| Date | Title | Description |
| 28.02.2025 | 2025 Ozone Season Begins Tomorrow | March 1 marks the beginning of the 2025 ozone season as state and local environmental agencies renew their daily air quality forecasts for ozone across North Carolina.
Through Oct. 31, the daily air quality forecasts from the North Carolina... |
| 13.01.2025 | Breathe Southern California Warns of Immediate and Long Term Health Risks from Wildfire Smoke | The wildfire crisis highlights the need for stronger public health protections,” said Marc Carrel, President and CEO of Breathe Southern California. “We must address these issues now.”
— Marc CarrelLOS ANGELES, CA, UNITED STATES, January 13... |
| 09.11.2024 | Update on Air Quality & Wildfires Across NYS | Governor Kathy Hochul today provided an update on wildfires burning across New York State and has deployed a multi-agency response to fires in Ulster, Sullivan, and Orange counties in close coordination with local fire departments and first... |
| 16.08.2024 | Canadian Wildfire Smoke Expected to Impact Air Quality | Governor Kathy Hochul today encouraged New York residents and visitors to take appropriate precautions as Canadian wildfire smoke impacts the air quality in the Upper Hudson Valley and Adirondack regions. Air Quality Index (AQI) levels are ... |
| 01.08.2024 | 2024 Wildfire Preparedness | DENVER – Colorado, Wyoming and several other states are currently fighting multiple fires that are prompting evacuations, causing power outages, and impacting air quality with heavy smoke. FEMA Region 8 has approved federal assistance to ba... |
| 13.07.2024 | News Release-DOH Monitoring Upper Kula Brushfire for Air Quality and Behavioral Health Impacts | DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH
KA ʻOIHANA OLAKINO
JOSH GREEN, M.D.
GOVERNOR
KE KIA‘ĀINA
KENNETH S. FINK, MD, MGA, MPH
DIRECTOR
KA LUNA HO‘OKELE
DOH MONITORING UPPER KULA BRUSHFIRE FOR AIR QUALITY AND BEHAVIORAL HEALTH IMPACTS
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Ju... |
| 12.07.2024 | DOH Monitoring Upper Kula Brushfire for Air Quality and Behavioral Health Impacts | Posted on Jul 12, 2024 in Newsroom
KULA, MAUI – The Hawaiʻi Department of Health (DOH) is coordinating with state and county officials in response to the brushfire in upper Kula that started on the evening of July 10, 2024.
Real-time air mo... |
| 08.07.2024 | Be Prepared as Hazardous Conditions Impact the State | Governor Kathy Hochul today urged New Yorkers to monitor their local forecasts as above average temperatures in combination with increased humidity will result in hazardous heat conditions in the coming days. “Feels like temperatures” at or... |
| 17.06.2024 | Ahead of Record-Setting Extreme Heat, Governor Hochul Deploys Sta... JUNE 17, 2024 | Albany, NY Governor Kathy Hochul today urged New Yorkers to prepare for extreme heat that is forecast for the State... | Governor Kathy Hochul today urged New Yorkers to prepare for extreme heat that is forecast for the State this week. A prolonged period of heat and humidity is anticipated to begin Monday in the Genesee Valley and Finger Lakes, and then affe... |
| 17.06.2024 | Ahead of Record-Setting Extreme Heat, Governor Hochul Deploys Statewide Resources and Urges New Yorkers to Take Precautions to Protect Their Health | Governor Kathy Hochul today urged New Yorkers to prepare for extreme heat that is forecast for the State this week. A prolonged period of heat and humidity is anticipated to begin Monday in the Genesee Valley and Finger Lakes, and then affe... |
| 06.06.2024 | Residents Encouraged to Monitor Air Quality, Protect Public Health and Reduce Air Pollution | ILLINOIS, June 5 - Illinois Officials Promote Resources to Inform Residents of Elevated Air Pollution
SPRINGFIELD - Following the historic impacts of the 2023 wildfire season, the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (Illinois EPA) and ... |
| 29.05.2024 | Tips to Have a Safe and Healthy Summer | (StatePoint) Summer is a great time to try new activities and get outdoors, but the season also brings with it unique risks, according to medical experts.
“Regardless of where you are in your fitness journey, the warm weather months offer o... |
| 21.04.2024 | DOH issues smoke advisory related to fire at Hammerhead Metal Recycling on Maui | Posted on Apr 20, 2024 in Newsroom
HONOLULU – A fire at the Hammerhead Metal Recycling in Puʻunēnē, Maui is generating dense smoke in surrounding areas. The Hawaiʻi Department of Health (DOH) Clean Air Branch advises residents and visitors ... |
| 27.02.2024 | Editorials | Editorial: Your air quality may be more dangerous than your phone is telling you. The EPA is fine with that. | The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s recent adoption of a more stringent annual limit on fine particulate matter, or soot, fulfills an overdue obligation to curb a pervasive and deadly type of air pollution that triggers asthma, heart... |
| 31.12.2023 | ‘Global Boiling’: 2023’s Term of the Year? | 10 Mins Read Forget “rizz.” These 10 words defined the hottest year ever.
By Kate Yoder, Grist
To say that 2023 is one for the record books is a vast understatement — the year was so out of the norm that you’re forced to go back at least 12... |
| 09.12.2023 | Five Useful Apps for Wildfire Readiness | Milo Smith, a lifelong resident of Southern California, has been driven by a deep-seated motivation to tackle the challenges posed by natural disasters with innovative solutions. With a strong connection to his hometown and years of firstha... |
| 18.07.2023 | "Relentless" heat wave spreads across southern U.S. | A "relentless" and historic heat wave continues to bring potentially deadly temperatures from the West and Southwest across the South Central states, with more records forecast to fall.
The big picture: Over 104 million people wer... |
| 06.07.2023 | Fireworks fallout after Chicago's Fourth of July celebrations | Despite state and city laws against fireworks, the city received thousands of fireworks complaints from Monday through early Wednesday, Chicago officials said.
Why it matters: Many residents are questioning the city's efforts to stop illega... |
| 06.07.2023 | Mayor Bowser Activates Hot Weather Emergency for Wednesday, July 5 – Saturday, July 8 | (Washington, DC) – Mayor Muriel Bowser has activated a Hot Weather Emergency on Wednesday, July 5 through Saturday, July 8, when heat indexes are expected to reach 95 degrees Fahrenheit or higher for four consecutive days.
When the forecast... |
| 05.07.2023 | Governor Lamont Activates Connecticut’s Extreme Hot Weather Protocol Beginning Wednesday Afternoon | Press Releases
07/05/2023 Governor Lamont Activates Connecticut’s Extreme Hot Weather Protocol Beginning Wednesday Afternoon Cooling Centers Are Opening Statewide and Can Be Located by Calling 2-1-1
(HARTFORD, CT) – Governor Ned Lamont toda... |
| 05.07.2023 | Do fireworks affect air quality? Here's how July Fourth air pollution has made conditions worse | Millions of Americans woke up the morning after Independence Day to air quality advisories across the U.S. Amid ongoing concern about smoke from wildfires burning in Canada, many were left wondering: How do fireworks affect air quality?
The... |
| 30.06.2023 | In photos: Canadian wildfire smoke stretches across U.S. and into Europe | Air quality alerts were issued in cities across some 23 U.S. states Thursday as lingering smoke from Canada's worst-ever wildfire season continued to pose a health threat to millions of Americans.
The big picture: Detroit, D.C., New York Ci... |
| 29.06.2023 | Smoke from historic Canadian wildfires again triggers air alerts across U.S. | Smoke from unprecedented wildfires in Canada triggered poor air quality alerts over swaths of the U.S. again on Wednesday, with multiple cities reporting some of the worst air pollution levels of any major city around the world.
The latest:... |
| 29.06.2023 | Nearly 200 million under extreme weather alerts as heat and smoke pummel U.S. | Much of the U.S. is under siege from extreme weather.
The big picture: Heat warnings and watches are in effect for over 100 million people as a record-breaking heat wave sweeping the southern U.S. continues to expand. Meanwhile, air quality... |
| 29.06.2023 | Air Quality From Wildfires Is Getting Worse: What You Can Do To Stay Safe | Wildfire smoke fills the air in downtown on June 28, 2023 in Chicago, Illinois. The Chicago area is ... [+] under an air quality alert as smoke from Canadian wildfires has covered the city for a second day in a row. (Photo by Scott Olson/Ge... |
| 28.06.2023 | Latest Canadian wildfire smoke maps show where air quality is unhealthy now and forecasts for the near future | Smoke from the wildfires raging in Canada have affected parts of the U.S. and satellite images from NASA show the smoke has even traveled across the Atlantic to Europe. Here is the expected forecast for the smoke.
On Tuesday, parts of the M... |
| 27.06.2023 | Air quality alerts are no joke. How wildfire smoke affects the body | Data: AirNow; Map: Kavya Beheraj/Axios
A new wave of wildfire smoke from Canada reached the U.S. on Tuesday, triggering air quality alerts for millions of people.
Why it matters: Breathing in the unhealthy levels of smoke and other air poll... |
| 16.06.2023 | Mayor Bowser Announces Modifications to Non-Essential Citywide Services | (Washington, DC) – This morning, the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments and District Department of Energy and Environment (DOEE) issued a “Code Purple” air quality alert for Washington, DC for Thursday, June 8. A Code Purple air... |
| 16.06.2023 | DEQ Issues Code Red, Orange Air Quality Alerts for Brunswick County Fire | Smoke from the Pulp Road fire in Brunswick County has the potential to create unhealthy air quality today for areas downwind of the fire.
The N.C. Department of Environmental Quality’s Division of Air Quality (DAQ) issued a Code Red Air Qua... |
| 16.06.2023 | Mediaplanet and the American Lung Association Are Teaching People How to Breath Better | NEW YORK (PRWEB) June 16, 2023
According to the American Lung Association, more than 34 million Americans live with a chronic lung disease like asthma and COPD, which includes emphysema and chronic bronchitis.
This campaign will look to edu... |
| 15.06.2023 | Unhealthy Air in Eastern Iowa Today | DES MOINES -- Exceedances of the National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for fine particulates are expected today over the eastern third of the state. Smoke from wildfires in both eastern and northwestern Canada has converged over Io... |
| 09.06.2023 | Department of Public Health reminds residents to remain vigilant about changing air quality conditions throughout the weekend | Press Releases
06/09/2023 Department of Public Health reminds residents to remain vigilant about changing air quality conditions throughout the weekend
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 9, 2023
CONTACT: Chris Boyle—Director of Communications
(860... |
| 09.06.2023 | Mayor Bowser Urges Residents to Follow Recommendations Related to the Code Red Air Quality Alert | (Washington, DC) –The Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments and District Department of Energy and Environment (DOEE) issued a “Code Red” air quality alert for Washington, DC on Wednesday, June 7 and Thursday, June 8. In response, M... |
| 08.06.2023 | Air Quality From Wildfires Is Getting Worse: What You Can Do To Stay Safe | NEW YORK, UNITED STATES - Code orange air quality alert has been issued for parts of the Tri-State ... [+] area starting with New Jersey. (Photo by Selcuk Acar/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)Anadolu Agency via Getty Images |
| 08.06.2023 | Mayor Bowser Announces Modifications to Non-Essential Citywide Services | (Washington, DC) – This morning, the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments and District Department of Energy and Environment (DOEE) issued a “Code Purple” air quality alert for Washington, DC for Thursday, June 8. A Code Purple air... |
| 08.06.2023 | How to read the air-quality index (AQI) scale, and why it can help you stay safe from wildfire smoke | Health How to read the air-quality index (AQI) scale, and why it can help you stay safe from wildfire smoke
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| 07.06.2023 | How the public health lessons of Covid can help Americans protect themselves from wildfire smoke | An unusually early and ferocious outbreak of forest fires across Canada has sent unprecedented amounts of smoke pollution to regions of the eastern United States unaccustomed to such hazards. Three years after the onset of the Covid-19 pand... |
| 07.06.2023 | DNREC Issues Air Quality Alert | Public Health Advises Limiting Prolonged or Heavy Physical Activity and Outdoor Time for All Delawareans
The Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control (DNREC) has issued warnings of poor air quality in Delaware. Air... |
| 07.06.2023 | How to protect your pets from wildfire smoke | As wildfire smoke continued to blow over the Northeast from Canada, creating dangerous air conditions, experts warned pet owners about the health problems poor air quality can cause in animals.
The smoke conditions, which meteorologists say... |
| 07.06.2023 | Exercising in bad air quality can lead to negative health effects. Here's what to know. | Wednesday may be Global Running Day – but for those in the northeast U.S. and Canada, it may be one of the worst days of the year to lace up their sneakers and head outdoors. The air quality — deteriorated by wildfire smoke for much of the ... |
| 07.06.2023 | Doctors warn of these bad air quality health effects as Canadian wildfire smoke blows through East Coast | A thick haze taking over the skies of much of the Northeast U.S. has prompted numerous cities to urge people to stay indoors – and for good reason. The smoke trailing in from wildfires in Canada has spiked air pollution to levels that could... |
| 16.05.2023 | How to Control Your Asthma When Outdoor Air Quality is Bad | (StatePoint) Asthma, a lung disease that makes breathing difficult for over 24 million Americans, is often exacerbated by air pollution and the effects of climate change. However, understanding how the environment impacts asthma can help yo... |
| 01.03.2023 | 2023 Ozone Season Begins Today | March 1 marks the beginning of the 2023 ozone season as state and local environmental agencies renew their daily air quality forecasts for ozone across North Carolina.
From now through Oct. 31, the daily air quality forecasts from the North... |
| 25.10.2022 | Ken Block Takes An Electric Audi To Vegas, Hoonitron Madness Ensues | Ken Block spools up an electric Audi for the first time in the 15-year history of the Hoonigan ... [+] Gymkhana car stunt driving series.Hoonigan |
| 04.10.2022 | Wildfire Monitoring: 5 Factors To Consider When Purchasing an IAQ Device | NORTHAMPTON, MA / ACCESSWIRE / October 4, 2022 / Wildfire smoke is becoming a more prevalent and frequent issue for western states in the United States and is spreading to areas impacted by drought. It has even been coined as a new fifth se... |
| 19.09.2022 | Tesla's gigafactory is reportedly warning employees about smoke exposure amid the Mosquito Fire and changing air filters, but work continues | Firefighter Davis Sommer lights a backfire to burn off vegetation while battling the Mosquito Fire in the Volcanoville community of El Dorado County, Calif., on Friday, Sept. 9, 2022. Noah Berger via Associated Press
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| 10.08.2022 | The Woman Tracking America’s Most Polluted Cities | Supported by Upwork. VICE News retains complete editorial independence.
Air pollution is one of the greatest environmental hazards that is both detrimental to our health and our planet. In 2019, 99 percent of the world population was living... |
| 05.05.2022 | DOEE to Celebrate Air Quality Awareness Week | CONTACT: Nicole Goines, Public Information Officer, [email protected]; (202)536-7666
WASHINGTON, DC, From May 2–6, 2022, the Department of Energy and Environment will celebrate Air Quality Awareness Week with events that increase air qualit... |
| 05.05.2022 | New Air Quality Forecasting System Unveiled | New Air Quality Forecasting System Unveiled
Forecast zones increase from four to 10, ensure more accuracy
BALTIMORE (May 5, 2022) – The Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE) has unveiled a new air quality forecasting system for the s... |
| 04.05.2022 | DNREC’s Monitoring Shows Overall Good Air Quality in Delaware | DNREC air quality monitoring station in Wilmington. DNREC photo.
The Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control maintains a network of 11 permanent air monitoring sites throughout the state to track pollutants that i... |
| 03.05.2022 | To Ensure Public Awareness of Air Quality, New Jersey Launches Color-Coded Flag System (22/P023) | (22/P023) TRENTON – As New Jersey recognizes Air Quality Awareness Week from Monday, May 2 through Friday, May 6, the Department of Environmental Protection is launching a user-friendly system of color-coded flags to help keep New Jersey re... |
| 29.04.2022 | To Ensure Public Awareness of Air Quality, New Jersey Launches Color-Coded Flag System | (22/P023) TRENTON – As New Jersey recognizes Air Quality Awareness Week from Monday, May 2 through Friday, May 6, the Department of Environmental Protection is launching a user-friendly system of color-coded flags to help keep New Jersey re... |
| 28.04.2022 | Smoky Air? Protect yourself from wildfires | DES MOINES—Healthy air is important for everyone. Breathing smoke, however, can be a risky prospect.
Remember haze blanketing the sky from the Canadian forest fires? If it seems smoky outside, you can check for large or small fires burning ... |
| 21.04.2022 | PRESS RELEASE | American Lung Association State of the Air Report 2022 for 2018-2020 Shows Fewer Unhealthy Days for Ozone Pollution but Ranks Air Quality Worse for Particle Pollution in Arizona | PHOENIX (April 21, 2022) — The American Lung Association’s 2022 State of the Air report released today shows Arizona has the same ranking for ozone pollution for the period 2018 – 2020, but with fewer unhealthy days, and ranks air quality w... |
| 14.02.2022 | Why are we still using super-greenhouse gases in our home air conditioners? | Forrest Iandola Contributor
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| 05.01.2022 | Electromed : Can Cold Air Cause Cough & Chest Pain? | Winter is approaching…actually for many living in the Midwest, it's already here! Though some of us look forward to the cozy nights in, with hot cocoa in hand in front of a warm fireplace, if you're living with a chronic lung condition like... |
| 08.08.2021 | Apps are helping people avoid air pollution amid record wildfires, rising temperatures | Air pollution in the U.S. and Europe improved over the last decade thanks to stricter regulations, but more frequent and intense wildfires are having a big impact on air quality.
Now, mobile apps like IQAir’s AirVisual, Air Care, Breezomete... |
| 08.08.2021 | Air Pollution Apps Provide Info About Heat Rise, Wildfire, and Places that Have High Percentage of Dirt | Isaiah Richard, Tech Times 08 August 2021, 09:08 pm
Air Pollution apps are here, and they bring people information more than the percentage of dirt, rather about heat and wildfire that can also be seen by these techs. The applications help ... |
| 24.10.2020 | Containment of CalWood Fire reaches 76% as snow is expected to move in | Containment of the CalWood Fire reached 76% Saturday, with only the northern section of the fire yet to be contained, according to an updated map of the fire area and evacuations.
The CalWood fire has scorched 10,095 acres. The Lefthand Can... |
| 10.09.2020 | Why San Francisco had an apocalyptic orange sky | San Francisco residents awoke on Wednesday to an orange sky, like something out of the apocalypse. People shared images on social media of a sky turned hazy orange by smoke coming in from major wildfires throughout the region. Aclima, which... |
| 28.08.2020 | Aclima says bad air quality from California’s fires is affecting millions | When 11,000 lightning strikes hit the San Francisco Bay Area on August 16, they ignited two of the largest fires in California history. Aclima had the pollution measurement devices in place to record the effects on local air quality. The co... |
| 21.11.2018 | How Air Quality and the AQI Are Measured | Anyone who grew up near Los Angeles prior to auto emissions regulations knows what bad air looks like. The same is true for many who have grown up in countries that have perennial air quality issues. But for most of us in the US, our air qu... |
| 19.11.2018 | California's Air Is as Bad as Beijing's and It Will Only Get Worse from Here | The wildfires that have ravaged California over the past week were not only the deadliest in the state’s history, they’ve spewed so much smoke into the air that schools in Sacramento closed and the Oakland Raiders cancelled practice. A haze... |
| 13.10.2017 | California wildfires blanket huge region in smoky pollutants, raising health risks | OAKLAND, Calif. — The raging Northern California wildfires that have burned thousands of structures and caused the deaths of at least 31 people are also fouling the air across the region, driving a significant uptick in hospitalizations and... |
| 10.05.2016 | Health Department tracks quality of air around Oahu | Question: There was an article recently that said Honolulu has clean air, but that’s for the whole city. The air in my neighborhood seems to be getting worse. Is there any information about Oahu’s air quality by smaller districts, rather th... |
| 17.12.2014 | Public access to cooled lava opening at transfer station | CRAIG T. KOJIMA / OCT. 9
A Hawaiian Home Lands subdivision on Kumuniu Street in Waimanalo.
PAHOA, Hawaii » An area for viewing cooled lava will open in Pahoa on Wednesday, even as a breakout from Kilauea Volcano continued advancing toward a... |
| 25.05.2014 | Air Purifiers Recommended For Pregnant Women Due To Low Air Quality | Bad air quality can be bad news. Conventional thinking of the past would say that an air purifier is for a person who has allergies, or smokes, or has a house with mold. But researchers are now saying that local bad air quality is enough to... |
| - | Vog possible for Oahu later this week | COURTESY SOEST
These images created by the Vog Measurement and Prediction Project by the University of Hawaii’s School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology show a prediction for wind-borne sulfur dioxide emitted by Kilauea Volcano, fro... |
| - | Wildfire smoke hits New York again: ‘We are truly the first generation to feel the real effects of climate change,’ Gov. Hochul says | Smoke from the wildfires burning in Canada is blowing south and causing dangerous air quality in New York state for the second time in a month.
“This is not something that we’re talking about future generations dealing with,” New York Gov. ... |
| - | Tesla aims to cut wildfire smoke exposure for Nevada Gigafactory workers, memo explains | A massive wildfire has chewed through tens of thousands of acres in California with smoke billowing into nearby towns, including Sparks, Nevada home of Tesla's battery factory.
Tesla has worked to limit employees' exposure to the very unhea... |
| - | Biden sends firefighters, aid to Canada as wildfire smoke blankets much of the U.S. | President Joe Biden said the U.S. was aiding Canada in fighting the wildfires that have cloaked much of the country in dangerous levels of smoke and haze.
Americans on the East Coast are being advised to mask up amid air quality alerts in e... |
| - | EGEB: Pollution kills more Americans than car crashes | In today’s Electrek Green Energy Brief (EGEB):
More Americans die from pollution than car crashes, according to health insurance premium study.
EV bus workers join the steelworkers union — with management’s support.
2019 will see the larges... |
| - | Canadian wildfire smoke creates hazy skies and unhealthy air quality in New York City | New York City has some of the worst air quality in the country this week because of smoke that has drifted south from wildfires burning in Canada.
The city had an orange glow Tuesday morning, and the sun was largely obscured by a smoky haze... |
| - | Exercise can build up your brain. Air pollution may negate those benefits | Work out in polluted air and you may miss out on some of the brain benefits of exercise, according to two, large-scale new studies of exercise, air quality and brain health. The studies, which involved tens of thousands of British men and w... |
| - | Air quality alert apps see spike in usage as Canada wildfires burn | Air pollution in the U.S. and Europe improved over the last decade thanks to stricter regulations, but the more frequent and intense wildfires are having a big impact on air quality.
Mobile apps like IQAir’s AirVisual, AirCare and others ru... |
| - | Google Maps now makes it easier to find fresh air – here’s how | Over the years, Google Maps has evolved into far more than just a navigation tool. You can use the app to see how busy businesses are in your area, check ratings for local restaurants, or share your location with others. Google continues to... |
