Air

Anything related to air quality, air pollution, or the atmosphere

Oil Industry Won’t Stop One of Its Dirtiest Practices, Even After Pledges

"Norma Lopez Cadena tries to keep her granddaughters indoors — out of sight from the 65-foot flare burning excess gas from more than a dozen oil wells."

Source: Bloomberg, 10/08/2026

Heatwaves, Wildfires Expose A Third Of World To Extreme Ozone Pollution

"Heatwaves and wildfires helped expose 34 percent of the world’s population to “extremely poor” ozone air quality in the first eight months of 2026, according to a European Union report published Wednesday. Asia recorded the highest exposure, while ozone pollution remained difficult to curb despite decades of progress in reducing other harmful emissions."

Source: AFP, 10/02/2026

Trump Slashes Fuel-Economy Standards in Blow to Climate, Health, EV Market

"The Trump administration Monday finalized the rollback of a major fuel economy standard for cars and trucks, a move critics say will cause more climate-warming pollution, human health problems and higher fuel costs for consumers."

Source: Inside Climate News, 09/30/2026

New Jersey Datacenter Fined $1.1M For Dozens Of Unpermitted Generators

"New Jersey regulators issued their largest-ever fine against a datacenter on Tuesday following a recent Floodlight investigation with the Guardian that found DataOne’s facility in Vineland operating at least 45 gas-powered generators without a state permit."

Source: Floodlight, 09/28/2026

Trump’s Power Plant Air Rule Revives Old Carbon Capture Dispute

"Litigation over the EPA’s rollback of Biden-era power plant emission rules will likely put the Trump administration in the position of poking holes in a technology it has, at other times, incentivized and promoted."

Source: Bloomberg Environment, 09/28/2026

America’s Air Monitors Are Disappearing — With Power To Expose Polluters

"Laws in Louisiana and other states now curb the use of community-collected data. In Louisiana, public air monitors are often located miles from major industrial polluters and fail to test for some of the most dangerous chemicals."

Source: Floodlight, 09/14/2026

AI Boom Poses Growing Public Health Threat, Former EPA Officials Warn

"A group representing more than 800 former employees of the Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday sounded the alarm over the health consequences of data centers. It warned that Trump administration policies to weaken pollution safeguards and speed up approvals of the facilities threatened to exacerbate those health harms."

Source: New York Times, 09/11/2026

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