air quality /tags/air-quality air quality en-US WLRN Tue, 14 Jun 2022 20:03:00 GMT COVID funding pries open a door to improving air quality in schools /news/2022-06-14/covid-funding-pries-open-a-door-to-improving-air-quality-in-schools Researchers say the billions in pandemic funding available for ventilation upgrades in U.S. schools provides a once-in-a-generation opportunity to combat COVID-19, as well as making air more breathable for students living with allergies, asthma, and chronic wildfire smoke. Tue, 14 Jun 2022 20:03:00 GMT /news/2022-06-14/covid-funding-pries-open-a-door-to-improving-air-quality-in-schools Liz Szabo - Kaiser Health News Eliminating fossil fuel air pollution would save about 50,000 lives, study finds /news/2022-05-18/eliminating-fossil-fuel-air-pollution-would-save-about-50-000-lives-study-finds Burning oil, coal and other fossil fuels releases plumes of tiny, dangerous particles. A new study estimates that eliminating that pollution would save about 50,000 lives in the U.S. each year. Wed, 18 May 2022 12:19:29 GMT /news/2022-05-18/eliminating-fossil-fuel-air-pollution-would-save-about-50-000-lives-study-finds Rebecca Hersher More than 137 million Americans live in areas with poor air quality, report finds /2022-04-21/more-than-137-million-americans-live-in-areas-with-poor-air-quality-report-finds The rising number of fires hamper decades of environmental efforts, and over 40% of Americans — more than 137 million people — live in places with poor air quality, a new report says. Thu, 21 Apr 2022 12:24:47 GMT /2022-04-21/more-than-137-million-americans-live-in-areas-with-poor-air-quality-report-finds Dustin Jones Better ventilation would create a healthier workplace — but companies have to invest /news/2022-04-19/better-ventilation-would-create-a-healthier-workplace-but-companies-have-to-invest The research is clear that air exchange and filtration curb the spread of COVID and other diseases, but upgrading systems is expensive, and there is little federal authority over indoor air quality. Tue, 19 Apr 2022 14:17:47 GMT /news/2022-04-19/better-ventilation-would-create-a-healthier-workplace-but-companies-have-to-invest Liz Szabo Orlando Roads Could Soon Use Pavement That Lowers Air Pollution And Keeps Cool, Experts Say /news/2021-07-15/orlando-roads-could-soon-use-pavement-that-lowers-air-pollution-and-keeps-cool-experts-say Orlando is looking to be one the first cities to try a new pavement treatment that can reduce certain types of air pollution by nearly half. What’s more, the treatment has the potential to lower ambient temperatures. Thu, 15 Jul 2021 17:48:37 GMT /news/2021-07-15/orlando-roads-could-soon-use-pavement-that-lowers-air-pollution-and-keeps-cool-experts-say Amy Green Study Finds Racial Gap Between Who Causes Air Pollution And Who Breathes It /2019-03-11/study-finds-racial-gap-between-who-causes-air-pollution-and-who-breathes-it Blacks and Hispanics are exposed to higher levels of air pollution than whites, yet whites consume more of the goods and services that cause it, according to new research. Mon, 11 Mar 2019 22:01:00 GMT /2019-03-11/study-finds-racial-gap-between-who-causes-air-pollution-and-who-breathes-it Jonathan Lambert A Strike Of Lightning Without Rain In Everglades Causes Dense Smoke, Health Warnings /news/2014-06-09/a-strike-of-lightning-without-rain-in-everglades-causes-dense-smoke-health-warnings During smoky fires, officials encourage people to stay home. However, as a response to fire, birds tend to leave home.Julie Hill-Gabriel, director of… Mon, 09 Jun 2014 18:49:38 GMT /news/2014-06-09/a-strike-of-lightning-without-rain-in-everglades-causes-dense-smoke-health-warnings Carla Javier