulate pollution has prompted opposing calls for tighter and looser regulations.
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Collaboration Helps Overcome Challenges in Air Quality Monitoring
Everything looks ideal for collaboration: interest from community members, a new method for monitoring air quality by scientists, and interest from policymakers. What happens next?
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Remote Sensors See NO2 ‘Hot Spots’ from Offshore Oil Activity
Satellites can see NO2 pollution from space, but can they detect individual oil and natural gas operations, and are the measurements accurate?
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Climate Models Aren’t Dusty Enough
Mineral dust aloft in the atmosphere has a cooling effect not accounted for in current climate models.