(Newswise) –Levels of two major air pollutants have been drastically reduced since lockdowns began in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, but a secondary pollutant – ground-level ozone – has increased in China, according to new research. Two new studies in AGU’s journal Geophysical Research Letters find nitrogen dioxide pollution over northern China, Western Europe and the U.S. […]

(Newswise)–Breathing dirty air takes a heavy toll on gut bacteria, boosting risk of obesity, diabetes, gastrointestinal disorders and other chronic illnesses, new University of Colorado Boulder research suggests. The study, published online in the journal Environment International, is the first to link air pollution to changes in the structure and function of the human gut […]

SAN DIEGO–Nearly 500 kindergarten through high school students submitted their personal artwork to the County Air Pollution Control District’s 2020 Calendar contest in October and November to show the importance of clean air and how each of us can reduce pollution. Thirteen of those works of art, one piece for the cover and one for […]

SAN DIEGO–The San Diego County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a plan this week to reduce air pollution and improve health in the region’s Portside neighborhoods — Barrio Logan, Logan Heights, Sherman Heights and western National City — by studying the types of trucks and cars driving through them. The study would create a local […]

SAN DIEGO–The SANDAG Diamond Awards reception celebrated employers all over San Diego County on Thursday for embracing methods to reduce traffic and greenhouse gas emissions. One-hundred-thirty-one employers countywide were treated to a luncheon hosted by the SANDAG iCommute program at the San Diego Central Library. The Diamond Awards recipients were recognized for their outstanding efforts […]

SAN DIEGO–The County of San Diego is inviting businesses, nonprofits and government organizations that currently use high-polluting heavy-duty equipment to apply for a share of $28.5 million in grant funding for greener vehicles, machinery and equipment. Supervisors Nathan Fletcher and Greg Cox, whose districts cover many of the local communities most affected by air pollution, […]

Continuing efforts to reduce the transportation sector’s impact on the environment, Caltrans announced Thursday $146 million from the Low Carbon Transit Operations Program, or LCTOP, will go to 180 local mass transit projects around California. “Our current transportation system is congested and impacts the health of our communities and our planet,” said Bob Franzoia, Acting […]