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New Scientific Study Measures Dangerous Air Quality Conditions In Tijuana River Valley

by Ryan Wilmot | Aug 29, 2025 | Headlines

Surfrider Foundation | 29 August 2025 | A new UCSD and SDSU study finds that sewage-driven hydrogen sulfide emissions in the Tijuana River Valley have created dangerous nighttime air pollution levels in South San Diego, posing severe health risks for nearby...

Study Finds Droughts Are Making The Air Deadlier In Latin America

by Ryan Wilmot | Aug 28, 2025 | Headlines

Georgia State University News | 28 August 2025 | A new Nature Communications study shows that droughts in Latin America force a shift from hydropower to fossil fuel plants, driving spikes in PM₂.₅ pollution that cause up to 10,600 premature deaths annually—costs...

In A New Era Of Wildfires, The Air Quality Index Needs A Revamp

by Ryan Wilmot | Aug 28, 2025 | Headlines

C&EN – American Chemical Society | 28 August 2025 | Scientists warn that current Air Quality Index (AQI) metrics can underestimate risks after wildfires in urban areas, since hazardous gases and toxic dust from burned materials are not included—highlighting...

Improving Indoor Air Quality With More Effective, Long-Lasting Sensors

by Ryan Wilmot | Aug 28, 2025 | Headlines

Carnegie Mellon University | 28 August 2025 | Carnegie Mellon University researchers have developed a polymer-coated MXene sensor that lasts over twice as long and more accurately detects harmful formaldehyde indoors, offering a low-cost tool to improve indoor air...

Dust from Northeast Causes Air Pollution In Eastern Georgia

by Ryan Wilmot | Aug 27, 2025 | Headlines

Georgia Today | 27 August 2025 | Georgia’s National Environment Agency reports that desert dust drifting from the northeast has raised PM10 and PM2.5 levels in Eastern Georgia since late July, prompting continued monitoring and public health advisories.

Everglades Wildfire In Broward Fully Contained After Burning Nearly 50,000 Acres

by Ryan Wilmot | Aug 27, 2025 | Headlines

CBS News | 27 August 2025 | A lightning-sparked Everglades wildfire that merged into a 48,000-acre blaze in western Broward County has been fully contained after a week of firefighting, with smoke impacts easing as air quality returned to safe levels.
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