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Tiny Air Quality Monitors Are Helping Air Pollution Tracking Go Public (PHOTO) (VIDEO)
Last summer, about a dozen high school and college students fanned out across the South Bronx and Brooklyn into four neighborhoods heavily trafficked by waste-hauling trucks. They counted the trucks and used special wearable monitors to test air quality. Not…
Air Quality in Holy City of Varanasi ‘Most Toxic in India’
Air quality in the Indian holy city of Varanasi is “the most toxic in the country” according to research that reveals the extent of the pollution crisis across northern India. There has been a growing awareness of the dangers of…
Air Pollution Inequality Widens Between Rich and Poor Nations
Pollution inequality between the world’s rich and poor is widening, according to the latest global data from the World Health Organisation (WHO) which shows that 7 million people – mostly in developing nations – die every year from airborne contaminants.…
Energy Sector and Gender Equality: The Situation in Serbia and the Region
Gender equality is one of the key conditions for a fair and clean energy transition, which is why increasing attention is being paid to empowering women and ensuring their greater participation in the energy sector, especially in leadership positions. Governments…
Citizen Sensors Reveal: More Than 80 Municipalities in Serbia Experienced Air Pollution in 2025
More than 80 municipalities in Serbia recorded excessive air pollution in 2025, according to the latest results from the citizen-led air quality monitoring network, published in a report by the Belgrade Open School (BOŠ). These so-called low-cost sensors, installed by…
Air Pollution Claims Nearly 7 Million Lives Worldwide Each Year
Air pollution represents the single greatest environmental risk to human health and is linked to nearly 7 million premature deaths every year, according to data from the World Health Organization (WHO). WHO estimates show that as many as 89 percent…
Does Exercise Make Sense When the Air Is Bad?
That evening, there wasn’t a single free parking space in front of my building, so I parked about a hundred meters away, near the playground. The fog was thick, and the heavy mix of smog and moisture was already pressing…