Is It Unhealthy To Live Near An Airport?
Living near an airport can have negative effects on health and quality of life due to noise pollution and air pollution from aircrafts.
Living near an airport can have negative effects on health and quality of life due to noise pollution and air pollution from aircrafts.
Airborne pollution went way down in NYC since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, but environmentalists worry these gains are short-lived.
Some trees do off-gas natural yet nevertheless harmful volatile organic compounds (VOCs), especially during the hottest months of the year.
Is global warming making air pollution worse year round?
Just how bad is air pollution in China and how can we fix it? Pollution from coal-burning power plants leads to 1.58 million premature deaths there annually
A 2014 study by researchers at the Harvard School of Public Health found a strong link between autism and in utero exposure to air pollution…
Dear EarthTalk: What are some of the more dangerous threats to our air quality and what can be done to eliminate them so we can all breathe more easily? — Melanie Smith, Pomfret, CT The main threats to local air quality across the United States (as well as most everywhere else) remain smog and particulate pollution, […]
Dear EarthTalk: What is “Moms Clean Air Force” and how can I get involved? — Betsy Edgewater, Salem, OR Moms Clean Air Force (MCAF) is a community of 400,000+ parents working to combat air pollution and respond to the climate change crisis. The fast-growing non-profit leverages the power of citizen activism and social media to […]