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Faye McNeill Combats Air Pollution, From the Molecular to the Global Scale
The first woman to earn tenure in Columbia’s chemical engineering department, McNeill is working for cleaner air in developing countries.
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Study Shows Success of New York City’s Clean Heat Program
The ban of heating oil #6 has been effective in reducing air pollution.
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Data Scientist Garima Raheja Is Addressing the Environmental Justice Issues of Air Pollution
She’s using air quality sensors to measure how air pollution impacts disadvantaged people in the U.S. and sub-Saharan Africa.
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Air Pollution Is Harming People in the Global South at an Alarming Rate. A Climate School Project Wants to Help
Researchers from Columbia’s Climate School are using data collection, community collaboration, and startups to reduce the negative health effects of pollution in India, Indonesia, and the continent of Africa.
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Study Shows Forests May Take in Far More Toxic Mercury Than Thought
Atmospheric mercury in gaseous form appears to be adding heavily to the load.
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COVID-19 Lockdowns Led to the Cleanest Snow Across Asia in 20 Years
Reduced air pollution led to cleaner snow in the Himalayas and Hindu Kush, with significant implications for water supplies for people across the Indus River Basin.
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As Electric Cars Drop in Price, They Could Become Vehicles of Racial Equity
The rapid spread of electric vehicles will help to reduce deadly air pollution in communities historically burdened by environmental injustice.
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Short-Term Exposure to Air Pollution May Impede Cognition; Aspirin Could Help
A new study is among the first to explore short-term air pollution exposures and the use of NSAIDs to mitigate their effects.
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First Air Quality Profile of Two Sub-Saharan African Cities Finds Troubling News
A new study finds that that even when air pollution in Kinshasa and Brazzaville is at its lowest, it’s still four times higher than World Health Organization guidelines.
